Gilbert Bouchet
Gilbert Bouchet | |
|---|---|
| Member of the French Senate for Drôme | |
| In office 1 October 2014 – 20 October 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Marie-Pierre Mouton |
| Mayor of Tain-l'Hermitage | |
| In office 19 June 1995 – 6 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Alloncle |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Angeli |
| Member of the General Council of Drôme for the Canton of Tain-l'Hermitage | |
| In office 3 April 1992 – 1 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Alloncle |
| Succeeded by | Annie Guibert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1947 La Voulte-sur-Rhône, France |
| Died | 20 October 2025 (aged 78) Tain-l'Hermitage, France |
| Political party | RPR (until 2002) UMP (2002–2015) LR (2015–2025) |
| Occupation | Hotelier |
Gilbert Bouchet (French: [ʒilbɛʁ buʃɛ]; 8 January 1947 – 20 October 2025) was a French politician of the Rally for the Republic (RPR), the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), and The Republicans (LR).[1]
A hotelier by profession, Bouchet served as president of the Syndicat des hôteliers de la Drôme and created one of the first labor unions in Tain-l'Hermitage in 1972.[2] He served as mayor of Tain from 1995 to 2017 and served in the General Council of Drôme from 1992 to 2014. From 2014 until his death, he represented Drôme in the Senate. In 2017, he endorsed Laurent Wauquiez in the LR's leadership election.[3]
In 2023, Bouchet announced that he was suffering from ALS while continuing his mandate as a senator.[4] In 2024, he defended a bill aimed at improving the management of the disease.[5] He died in Tain-l'Hermitage on 20 October 2025, at the age of 78.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gilbert Bouchet, sénateur atteint de la maladie de Charcot, est mort". Le Monde (in French). 20 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Gilbert Bouchet, maire UMP de Tain-L'Hermitage, élu sénateur de la Drôme". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Vivogne, Ludovic (11 October 2017). "La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez". L'Opinion (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Le sénateur Gilbert Bouchet, atteint de la maladie de Charcot, a ému ses collègues au Sénat". YouTube (in French). 15 October 2024.
- ^ Rogeret, Cassandre (30 October 2024). "SLA : Gilbert Bouchet, quel impact sur son rôle de sénateur?". Handicap.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Le sénateur de la Drôme Gilbert Bouchet est décédé des suites de la maladie de Charcot, à l'âge de 78 ans". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 20 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.