Josselin de Rohan
Josselin Charles Louis Jean Marie de Rohan-Chabot, 14th Duke of Rohan CBE, known as Josselin de Rohan (born 5 June 1938 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French politician. He is a former member of the Senate of France, representing the Morbihan department as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
Josselin de Rohan Duke of Rohan | |
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 Josselin de Rohan, January 2010 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 3 October 1983 – 1 October 2011 | |
| Constituency | Morbihan |
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| Born | Josselin Charles Louis Jean Marie de Rohan-Chabot 5 June 1938 Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine |
| Political party | RPR, UMP |
| Spouse | Antoinette Boegner |
| Children | Alain Louis Marc Anne-Louise Claire Marie Olivia Hélène Odilie Marie |
| Parent(s) | Alain de Rohan-Chabot Hélène de Liencourt |
| Residence | Josselin Castle |
| Education | École nationale d'administration |
He was president of the RPR grouping in the Senate 1993–2002, and of the UMP grouping in the Senate 2002–2008.
Early life
Josselin de Rohan is a member of the House of Rohan-Chabot, the eldest son of Alain de Rohan-Chabot, 13th Duke of Rohan, and the former Hélène de Liencourt. Upon his father’s death in 1966, Josselin de Rohan succeeded him as 14th Duke of Rohan. His family residences include Josselin Castle in Morbihan.
He was educated at ENA (graduating in 1965 in the same class as Ernest-Antoine Seillière, Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Lionel Jospin and Jacques Toubon). He is now a member of the administrative council of ENA.
Career
Close to Jacques Chirac, he was elected to the Senate in 1983, and subsequently reelected in 1992 and 2001. He was also Mayor of Josselin 1965–2000, and served on the General Council of the canton of Josselin 1982–1998.
He was president of the RPR grouping in the Senate 1993–2002, and of the UMP grouping in the Senate from December 2002[1] until January 2008, when he stated that for him, "the hour of relief has come", though he requested "some time to hand over".[2] He was succeeded by Henri de Raincourt. On 16 January 2008, following the death of Serge Vinçon, he was nonetheless elected President of the Senate’s Commission on Foreign Affairs,[3] and reelected on 8 October 2008.[4]
He served as regional President of the Brittany region from 1998 until his party's defeat by the Socialists led by Jean-Yves Le Drian in the 2004 French regional elections.[5]
In the 2007 presidential election, Josselin de Rohan supported Nicolas Sarkozy, the UMP candidate. Because of his age, he did not stand in the 2011 senatorial election.
Personal life
On 17 November 1973, de Rohan-Chabot married Antoinette Boegner (b. 1946) in Crécy-la-Chapelle (Seine-et-Marne).[6] Antoinette was a daughter of Jean-Marc Boegner and granddaughter of pastor Marc Boegner.[7] Together, they are the parents of three children:[8]
- Alain Louis Marc de Rohan-Chabot (b. 1975), manager of Tarquinia Films.[9]
- Anne-Louise Claire Marie de Rohan-Chabot (b. 1979).
- Olivia Hélène Odilie Marie de Rohan-Chabot (b. 1986).
Ancestry
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References
- Election politique.com Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Josselin de Rohan (UMP) prépare aussi sa sortie à Paris Archived 2014-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, Le Mensuel du Golfe du Morbihan, 31 December 2007
- Josselin de Rohan prend la présidence de la commission des Affaires étrangères du Sénat, Le Nouvel Observateur, 16 January 2008
- Sénat : Rohan réélu de justesse à la commission des Affaires étrangères Les Échos, 9 October 2008
- Regional elections, 2004 - Résultats en Bretagne sur le site du ministère de l'Intérieur
- Paris Match (in French). August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- Carpenter, Rachel (April 2011). "A Tale of Two Castles: An anthropological investigation of castles as constructed places with changing senses through the contextualization and analysis of le Château d'Angers, le Château de Josselin, and their intertwined human histories". academia.edu. Bryn Mawr College. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- Bottin mondain (in French). Annuaire du commerce Didot-Bottin. 1984. p. 1178. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- "Louis de Rohan Chabot". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.