Alfred Marie-Jeanne (; born November 15, 1936 in

Rivière-Pilote Rivière-Pilote (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Lavièpilot or ) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. The village is situated on the southern end of Martinique, between the village of Sainte-Luce and the tow ...

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...

) is a French politician, a leader in the

Martinican Independence Movement The Martinican Independence Movement or MIM (french: Mouvement Indépendantiste Martiniquais; Martinican Creole: ''Mouvman endépandantis matinitjé'' or ''Mouvman endépandantis matiniké'') is a left-wing political party in the overseas departme ...

(MIM) since 1978. He served as

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

of the commune of

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 represented

Martinique's 1st constituency The 1st constituency of Martinique is a French legislative constituency in the Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territoria ...

in the

French National Assembly The National Assembly (french: link=no, italics=set, Assemblée nationale; ) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known a ...

from 2012 to 2017. He was succeeded in this constituency by

Josette Manin Josette Manin (born 16 March 1950, Le Lamentin) is a French politician on the island of Martinique. She was the last President of the General Council of Martinique, from 31 March 2011 to 31 December 2015, and was the representative of Martinique' ...

. ''Gran Sanblé pour ba peyi an chans'', a coalition of the

and right-wing parties, led by Alfred Marie-Jeanne defeated ', a coalition of left-wing parties, led by

Serge Letchimy Serge Letchimy (; born 13 January 1953) is the President of the Executive Council of Martinique and former member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the island of Martinique's 3rd constituency since June 2007, and is a member of ...

winning 33 seats out of 51 seats of the Territorial Collectivity's new assembly during the election held on December 13, 2015 in Martinique. Alfred Marie-Jeanne served as the president of the executive council of the Territorial Collectivity of

from 2015-2021.

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1936 births Living people People from Rivière-Pilote Martinican Independence Movement politicians Presidents of the Regional Council of Martinique Mayors of places in Martinique Martiniquais people of French descent Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{Martinique-politician-stub