What is Christian Poncelet?
[[File:Christian Poncelet par Claude Truong-Ngoc octobre 2013.jpg|right|200px]] '''Christian Poncelet''' (24 March 1928 &ndash; 11 September 2020) was a conservative [[France|French]] politician. He was a member of President [[Nicolas Sarkozy|Nicolas Sarkozy's]] [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (UMP).<ref name=S>[http://www.senat.fr/senfic/poncelet_christian77058m.html CV at Senate website] {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> He was [[List of Presidents of the French Senate|President]] of the [[French Senate|Senate]] from 1998 to 2008. He was Mayor of [[Remiremont]] ([[Vosges (department)|Vosges]]) and has been the President of the [[General councils of France|General Council]] of Vosges. From 1979 to 1980, he was a member of the [[European Parliament]]. Poncelet was born in [[Blaise, Ardennes|Blaise]] (now part of [[Vouziers]]) in the [[Ardennes (department)|Ardennes]]. He died on 11 September 2020 in [[Remiremont]], France at the age of 92.<ref>[https://www.estrepublicain.fr/politique/2020/09/11/christian-poncelet-ancien-president-du-senat-et-maire-de-remiremont-est-mort-a-92-ans Christian Poncelet, ancien président du Sénat et maire de Remiremont est mort à 92 ans] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Poncelet, Christian}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:French mayors]] [[Category:Presidents of the Senate (France)]] [[Category:MEPs for France]] [[Category:Politicians from Grand Est]] [[Category:People from Ardennes]] [[Category:People from Vosges]] {{bio-stub}}