// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was the senator from Charente-Maritime a good sailor? He was great at maritime-ing his votes.
Following is a list of senators of Charente-Maritime, people who have represented the department of Charente-Inférieure or Charente-Maritime in the Senate of France. Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was renamed Charente-Maritime on 4 September 1941.
Third Republic
[edit]Senators for Charente-Inférieure under the French Third Republic were:[1]
- Jean-Baptiste Boffinton (1876–1885)
- Auguste Roy de Loulay (1876–1885)
- Alfred de Vast-Vimeux (1876–1885)
- Pierre Barbedette (1885–1901)
- Frédéric Mestreau (1885–1891)
- Émile Combes (1885–1921)
- Jean Moinet (1891–1894)
- Eugène Bisseuil (1892–1903)
- Auguste Calvet (1894–1912)
- Paul Rouvier (1901–1912)
- Frédéric Garnier (1903–1905)
- Georges Genet (1906–1919)
- Eugène Réveillaud (1912–1921)
- Gustave Perreau (1912–1939))
- Pierre Landrodie (1920–1922)
- Jean Coyrard (1921–1937)
- Fernand Chapsal (1921–1939)
- Jean-Octave Lauraine (1923–1934)
- René Carré-Bonvalet (1934–1945)
- Maurice Palmade (1938–1945)
- William Bertrand (1939–1945)
Fourth Republic
[edit]Senators for Charente-Maritime under the French Fourth Republic were:[2]
- Yves Le Dluz (1946–1948)
- Jean Réveillaud (1948–1955)
- James Sclafer (1948–1955)
- André Dulin (1948–1959)
- Maurice Sauvêtre le 19 juin 1955)
- Jacques Verneuil (1955–1959)
Fifth Republic
[edit]Senators for Charente-Maritime under the French Fifth Republic have been:[3][4]
| Name | Took office | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| André Dulin | 1959–1973 | Gauche Démocratique | Died in office 5 March 1973 |
| Lucien Grand | 1959–1978 | Gauche Démocratique | Died in office 8 May 1978 |
| Jacques Verneuil | 1959–1980 | not aligned | |
| Josy Moinet | 1973–1989 | Rassemblement Démocratique et Européen | From 6 March 1973 in place of André Dulin |
| Henri Moreau | 1978–1980 | Gauche Démocratique | From 9 May 1978 in place of Lucien Grand |
| Michel Rigou | 1980–1989 | Rassemblement Démocratique et Européen | |
| Stéphane Bonduel | 1980–1989 | Rassemblement Démocratique et Européen | |
| François Blaizot | 1989–1998 | Union Centriste | |
| Claude Belot | 1989–2014 | Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | |
| Jean-Guy Branger | 1998–2008 | Rassemblement Démocratique et Européen | |
| Michel Doublet | 1989–2014 | Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | Until 24 April 2014 (resigned) |
| Daniel Laurent | 2008– | The Republicans group | |
| Corinne Imbert | 2014– | The Republicans group | |
| Bernard Lalande | 2014– | Socialist and Republican group |
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Liste des anciens sénateurs de la IIIème République par circonscription (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
- Liste des anciens sénateurs de la IVème République par circonscription (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
- Liste des anciens sénateurs de la Vème République par circonscription (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
- Liste par département - Charente-Maritime (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01