Jean-Noël Guérini (born 1 January 1951 in

Calenzana Calenzana (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. In 1732 it was the site of an uprising by Corsican nationalists against the island's Genoese rulers. It is now best known as the starting (or fin ...

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) is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the

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since 1998, representing the

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department. He was the president of the General council (''conseil général'') of Bouches-du-Rhône from 1998 to 2015 and member of the

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since 1977. He was a member of the

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. In the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Guérini endorsed

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as the party's candidate for the

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.Estelle Gross (6 July 2011)
Primaire : qui soutient qui au PS ?
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References

Page on the Senate website

External links

* 1951 births Living people French senators of the Fifth Republic People named in the Panama Papers Senators of Bouches-du-Rhône Socialist Party (France) politicians Politicians from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Corsican politicians French people of Corsican descent People from Haute-Corse French politicians convicted of crimes {{France-politician-Socialist-stub