Gabrielle Louis-Carabin

Gabrielle Louis-Carabin (born 20 February 1946) is a French politician who has been the mayor of Le Moule since 1989. Prior to her mayoralty she was Deputy Mayor from 1977 to 1989. She also served in the National Assembly from Guadeloupe's 2nd constituency from 2002 to 2017, and as a member of the Regional and Grand councils of Guadeloupe from 1985 to 2002.

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Gabrielle Louis-Carabin

Member of the National Assembly
In office 16 June 2002 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Ernest Moutoussamy
Succeeded by	Justine Benin
Constituency	Guadeloupe's 2nd constituency

Personal details
Born	(1946-02-20) February 20, 1946 (age 79) Le Moule, Guadeloupe, France

Career

Louis-Carabin was Deputy Mayor of Le Moule from 14 March 1977 to 19 March 1989, and mayor since 20 March 1989. She was a member of the General Council of Guadeloupe from 18 March 1985 to 11 July 2002, and a member of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe from 23 March 1992 to 11 July 2002.^[1]^[2]

In the 2002 election Louis-Carabin won a seat in the National Assembly from Guadeloupe's 2nd constituency. During her tenure in the assembly she served on the Social Affairs committee. She was president of the parliamentary friendship group with the Dominican Republic and vice-president of the friendship group with Haiti.^[1] During the 2012 presidential election she supported François Hollande.^[3]

During the 2012 French legislative election in Guadeloupe, Louis-Carabin was reelected as a divers gauche (miscellaneous left) candidate with 71.75% of the vote in the second round against the UMP candidate Laurent Bernier.^[4]

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Gabrielle Louis-Carabin

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