Fernand Le Rachinel (born 4 June 1942 in Gourfaleur , Manche) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He is a member of the Front National, and is therefore a Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament. He sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism .
Le Rachinel is also a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and a member of the delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula. He entered the European Parliament on 22 October 2004, replacing Chantal Simonot, who resigned on 1 October.
Career
- Certificate of elementary education
- Qualified compositor
- Active military service in Algeria (1962-1963)
- Former president of commercial court
- Former union chairman
- Honorary member of La Manche Departmental Council
- Member of Basse-Normandie Regional Council
- Member of the European Parliament (1994-1999)
- 'Best Worker in France'
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
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