Jean-Victor Castor

Jean-Victor Castor (born 21 April 1962) is a French Guianese politician who was elected to represent French Guiana's 1st constituency in the 2022 legislative election. He is a member of the Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement (MDES), a pro-independence party. He succeeded Lénaïck Adam, a member of La République En Marche!

Early life and background Castor was born in Sinnamary, French Guiana on 21 April 1962.

Career

Activism and journalism In 1985, he was one of the founders of Rot Kozé, which was created shortly after the founding of the Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement (MDES). Castor later organized with the Union of Guyanese Workers and the Unified Trade Union Movement. In 2012, he became secretary-general of the MDES. As a candidate, he was supported by the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA).

On 4 May 2023, a parliamentary day reserved for his GDR group, he presented a bill to repeal compulsory anti-Covid vaccinations for healthcare workers. This proposal was adopted by the Assembly, against the advice of the government, which was in favor of simply suspending the obligation.

The newspaper Marianne says that he traveled twice, in July and November 2023, all expenses paid, to Baku in Azerbaijan for a conference on the fight against "colonialism". Azerbaijan wanted to make France pay for its support of Armenia in the conflict between the two countries. A country whose interference in France's overseas territories has been documented.

In February 2024, he and Davy Rimane welcomed pan-Africanist and black supremacist activist Kémi Séba.