Fernand Le Rachinel

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