Victor Reux (December 3, 1929 – June 3, 2016) was a French and Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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. He served in the French

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, representing the overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, for nine years from October 1, 1995, until September 30, 2004. Reux, a fixture in Saint Pierre and Miquelon politics, was a teacher before entering politics in the early 1980s. During his political career, Reux served on the French Commission of

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, a local municipal councilor, and a member of the departmental council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. He was also a member of the l’assemblée des parlementaires de la Francophonie and the France-Canada Friendship Group. Reux died on June 3, 2016, at the age of 86.

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