Jean-Paul Virapoullé | |
Office: | Mayor of Saint-André, Réunion |
Term Start: | 5 April 2014 |
Office2: | Member of the French Senate for Réunion |
Term Start2: | 2001 |
Term End2: | 2011 |
Birth Date: | 15 March 1944 |
Birth Place: | Bras-Panon, Réunion |
Nationality: | French |
Party: | The Republicans |
Jean-Paul Virapoullé (Tamil: ழான் பால் வீரபிள்ளை) (born 15 March 1944 in Bras-Panon, Réunion) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the island of Réunion.
Virapoullé is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. A wealthy sugar cane farmer of the Malbar group, he is known as a traditional opponent of the Communist Party of Réunion.