Antoine Karam (French Guianan politician) should not be confused with Antoine Karam (Lebanese politician).
Antoine Karam | |
Office: | Member of the French Senate for Guyane |
Term Start: | 1 October 2014 |
Term End: | 30 September 2020 |
Predecessor: | Jean-Étienne Antoinette |
Successor: | Marie-Laure Phinéra-Horth |
Office2: | 4th President of the Regional Council of French Guiana |
Term Start2: | 22 January 1992 |
Term End2: | 26 January 2010 |
Predecessor2: | Georges Othily |
Successor2: | Rodolphe Alexandre |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1950 |
Birth Place: | Cayenne, French Guiana |
Education: | Lycée Thiers |
Party: | Guianese Socialist Party (2014-2017) La République En Marche! (after 2017) |
Profession: | Teacher |
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 was president of the Council from 22 January 1992 to 26 January 2010. 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.