Serge Letchimy (; born 13 January 1953) is the President of the

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and former member of the

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. He represents the island of

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since June 2007, and is a member of The Socialists and affiliated parliamentary group. Letchimy is a member of the

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(PPM), or ''Parti progressiste martiniquais''. He was the successor of

Aimé Césaire Aimé Fernand David Césaire (; ; 26 June 1913 – 17 April 2008) was a French poet, author, and politician. He was "one of the founders of the Négritude movement in Francophone literature" and coined the word in French. He founded the Par ...

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from 2001 to 2010 and was the final President of the Regional Council of Martinique from 26 March 2010 until its replacement by the

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in December 2015. In 2021 he replaced Alfred Marie-Jeanne as President of the Executive Council of Martinique, and therefore resigned from parliament due to the

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References

External links

le site officiel de serge letchimy

Le site Internet officiel du PPM

« L'alchimie Letchimy » Dossier de ''L'Express'', 11 novembre 2004

page on the French National Assembly website
1953 births Black French politicians Living people Presidents of the Regional Council of Martinique Mayors of places in Martinique Martinican Progressive Party politicians Martiniquais politicians French people of Martiniquais descent Martiniquais people of Indian descent Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{France-mayor-stub