Joël Guerriau | |
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Senator for Loire-Atlantique | |
Assumed office 1 October 2011 | |
Mayor of Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | |
In office 19 June 1995 – 9 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Martine Laurent |
Succeeded by | Laurent Turquois |
Personal details | |
Born | Uckange, France | 9 November 1957
Political party | Horizons (2022–present) |
Other political affiliations |
Union of Democrats and Independents Radical Movement |
Alma mater | Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
Joël Guerriau (born 9 November 1957) [1] is a French banker and centre-right politician. [2] A senator for Loire-Atlantique, [3] Guerriau is a secretary of the French Senate and vice-chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and the Armed Forces. [3] He was first elected to the Senate in 2011, then reelected in 2017 and 2023. [1] He sits with The Independents – Republic and Territories group (LIRT).[ citation needed]
From 1995 to 2017, he held the mayorship of Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire. [2] From 1996 to 2011, he also held a seat in the General Council of Loire-Atlantique for the canton of Nantes-10.[ citation needed] Guerriau is a knight of the Legion of Honour and officer of the Ordre des Palmes académiques. [2]
Guerriau was taken into custody in November 2023 on suspicion of having drugged Sandrine Josso, a member of the National Assembly, [4] for the purpose of sexual assault. [5] Guerriau is not protected by parliamentary immunity due to an exception for crimes caught in the act. [4]