Serge Letchimy (; born 13 January 1953) is the President of the
Executive Council of Martinique and former member of the
National Assembly of France. He represents the island of
Martinique's 3rd constituency since June 2007, and is a member of
The Socialists and affiliated parliamentary group. Letchimy is a member of the
Martinican Progressive Party (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 ...
as
Mayor
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of
Fort de France
Fort-de-France (, , ; gcf, label= Martinican Creole, Fodfwans) is a commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is also one of the major cities in the Caribbean.
Histo ...
from 2001 to 2010 and was the final
President of the Regional Council of Martinique from 26 March 2010 until its replacement by the
Assembly of Martinique
The assembly of Martinique is the deliberative assembly of Martinique, which is a Single territorial collectivity of France.
In 2015 it replaced both the Regional and General Councils of Martinique.
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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
dual mandate.
References
External links
le site officiel de serge letchimyLe 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
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