Jean-Paul Virapoullé Explained

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.

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