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Antoine Karam (French Guianan politician)

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Antoine Karam
Antoine Karam in 2014
Member of the French Senate
for Guyane
In office
1 October 2014 – 30 September 2020
Preceded byJean-Étienne Antoinette
Succeeded byMarie-Laure Phinéra-Horth
4th President of the Regional Council of French Guiana
In office
22 January 1992 – 26 January 2010
Preceded byGeorges Othily
Succeeded byRodolphe Alexandre
Personal details
Born (1950-02-21) 21 February 1950 (age 74)
Cayenne, French Guiana
Political partyGuianese Socialist Party (2014-2017)
La République En Marche! (after 2017)
EducationLycée Thiers
ProfessionTeacher

Antoine Karam (born 21 February 1950, in Cayenne) served as the President of the Regional Council (Conseil régional) of French Guiana, a région d'outre-mer of France, from 1992 to 2010.

Karam was born to a Lebanese father and a Saint Lucian mother.[1] He is a professor of history and he was president of the Council from 22 January 1992 to 26 January 2010. As a member of the left-wing Guianese Socialist Party (PSG), allied to the French Socialist Party (PS), he is also French Guiana's single representative in the French Senate.

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