Christian Baptiste (born 18 June 1962) is a French politician who was elected to represent

Guadeloupe's 2nd constituency The 2nd constituency of Guadeloupe is a French legislative constituency in Guadeloupe, an insular region of France France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (french: régions, singular ), of which thirteen are located in ...

in the 2022 legislative election. Baptise ran as a member of the Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe, a left-wing party affiliated with the

New Ecologic and Social People's Union The New Ecological and Social People's Union (french: Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale, link=no, NUPES) is a left-wing alliance of political parties in France. Formed on May Day 2022, the alliance includes La France Insoumise (LFI ...

(NUPES) coalition.

Biography

Baptiste formerly served as mayor of

Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe Sainte-Anne is a city in the southern part of Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe in the French West Indies It is one of the most popular tourist destinations of the island, along with Le Gosier and Saint-François). The commune has developed its touri ...

. In 2022, Baptiste defeated incumbent

Justine Benin Justine Benin, (born 12 March 1975) is a French employment counsellor and politician who briefly served as Secretary of State for the Sea in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne in 2022. She previously was a deputy in the 15th legis ...

to become the new member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

for

. He received 58.65% of the vote versus the 41.35% received by Benin.

References

Living people 1962 births 21st-century French politicians Black French politicians Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Guadeloupean politicians Mayors of places in Guadeloupe {{Guadeloupe-politician-stub