Jean-Paul Virapoullé ( ta, ழான் பால் வீரபிள்ளை) (born 15 March 1944 in

Bras-Panon Bras-Panon () is a commune in the department and region of Réunion, France. It borders the communes of Saint-André, Saint-Benoît and Salazie; as well as the Mât river, the Rivière des Roches and the Indian Ocean. The commune is a large ...

, Réunion) is a member of the

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, representing the island of Réunion. Virapoullé is a member of the

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right List of political parties in France, political party in France that was one of the two major party, major contemporary political pa ...

. A wealthy

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farmer of the Malbar group, he is known as a traditional opponent of the

Communist Party of Réunion The Communist Party of Réunion (french: Parti Communiste Réunionnais, PCR) is a communist political party in the French overseas department of Réunion (in the Indian Ocean). History PCR was founded in 1959, as the French Communist Party (P ...

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1944 births Living people French Senators of the Fifth Republic Mayors of places in Réunion Réunionnais people of Indian descent People of Tamil descent from Réunion The Republicans (France) politicians Union of Democrats and Independents politicians Senators of Réunion Recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman {{Réunion-bio-stub