Stéphane Artano (; born 9 March 1973) is a French politician who served as

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...

for

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( ), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canada, Canadian prov ...

from 2017 to 2023.2023 Senate election results
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Career

A member of

Archipelago Tomorrow Archipelago Tomorrow () is a centre-right political movement in the French ''collectivité d'outre-mer'' of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. See also * Catherine Hélène * Stéphane Lenormand Stéphane Lenormand () is a French politician from Sa ...

, Artano was elected to the president of the

Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon The Territorial Council () is the legislative branch of the government of the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It was previously known as the ''General Council'' (), but the name was changed to Territorial Council by a new French ...

on 24 March 2006. He was reelected in March 2012 against

Annick Girardin Annick Girardin (; born 3 August 1964) is a French politician of the Radical Party who served as Minister of the Sea in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022), Minister of Overseas France in the government of Prime Mini ...

, who has been serving as

Minister of Overseas France The Minister of the Overseas () is the official in charge of the Ministry of the Overseas in the Government of the French Republic, responsible for overseeing Overseas France. The office was titled Minister of the Colonies (''Ministre des Col ...

since 2017. He was reelected for a third mandate in this position in March 2017. On 24 September 2017, Artano was elected as the Senator for Saint Pierre and Miquelon, defeating incumbent

Karine Claireaux Karine Claireaux (born 15 November 1963) was a member of the Senate of France. She was first elected in 2011, and represented Saint Pierre and Miquelon. A customs officer by profession, she was a member of the Socialist Party, before joining ...

. He took office the following 2 October and served a six-year term.

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1973 births Living people Presidents of the Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Archipelago Tomorrow politicians Senators of Saint Pierre and Miquelon {{SaintPierreMiquelon-bio-stub