Rodolphe Alexandre
Rodolphe Alexandre | |
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| 5th President of the Regional Council of French Guiana | |
| In office 26 January 2010 – 2 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Antoine Karam |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Serville |
| Mayor of Cayenne | |
| In office March 2008 – March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Lafontaine |
| Succeeded by | Marie-Laure Phinéra-Horth |
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| Born | 26 September 1953 Cayenne, French Guiana, France |
| Political party | Guiana Rally (since 2010) Guianese Socialist Party (1983–2008) |
Rodolphe Alexandre (born 26 September 1953 in Cayenne) is a French politician from French Guiana.[1] The former Mayor of Cayenne, he was president of the Guiana Assembly, the deliberative assembly of French Guiana, since its establishment on 1 January 2016 until 2021.[2] He was president of the Regional Council of French Guiana from 26 March 2010, till the Regional Council and General Council were replaced by the one body, the Guiana Assembly, on 1 January 2016.
Early life
[edit]Having completed his secondary education at Felix Eboue High School, he obtained a Master of history and geography at the University of Bordeaux III.[3]
Political career
[edit]He joined the Guianese Socialist Party (PSG) in 1983, when he became chief of staff in the General Council of Guyana (until 1988).[4] He was then elected a municipal councillor of Cayenne in 1989, and then became its first deputy mayor in 1995.[4] In 2001 he became President of the Communauté d'agglomération du Centre Littoral in Cayenne, which he did until 2012.[4] He stated his rapprochement with the right wing of politics took place in the spring of 2006, mostly due to security policies after he stated there was a rise in crime.[5] In the 2007 French presidential election he supported Nicolas Sarkozy, but was expelled from the party in January 2008.[5] Antoine Karam expelled him on the grounds of having announced his candidacy for Mayor of Cayenne despite the party supporting the current mayor, who was running for reelection that cycle.[5] This prompted him to create his own movement, Guyane 73, which later became Guyane Rassemblement.[6]
In December 2015 he became President of the Regional Council of French Guiana, with 35 votes to 15.[6]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 2010 he was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour,[7] and was then promoted to officer by a decree on 31 December 2020.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ France Guyane – Présidentielle - Rodolphe Alexandre : "La crise a frappé" France-Guyane (in French). 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Qui est Gabriel Serville, le nouveau président de la Collectivité territoriale de Guyane ?". France TV Info (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "L'Assemblée". www.ctguyane.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Rodolphe ALEXANDRE" (PDF). www.ctguyane.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Rodolphe Alexandre, l'homme fort de la Guyane". La Croix (in French). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Elections territoriales 2015 : Rodolphe Alexandre élu premier président de la collectivité de Guyane". Outremers360° (in French). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2010 portant promotion et nomination - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2020 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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