Philippe Richert

Philippe Richert
President of Alsace Regional Council
In office 26 March 2010 – 31 December 2015
Preceded by	fr
Senator for Bas-Rhin
In office 2 October 1992 – 14 December 2010
Succeeded by	fr
President of the Bas-Rhin Departmental Council
In office 22 July 1998 – 20 March 2008
Preceded by	fr
Succeeded by	fr
Member of the Bas-Rhin Departmental Council for La Petite Pierre canton
In office 21 March 1982 – 20 March 2008
Preceded by	Roger Deininger
Succeeded by	Gaston Dann
Personal details
Born	(1953-05-22) 22 May 1953 Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, France
Political party	The Republicans
Spouse	Louise Richert
Alma mater	Louis Pasteur University

Philippe Richert (born 22 May 1953) is a French politician of The Republicans party (known as the Union for a Popular Movement until 2015). He is the current president of the Alsace Regional Council, until its dissolution on 1 January 2016, and the president-elect of the regional council of Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, which will be formed from the merger of Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, and Lorraine on 1 January 2016.

From 1992-2010, Richert was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Bas-Rhin department, and was nominated as the responsible for the relations between the French Senate and the Israeli Knesset. He was Minister for Local authorities under the Minister of Interior, Overseas, Local authorities and Immigration from 14 November 2010 to 10 May 2012. He began his political career as a member of the Bas-Rhin Departmental Council, representing the La Petite Pierre canton. Mr. Richert is also the president of the Lalique Museum in Wingen-sur-Moder.

Works

• Wimmenau, histoire d’une communauté villageoise des Vosges du Nord [Wimmenau, History of a Village in the Northern Vosges] (in French). Strasbourg: Éditions du Rhin. 2009. ISBN 2-7165-0567-5.
• Passion d’Alsace, pour une région audacieuse et unie [Passion for Alsace, for an audacious and united region] (in French). Strasbourg: La Nuée bleue. 2009. ISBN 978-2-7165-0746-2.

References

• Page on the Senate website
• Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne