Hubert Haenel, member of the Constitutional Council and former senator RPR then UMP died Monday in Paris following a long illness, was praised by politicians as a “great jurist” and a “man of conviction”.
Born May 20, 1942 in Pompey (Meurthe -and-Moselle), it was top law graduate of the National School of Magistrates (ENM). Elected mayor of Lapoutroie (Haut-Rhin) in 1977 under the label RPR, he became Senator of Haut-Rhin in 1986 and the rest until 2010.
He works at the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Judicial Council and the State Council and was appointed to the Constitutional Council in February 2010 by Senate President Gerard Larcher.
The latter praised the memory of a man who “embodied a modern, European Gaullism.” “This specialist gendarmerie was also a great connoisseur of the status of the judiciary, as well as rail issues, before presiding over the European Affairs Committee and participate in the front line to the strengthening of the future of Europe “.
With this death, “the Republic loses one of its great servants, and Europe, one of its major militants,” he has said.
L former head of state and chairman of the Republicans party, Nicolas Sarkozy, also praised the memory of the former senator. He “was one of those men and women invested in public life, which retain intact over the years and features a high and noble conception of politics and debate of ideas,” he noted. “The Republic now loses a man of conviction, convinced European, late lawyer and profoundly humanist,” he added.
The President Francois Hollande expressed his condolences to the family of Mr. Haenel. “The Republic lost a great jurist, a sincere patriot of France, Alsace and close a jovial elected people,” he said in a statement released by the Elysee
-. ‘ A large Alsatian goes’ -.
The Constitutional Council, which announced his death, described a man who “had managed print personality and sense of balance of the authorities”
The Alsatian elected also welcomed the Hubert Haenel memory. And Philippe Richert (LR), the President of Alsace Regional Council, recalled its “atypical” career. Hubert Haenel had indeed been factor before starting law school.
“Alsace is now in mourning. A large Alsatian is going. It remains in our hearts the memory of a voice, a smile, intelligence,” he Mr. Richert said. “We lost a friend, a great voice for Alsace, a great servant of France,” lamented together Éric Straumann (LR), President of the Departmental Council of the Upper Rhine.
Senator of Bas-Rhin Fabienne Keller (LR) welcomed “a large Alsatian and a great servant of France.” With Adrien Zeller, he was part of the great men who have seared their mark contemporary history of our region, “said Mayor of Mulhouse, Jean Rottner (LR).” atypical political figure, who does not let himself be locked into traditional divides “, for the old PS and former Mayor of Mulhouse Jean -Marie Bockel (UDI).
The president of the Senate Republicans Bruno Retailleau paid tribute to the former senator “both listened to and respected.”
In a tweet, Senator Roger Karoutchi (LR) also praised his former colleague: “Senator, member of the Constitutional Council, humanistic, very invested in the social. The Republic loses a man of heart. “
” Initiator of the experimentation of regionalization of TER (regional train), “Hubert Haenel was a” visionary Rail “, according to which Unsa-Rail paid tribute in a statement to a “brave man”, “friend of the Rail”.
The President of the Senate, shall appoint a new member to the Constitutional Council for the unexpired term of Mr. Haenel, or until in 2019. In January, former Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin was appointed to the Board following the death of Jacques Barrot centrist
8/11/2015 7:26:46 p.m.. – Paris (AFP) – © 2015 AFP
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