Henri Rochereau
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Henri Rochereau (25 March 1908 – 25 January 1999) was a French politician and European Commissioner.
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Henri Rochereau | |
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European Commissioner for Overseas Development | |
In office 9 January 1962 – 30 June 1970 | |
President | Walter Hallstein Jean Rey |
Preceded by | Robert Lemaignen |
Succeeded by | Jean-François Deniau (External Relations and Development Aid) |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 27 May 1959 – 24 August 1961 | |
Prime Minister | Michel Debré |
Preceded by | Roger Houdet |
Succeeded by | Edgard Pisani |
Personal details | |
Born | (1908-03-25)25 March 1908 Chantonnay, France |
Died | 25 January 1999(1999-01-25) (aged 90) Vendée, France |
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Henri was the son of Victor Rochereau, a National Assembly of France député (deputy) for the Vendée department (1914–1942). Henri worked as a solicitors clerk and later in an exporting business.
In the 1988 French presidential election, he supported the right-wing National Front candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen.