Antoine Karam

Of Lebanese origin, Antoine Karam (born February 21, 1950 in Cayenne) is the President of the Regional Council (Conseil régional) of French Guiana, a région d'outre-mer of France.

Karam has been president of the Council since March 22, 1992. 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.

The election to choose the Council President is held every four years by the 31-member council.

v • d • e Current presidents of regional councils of France
Alsace: Adrien Zeller (UMP) Aquitaine: Alain Rousset (PS) Auvergne: René Souchon (PS) Basse-Normandie: Laurent Beauvais (PS) Bourgogne: François Patriat (PS) Bretagne: Jean-Yves Le Drian (PS) Centre: Michel Sapin (PS) Champagne-Ardenne: Jean-Paul Bachy (PS) Corsica: Camille de Rocca Serra (UMP) Franche-Comté: Raymond Forni (PS)	French Guiana: Antoine Karam (PSG) Guadeloupe: Victorin Lurel (PS) Île-de-France: Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) Haute-Normandie: Alain Le Vern (PS) Languedoc-Roussillon: Georges Frêche (ex-PS) Limousin: Jean-Paul Denanot (PS) Lorraine: Jean-Pierre Masseret (PS) Martinique: Alfred Marie-Jeanne (MIM) Midi-Pyrénées: Martin Malvy (PS) Nord-Pas de Calais: Daniel Percheron (PS)	PACA: Michel Vauzelle (PS) Pays de la Loire: Jacques Auxiette (PS) Picardie: Claude Gewerc (PS) Poitou-Charentes: Ségolène Royal (PS) Réunion: Paul Vergès (PCR) Rhône-Alpes: Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS)