Christian Poncelet

Christian Poncelet
President of the French Senate
In office 2 October 1998 – 30 September 2008
Preceded by	René Monory
Succeeded by	Gérard Larcher
Personal details
Born	(1928-03-24)24 March 1928 Blaise, Ardennes
Died	11 September 2020(2020-09-11) (aged 92) Remiremont, France
Political party	UMP
Spouse	Yvette Miclot ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 2019)​
Children	2

Christian Poncelet (French pronunciation: [kʁistjɑ̃ pɔ̃slɛ]; 24 March 1928 – 11 September 2020) was a conservative French politician. A member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP),^[1] he was President of the Senate from 1998 to 2008. In addition to being a Senator, he was Mayor of Remiremont (Vosges) and was also the President of the General Council of Vosges.