Ary Chalus (born 6 December 1961, in

Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre (; gcf, label=Guadeloupean Creole, Pwentapit, , or simply , ) is the second largest (most populous) city of Guadeloupe after Les Abymes. Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, o ...

) is a

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from

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands— Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and ...

. He was the

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 ...

Baie-Mahault Baie-Mahault is a commune in the overseas department and region of Guadeloupe, France. It is the second most populated commune of Guadeloupe, after Les Abymes. The extensive industrial zone of Jarry in Baie-Mahault is by far the most industriali ...

from April 2001 to December 2015. He was the deputy for

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in the

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from 2012 to 2017, as a member of the GUSR. On 11 May 2021 Ary Chalus was placed in police custody as part of a preliminary investigation for breach of trust, complicity in the embezzlement of public funds and illegal financing of an electoral campaign.

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Biography on the French National Assembly website
1961 births Living people People from Pointe-à-Pitre Black French politicians Guadeloupean politicians United Guadeloupe, Solidary and Responsible politicians Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Presidents of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe Mayors of places in Guadeloupe {{France-mayor-stub