Élie Hoarau (born July 8, 1938 in
Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion)
is a Reunionese politician and member of the
Communist Party of Réunion. He is the husband of
Senator
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Gélita Hoarau
Gélita Hoarau (born 15 January 1956) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the island of Réunion. She is a member of the Communist, Republican, and Citizen Group. Her husband is Élie Hoarau Élie Hoarau (born July 8, 1938 in Sai ...
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Hoarau was elected as a member of the
National Assembly of France
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from 1986 to 1987, 1988 to 1993, and from 1997 to 2001.
[ He served as mayor of Saint-Pierre, Réunion between 1982 and 2001.
He had to resign, after being sentenced on July 6, 2000, to 1 year imprisonment with suspended sentence and 50.000 FRF (7500 €) fine because of ]Electoral fraud
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Hoarau has served as Secretary General of the Communist Party of Réunion since 1993.[
In 2009, Hoarau was elected as a member of the European Parliament for the DOM-TOM constituency in the 2009 European elections.]
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References
1938 births
Living people
Communist Party of Réunion politicians
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