Jean-Claude Carle (9 June 1948 – 13 December 2019) was a French politician. He served as a member of the Senate of France from 1995 to 2018, representing the Haute-Savoie department. He was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Jean-Claude Carle
Member of the French Senate for Haute-Savoie
In office
2 October 1995 – 6 August 2018
Succeeded bySylviane Noël
Personal details
Born(1948-06-09)9 June 1948
Chambéry, France
Died13 December 2019(2019-12-13) (aged 71)
Groisy, France
Political partyUMP
The Republicans (after 2015)

Prior to joining the Senate, Carle was involved in local politics, first as a councilor on the Regional council of Rhône-Alpes And later as a councilor for the department of Haute-Savoie. He won his Senate seat in the 2014 French Senate election and was re-elected in 2004 and 2014.[1] In 2018, he resigned his seat to make way for Sylviane Noël, who became the first woman Senator from Haute-Savoie.[2]

Carle died on 13 December 2019 at the age of 71.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Jean-Claude Carle (Senate website)" (in French). Senate of France. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Haute-Savoie : l'ancien sénateur Jean-Claude Carle est mort" (in French). France Bleu. 13 December 2019.