Christophe Payet

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Christophe Payet
Members of Parliament
In office
June 19, 2002 – June 19, 2007
Preceded byÉlie Hoarau
Succeeded byPatrick Lebreton
Personal details
Born (1940-01-10) January 10, 1940 (age 84)
Cilaos, Réunion, France
Political partyPS
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Christophe Payet (born January 10, 1940, in Cilaos, Réunion, France) is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he was President of the Departmental Council of Réunion from 1994 to 1998 and Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2007.

Biography[edit]

In 1983, he became mayor of Petite-Île after his list won the municipal elections on the first ballot. The same year, he became a member of Réunion's regional council.[1]

Elected General Councillor for the Petite-Île canton in 1988, he chaired the Departmental Council of Réunion from 1994 to 1998.[2] He was re-elected in the 2001 cantonal elections,[3] but resigned the following year due to a combination of mandates.[4]

In the 2002 legislative elections, he was elected deputy for the Réunion's 4th constituency in the first round, with 50.3% of the vote, notably against David Lorion (UMP).[5] He is a member of the Socialist group at the National Assembly. He did not stand for re-election in the 2007 legislative elections,[6] which were won by the Socialist Patrick Lebreton in the second round.

After four consecutive terms in office, he did not stand for re-election in the Petite-Île municipal elections of 2008, nominating Serge Hoarau as his successor.[7] However, Hoarau was defeated in the second round by Guito Ramoune, the official PS candidate.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "La Réunion dans 20 ans". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ "La Réunion : M. Payet (PS) est élu président du conseil général". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1994-04-05. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  3. ^ "4.Cantonales de Petite-Ile : Payet réélu". Clicanoo.re (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. ^ "Petite-île : Le conseiller général Christophe Payet démissionne". Clicanoo.re (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  5. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2002". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  6. ^ "Législatives : 5.Quatrième circonscription : Christophe Payet prend sa retraite politique". Clicanoo.re (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  7. ^ "Serge Hoarau succédera à Christophe Payet". Clicanoo.re (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

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