Fernand Le Rachinel (born 4 June 1942) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He is a member of the National Front, 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
  • Active military service in Algeria (1962–1963)
  • Meilleur Ouvrier de France in printing
  • Former president of commercial court
  • Former union chairman
  • Honorary member of Manche Departmental Council
  • Member of Lower Normandy Regional council
  • Member of the European Parliament (1994–1999)
  • Knight of the National Order of Merit

References

  • European Parliament biography
  • Declaration of financial interests (in French; PDF file)