He occupied a number of positions in the French senates including the Vice-Chairman of the Finance Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and the Armed Forces, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs, Secretary of the delegation for the planning and sustainable development of the territory, Member of the Senate Foresight Delegation, Chairman of the France-Iran Inter-Parliamentary Group, President of the France-Kazakhstan Group. He was also the Chairman of the delegation for relations with China and Chairman of the delegation for relations with the Gulf States