Élie Califer (born 19 April 1954) is a French politician who was elected to represent

Guadeloupe's 4th constituency The 4th constituency of Guadeloupe () is a French legislative Constituency in the Overseas department of Guadeloupe. Since 2022, is represented by Élie Califer of the Socialist Party. Guadeloupe's fourth constituency consists of Les Saintes ...

in the 2022 legislative election. A member of the

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, his candidacy was supported by the

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(NUPES) coalition.

Early life

Califer was born on 19 April 1954 in

Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe Saint-Claude (; ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It lies in the interior of southern Basse-Terre Island, just northeast of the capital city of Basse-Terre. Population Education Public preschools and primary scho ...

Political career

Califer served as mayor of

. In 2022, he ran to succeed

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as member of

in the

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. Califer advanced to the second round of the contest, where he faced

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of the ''

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'' coalition. However, Penchard dropped out during the second round, allowing Califer to automatically win the election. In 2023, Califer publicly endorsed the re-election of the Socialist Party's chairman

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'', 10 January 2023.

References

Living people 1954 births People from Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe Guadeloupean politicians Black French politicians Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{Guadeloupe-politician-stub