Alfred Marie-Jeanne

Alfred Marie-Jeanne (born November 15, 1936 in Rivière-Pilote) is a French politician in Martinique, a leader in the Martinican Independence Movement (MIM) since 1978.[1][2] He served as mayor of the commune of Rivière-Pilote[3] from 1971 to 2000 and served as President of the Regional Council of Martinique from March 20, 1998 to March 22, 2010. Alfred Marie-Jeanne is also a member of the French National Assembly.

Gran Sanblé pour ba peyi a an chans, a coalition of the Martinican Independence Mouvement and right-wing parties, led by Alfred Marie-Jeanne defeats Ensemble pour une Martinique Nouvelle, a coalition of left-wing parties, led by Serge Letchimy winning 33 seats out of 51 seats of the new Territorial Collectivity's assembly during the election held on December 13, 2015 in Martinique.[4] Alfred Marie-Jeanne is currently the president of the executive council of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Voters in Martinique, French Guiana Reject Efforts to Reduce French Control". Journal of Turkish Weekly. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Ameringer, Charles D. (1992). Political parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Greenwood. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-313-27418-3.
  3. ↑ O'Mara, Michael (1999). Facts about the world's nations. H.W. Wilson. p. 611. ISBN 978-0-8242-0955-1.
  4. ↑ "La liste d'Alfred Marie-Jeanne remporte les élections territoriales 2015" (in French). 14 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Les élus de la CTM" (in French).


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