Éric Raoult

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term_start2 = 13 June 2002
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birth_date = 19 June 1955
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website = [http://www.ericraoult.com/ Official blog of Éric Raoult]
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Éric Raoult (Paris, 19 June 1955) is a French right-wing politician, currently affiliated to the Union for a Popular Movement.

Political career

Raoult started his political career as aid to the mayor of Le Raincy, in 1983. He was first elected deputy in 1986.

In 1995, Raoult was Minister in charge of "integration and activities against exclusion ["Ministre chargé de l'intégration et de la lutte contre l'exclusion"] . He has been mayor of Le Raincy since 1995.

Raoult was elected deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis in 2002. He is the vice-president of the National Assembly.

During the 2005 civil unrest, Le Raincy was, although untouched by the riots, the first town to decree a curfew.

In 2007, Raoult voted against inscribing the abolition of Capital punishment in the Constitution, advocating reserves for cases of "war, imminent danger or terrorist attacks".cite news
last =
first =
author = Saran Koly
title = Encore dix-huit députés pour la peine de mort
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language = French
publisher ="Libération"
date =2007-01-30
url = http://www.liberation.com/actualite/politiques/231898.FR.php
accessdate =2007-09-26] [cite news
last =
first =
author = Guillaume Perrault
title = La peine de mort revient à l'Assemblée
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pages =
language = French
publisher ="Le Figaro"
date =2007-01-30
url = http://www.liberation.com/actualite/politiques/231898.FR.php
accessdate =2007-09-26]

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.ericraoult.com/ Official blog of Éric Raoult]
* [http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/12/tribun/fiches_id/2511.asp Éric Raoult's file at the National Assembly]