Henri Rochereau (25 March 1908 – 25 January 1999) was a French politician and European Commissioner.

Henri Rochereau
Rochereau in 1968
European Commissioner for Overseas Development
In office
9 January 1962 – 30 June 1970
PresidentWalter Hallstein
Jean Rey
Preceded byRobert Lemaignen
Succeeded byJean-François Deniau (External Relations and Development Aid)
Minister of Agriculture
In office
27 May 1959 – 24 August 1961
Prime MinisterMichel Debré
Preceded byRoger Houdet
Succeeded byEdgard Pisani
Personal details
Born(1908-03-25)25 March 1908
Chantonnay, France
Died25 January 1999(1999-01-25) (aged 90)
Vendée, France

Henri was the son of Victor Rochereau, a National Assembly of France député (deputy) for the Vendée department (1914–1942). Henri worked as a solicitors clerk and later in an exporting business.

In the 1988 French presidential election, he supported the right-wing National Front candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen.

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Agriculture
1969–1961
Succeeded by
Preceded by French European Commissioner
1962–1970
Served alongside: Robert Marjolin, Raymond Barre
Succeeded by
Preceded by Succeeded byas European Commissioner for External Relations and Development Aid
European Commissioner for Overseas Development
1962–1970