Rodolphe Alexandre (born 26 September 1953 in Cayenne) is a French politician from French Guiana.[1] The former Mayor of Cayenne, he was president of the Guiana Assembly, the deliberative assembly of French Guiana, since its establishment on 1 January 2016,[2] until 2021.[3]

Rodolphe Alexandre
5th President of the Regional Council of French Guiana
In office
26 January 2010 – 2 July 2021
Preceded byAntoine Karam
Succeeded byGabriel Serville
Mayor of Cayenne
In office
March 2008 – March 2010
Preceded byJean-Claude Lafontaine
Succeeded byMarie-Laure Phinéra-Horth
Personal details
Born (1953-09-26) 26 September 1953 (age 70)
Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Political partyGuiana Rally (since 2010)
Guianese Socialist Party (1983–2008)

He was president of the Regional Council of French Guiana from 26 March 2010, till the Regional Council and General Council were replaced by the one body, the Guiana Assembly, on 1 January 2016.

Having completed his secondary education at Felix Eboue High School, he obtained a Master of history and geography at the University of Bordeaux III.[4]

He joined the Guianese Socialist Party (PSG) in 1983, when he became chief of staff in the General Council of Guyana (until 1988).

References edit

  1. ^ France Guyane – Présidentielle - Rodolphe Alexandre : "La crise a frappé" in French. 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ Région Guyane – Rodolphe Alexandre biography Accessed 18 July 2012
  3. ^ "Qui est Gabriel Serville, le nouveau président de la Collectivité territoriale de Guyane ?". France TV Info (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ "L'Assemblée" (in French).