Ary Chalus (born 6 December 1961, in

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) is a French

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from

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who has been Guadeloupe president since 2015. He was the

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of Baie-Mahault from April 2001 to December 2015. He was the deputy for Guadeloupe's 3rd constituency 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 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