Antoine Karam
This article is about former French Guiana politician. For Lebanese politician and government minister, see Antoine Karam (politician). For Antoine Carême, a French chef, see Marie-Antoine Carême.
Antoine Karam | |
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4th President of the Regional Council of French Guiana | |
In office 22 March 1992 – 26 March 2010 | |
Preceded by | Georges Othily |
Succeeded by | Rodolphe Alexandre |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cayenne, French Guiana | 21 February 1950
Political party | Guianese Socialist Party |
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 has been president of the Council since 22 March 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.
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