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Roger Karoutchi
Roger Karoutchi
First Vice-president of the Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 October 2020
President	Gérard Larcher
Preceded by	Philippe Dallier
Member of the French Senate; for Hauts-de-Seine
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 October 2011
Secretary of State for the Relations with the Parliament
	In office; 18 May 2007 – 23 June 2009
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	Henri Cuq
Succeeded by	Henri de Raincourt
Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
	In office; 1992–2015
President	Michel Giraud; Jean-Paul Huchon
Personal details
Born	26 August 1951 (age 73); Casablanca, Morocco
Political party	UMP; The Republicans
Alma mater	Sciences Po Aix

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Roger Karoutchi (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʒe kaʁutʃi]; born 26 August 1951) is a French teacher and politician who has been serving as the first Vice President of the French Senate since 2020. He previously served as the French Ambassador to the OECD^[1] and as Secretary of State to the French Prime Minister, with responsibility for Relations with Parliament.^[1]

Early life

Karoutchi was born in Casablanca into a Moroccan Jewish family. His ancestors were Livornese Jews (Grana) from Italy who had settled in Morocco in the 18th century.

He received a master's degree from the Sciences Po Aix.^[2]

Career

Karoutchi became a history teacher, first in Goussainville, and then in Paris, teaching from 1975 to 1985. He continued his political activity, which he had started at the age of 16, during that period, being a national delegate of the Rassemblement pour la République (RPR) from 1981 to 1986.

At that time, Karoutchi joined the office of Philippe Séguin, the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, eventually becoming Séguin's chief of staff when he became president of the National Assembly.

Karoutchi was a Member of the European Parliament from 1997^[3] to 1999 and Senator from Hauts-de-Seine from 1999 to 2007.^[2]

Karoutchi was very active in the 2007 presidential campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy, with whom he has a close personal relationship.^[4]

From 2009 to 2011, Karoutchi served as the French Ambassador to the OECD.^[5]^[6]

As part of a reorganization of the Union for a Popular Movement (later Republicans) leadership under their chairman Jean-François Copé in January 2013, Karoutchi became – alongside Henri de Raincourt, Jean-Claude Gaudin, Brice Hortefeux, Christian Estrosi and Gérard Longuet – one of the party’s six vice-presidents.^[7]

Political career

Karoutchi has held various governmental and electoral positions throughout his career. He served as the Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament from 2007 to 2009. Prior to this, he was a member of the European Parliament from 1997 to 1999, and then became a senator of Hauts-de-Seine until 2007 when he joined the government.

Karoutchi has also served as a Vice-president of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France from 1994 to 1998, and as a Regional councillor of Ile-de-France since 1992, being reelected in 1998 and 2004. He has also held various municipal council positions, including deputy-mayor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne since 2008, municipal councillor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne since 2008, municipal councillor of Nanterre from 1989 to 1995, and municipal councillor of Boulogne-Billancourt from 1995 to 2001.

Political positions

In the 2012 leadership election of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), Karoutchi endorsed Jean-François Copé.^[8]

In the Republicans' 2016 presidential primaries, Karoutchi endorsed Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.^[9] Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, he publicly declared his support for Valérie Pécresse as the Republicans’ candidate.^[10]

Following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état, Karoutchi joined forces with fellow Senators Christian Cambon and Bruno Retailleau on an open letter to President Macron in Le Figaro, critizicing France's Africa policy and arguing that the failure of Operation Barkhane was in great part the reason why France and its economic, political and military presence have been rejected in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and the Central African Republic; the letter was signed by 91 other Senators.^[11]^[12]

Personal life

In January 2009, Karoutchi publicly announced that he is gay,^[13] becoming the first French minister to come out while in office.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b 'Karoutchi ambassadeur auprès de l'OCDE,' 29 June 2009, Europe 1, [1] Archived 1 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Roger karoutchi. [Place of publication not identified]: Cede Publishing. 2012. ISBN 978-613-7-85530-0. OCLC 935757411.
^ "PARTI SOCIALISTE - PARTI RADICAL DE GAUCHE-MOUVEMENT DES CITOYENS (Socialists)". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "Nicolas Sarkozy the most influential political figure in France, poll finds". The Telegraph. London. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ OECD, Ambassadors
^ Accueil - Actualités
^ Alexandre Lemarié, « Hortefeux, Ciotti, Morano… L’organigramme complet de la direction de l’UMP » Archived 16 January 2013 at Wikiwix, lemonde.fr, 15 January 2013
^ Jean-Baptiste Garat (3 July 2012), Karoutchi : « Je souhaite que Copé soit candidat » Le Figaro.
^ Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
^ Emmanuel Galiero and Dinah Cohen (30 November 2021), Congrès LR : plus de 1300 élus appellent à voter pour Valérie Pécresse Le Figaro.
^ «Après la Françafrique, sommes-nous condamnés à l'effacement de la France en Afrique ?» Le Figaro, 7 August 2023.
^ Gavin Mortimer (9 August 2023), Macron can’t escape blame for France’s failures in Africa The Spectator.
^ 'French government minister confirms he is gay', Pink News, 23 January 2009 [2]
^ Paul Parant, 'Primaires UMP : Karoutchi perd la région Ile-de-France', Têtu, 22 March 2009 [3]

Biography

Official website

[Europe_1-1] 'Karoutchi ambassadeur auprès de l'OCDE,' 29 June 2009, Europe 1, [1] Archived 1 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[:0-2] Roger karoutchi. [Place of publication not identified]: Cede Publishing. 2012. ISBN 978-613-7-85530-0. OCLC 935757411.

[3] "PARTI SOCIALISTE - PARTI RADICAL DE GAUCHE-MOUVEMENT DES CITOYENS (Socialists)". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[4] "Nicolas Sarkozy the most influential political figure in France, poll finds". The Telegraph. London. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[5] OECD, Ambassadors

[6] Accueil - Actualités

[7] Alexandre Lemarié, « Hortefeux, Ciotti, Morano… L’organigramme complet de la direction de l’UMP » Archived 16 January 2013 at Wikiwix, lemonde.fr, 15 January 2013

[8] Jean-Baptiste Garat (3 July 2012), Karoutchi : « Je souhaite que Copé soit candidat » Le Figaro.

[9] Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.

[10] Emmanuel Galiero and Dinah Cohen (30 November 2021), Congrès LR : plus de 1300 élus appellent à voter pour Valérie Pécresse Le Figaro.

[11] «Après la Françafrique, sommes-nous condamnés à l'effacement de la France en Afrique ?» Le Figaro, 7 August 2023.

[12] Gavin Mortimer (9 August 2023), Macron can’t escape blame for France’s failures in Africa The Spectator.

[13] 'French government minister confirms he is gay', Pink News, 23 January 2009 [2]

[14] Paul Parant, 'Primaires UMP : Karoutchi perd la région Ile-de-France', Têtu, 22 March 2009 [3]

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-'''Roger Karoutchi''' (born 26 August 1951) is a French teacher and politician who has been serving as the first Vice President of the Senate since 2020. He previously served as the French Ambassador to the [[OECD]]<ref name="Europe 1">'Karoutchi ambassadeur auprès de l'OCDE,' 29 June 2009, [[Europe 1]], [http://www.europe1.fr/Info/Actualite-France/Politique/Karoutchi-ambassadeur-aupres-de-l-OCDE/(gid)/231549]</ref> and as [[Secretary of State]] to the [[Prime Minister of France|French Prime Minister]], with responsibility for Relations with [[Parliament of France|Parliament]].<ref name="Europe 1"/>
+'''Roger Karoutchi''' ({{IPA|fr|ʁɔʒe kaʁutʃi}}; born 26 August 1951) is a French teacher and politician who has been serving as the first Vice President of the [[Senate (France)|French Senate]] since 2020. He previously served as the French Ambassador to the [[OECD]]<ref name="Europe 1">'Karoutchi ambassadeur auprès de l'OCDE,' 29 June 2009, [[Europe 1]], [http://www.europe1.fr/Info/Actualite-France/Politique/Karoutchi-ambassadeur-aupres-de-l-OCDE/(gid)/231549] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701001017/http://www.europe1.fr/Info/Actualite-France/Politique/Karoutchi-ambassadeur-aupres-de-l-OCDE/(gid)/231549 |date=1 July 2009 }}</ref> and as [[Secretary of State]] to the [[Prime Minister of France|French Prime Minister]], with responsibility for Relations with [[Parliament of France|Parliament]].<ref name="Europe 1"/>
 ==Early life==
@@ Line 37: / Line 41: @@
 At that time, Karoutchi joined the office of [[Philippe Séguin]], the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, eventually becoming Séguin's chief of staff when he became president of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]].
-Karoutchi was a [[Member of the European Parliament]] from 1997<ref>{{Cite web|title=PARTI SOCIALISTE - PARTI RADICAL DE GAUCHE-MOUVEMENT DES CITOYENS (Socialists)|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/newep/en/bitsfr.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-21|website=europarl.europa.eu}}</ref> to 1999 and Senator from [[Hauts-de-Seine]] from 1999 to 2007.<ref name=":0" />
+Karoutchi was a [[Member of the European Parliament]] from 1997<ref>{{Cite web|title=PARTI SOCIALISTE - PARTI RADICAL DE GAUCHE-MOUVEMENT DES CITOYENS (Socialists)|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/newep/en/bitsfr.htm|access-date=2020-12-21|website=europarl.europa.eu}}</ref> to 1999 and Senator from [[Hauts-de-Seine]] from 1999 to 2007.<ref name=":0" />
-Karoutchi was very active in the 2007 presidential campaign of [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], with whom he has a close personal relationship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicolas Sarkozy the most influential political figure in France, poll finds|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nicolas-sarkozy/10221433/Nicolas-Sarkozy-the-most-influential-political-figure-in-France-poll-finds.html|access-date=2020-12-21|website=The Telegraph|location=London|language=en-GB}}</ref>
+Karoutchi was very active in the [[2007 French presidential election|2007 presidential campaign]] of [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], with whom he has a close personal relationship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicolas Sarkozy the most influential political figure in France, poll finds|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nicolas-sarkozy/10221433/Nicolas-Sarkozy-the-most-influential-political-figure-in-France-poll-finds.html|access-date=2020-12-21|website=The Telegraph|date=4 August 2013 |location=London|language=en-GB}}</ref>
 From 2009 to 2011, Karoutchi served as the French Ambassador to the [[OECD]].<ref>[http://www.oecd.org/pages/0,3417,en_36719422_36719564_1_1_1_1_1,00.html OECD, Ambassadors]</ref><ref>[http://www.rogerkaroutchi.com/spip.php?article377 Accueil - Actualités]</ref>
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 As part of a reorganization of the [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (later [[The Republicans (France)|Republicans]]) leadership under their chairman [[Jean-François Copé]] in January 2013, Karoutchi became – alongside [[Henri de Raincourt]], [[Jean-Claude Gaudin]], [[Brice Hortefeux]], [[Christian Estrosi]] and [[Gérard Longuet]] – one of the party’s six vice-presidents.<ref>Alexandre Lemarié, [http://ump.blog.lemonde.fr/2013/01/15/dati-ciotti-morano-lorganigramme-complet-de-la-direction-de-lump/ « Hortefeux, Ciotti, Morano… L’organigramme complet de la direction de l’UMP »] {{webarchive|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20130116142105/http://ump.blog.lemonde.fr/2013/01/15/dati-ciotti-morano-lorganigramme-complet-de-la-direction-de-lump/ |date=16 January 2013 }}, [[Le Monde|lemonde.fr]], 15 January 2013</ref>
+== Political career ==
+Karoutchi has held various governmental and electoral positions throughout his career. He served as the Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament from 2007 to 2009. Prior to this, he was a member of the [[European Parliament]] from 1997 to 1999, and then became a senator of [[Hauts-de-Seine]] until 2007 when he joined the government.
+Karoutchi has also served as a Vice-president of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France from 1994 to 1998, and as a Regional councillor of [[Île-de-France (region)|Ile-de-France]] since 1992, being reelected in 1998 and 2004. He has also held various municipal council positions, including deputy-mayor of [[Villeneuve-la-Garenne]] since 2008, municipal councillor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne since 2008, municipal councillor of [[Nanterre]] from 1989 to 1995, and municipal councillor of [[Boulogne-Billancourt]] from 1995 to 2001.
 ==Political positions==
 In the [[2012 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election|2012 leadership election]] of the [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (UMP), Karoutchi endorsed [[Jean-François Copé]].<ref>Jean-Baptiste Garat (3 July 2012), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2012/07/03/01002-20120703ARTFIG00908-karoutchi-je-souhaite-que-cope-soit-candidat.php Karoutchi : « Je souhaite que Copé soit candidat »] ''[[Le Figaro]]''.</ref>
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 In the Republicans' [[2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary|2016 presidential primaries]], Karoutchi endorsed Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the office of [[President of France]].<ref>Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/primaire-a-droite-liste-premiers-soutiens-parlementaires-101334 Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires] ''[[L'Opinion (French newspaper)|L'Opinion]]''.</ref> Ahead of the [[2022 French presidential election|2022 presidential elections]], he publicly declared his support for [[Valérie Pécresse]] as the Republicans’ candidate.<ref>Emmanuel Galiero and Dinah Cohen (30 November 2021), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/elections/presidentielles/congres-lr-plus-de-1300-elus-appellent-a-voter-pour-valerie-pecresse-20211130 Congrès LR : plus de 1300 élus appellent à voter pour Valérie Pécresse] ''[[Le Figaro]]''.</ref>
+Following the [[2023 Nigerien coup d'état]], Karoutchi joined forces with fellow Senators [[Christian Cambon]] and [[Bruno Retailleau]] on an open letter to President Macron in ''[[Le Figaro]]'', critizicing France's Africa policy and arguing that the failure of [[Operation Barkhane]] was in great part the reason why France and its economic, political and military presence have been rejected in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and the Central African Republic; the letter was signed by 91 other Senators.<ref>[https://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/monde/apres-la-francafrique-sommes-nous-condamnes-a-l-effacement-de-la-france-en-afrique-20230807 «Après la Françafrique, sommes-nous condamnés à l'effacement de la France en Afrique ?»] ''[[Le Figaro]]'', 7 August 2023.</ref><ref>Gavin Mortimer (9 August 2023), [https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/macron-cant-escape-blame-for-frances-failures-in-africa/ Macron can’t escape blame for France’s failures in Africa] ''[[The Spectator]]''.</ref>
-== Political career ==
-Karoutchi has held various governmental and electoral positions throughout his career. He served as the Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament from 2007 to 2009. Prior to this, he was a member of the [[European Parliament]] from 1997 to 1999, and then became a senator of [[Hauts-de-Seine]] until 2007 when he joined the government.
-Karoutchi has also served as a Vice-president of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France from 1994 to 1998, and as a Regional councillor of [[Île-de-France (region)|Ile-de-France]] since 1992, being reelected in 1998 and 2004. He has also held various municipal council positions, including deputy-mayor of [[Villeneuve-la-Garenne]] since 2008, municipal councillor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne since 2008, municipal councillor of [[Nanterre]] from 1989 to 1995, and municipal councillor of [[Boulogne-Billancourt]] from 1995 to 2001.
 ==Personal life==
-In January 2009, Karoutchi publicly announced that he is [[gay]],<ref>'French government minister confirms he is gay', [[Pink News]], 23 January 2009 [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10834.html]</ref> becoming the first French minister to come out while in office.<ref>Paul Parant, 'Primaires UMP : Karoutchi perd la région Ile-de-France', [[Têtu]], 22 March 2009 [http://www.tetu.com/actualites/france/primaires-ump-karoutchi-perd-la-region-ile-de-france-14259]</ref>
+In January 2009, Karoutchi publicly announced that he is [[gay]],<ref>'French government minister confirms he is gay', [[Pink News]], 23 January 2009 [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10834.html]</ref> becoming the first French minister to [[Coming out|come out]] while in office.<ref>Paul Parant, 'Primaires UMP : Karoutchi perd la région Ile-de-France', [[Têtu]], 22 March 2009 [http://www.tetu.com/actualites/france/primaires-ump-karoutchi-perd-la-region-ile-de-france-14259]</ref>
 ==References==
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