Franck Borotra | |
Term Start: | 1995 |
Term End: | 2005 |
Predecessor: | Paul-Louis Tenaillon |
Successor: | Pierre Bédier |
Office1: | Member of the National Assembly from Yvelines' 2nd Constituency |
Term Start1: | 2 April 1986 |
Term End1: | 18 June 2002 |
Successor1: | Valérie Pécresse |
Office2: | Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones |
President2: | Jacques Chirac |
Term Start2: | 7 November 1995 |
Term End2: | 2 June 1997 |
Predecessor2: | François Fillon |
Office3: | Deputy mayor of Versailles |
Term Start3: | 1988 |
Term End3: | 1995 |
Birth Date: | 30 August 1937 |
Birth Place: | Nantes, France |
Nationality: | French |
Party: | Rally for the Republic party (RPR) |
Relations: | Didier Borotra (twin brother) |
Children: | Claire Borotra |
Alma Mater: | French Institute of Petroleum |
Franck Borotra (born 30 August 1937) is a French politician, member of the Rally for the Republic party. He was the Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones from 7 November 1995 to 2 June 1997 under the government of Prime Minister Alain Juppé and was a member of the National Assembly from 1986 to 2002. He also served as President of the Departmental Council of Yvelines and Deputy Mayor of the city of Versailles.[1] Despite his long career in local and national politics, Borotra is little known among the French public.[2]
Borotra was born on 30 August 1937 in Nantes, in the Loire-Atlantique department on the west coast of France. He trained as an engineer.[1] Before entering politics, he worked in an oil refinery in Dunkirk. In a 2013 public appearance, he said that it was a visit by the former French President Charles de Gaulle to the refinery that motivated him to join politics.[3]
He is the twin brother of Didier Borotra, (Democratic Movement - MoDem), former French senator and mayor of Biarritz. His is also the father of the French actress Claire Borotra and the nephew of the French tennis player and politician Jean Borotra.[4]
In February 2002, Borotra announced, in a press release to his supporters, that he would not seek re-election in the 2002 legislative elections.[5] Referring to his career as an engineer and then his engagement in politics, Borotra said in the press release, "I've already had two lives and I will have a third." In 2005, he gave up his last elected mandate as president of the departmental council of Yvelines.[1] He has largely withdrawn from the public eye since leaving politics, only rarely appearing for public events.[3]