Rodolphe Alexandre

Rodolphe Alexandre (born 26 September 1953 in Cayenne) is a French politician from French Guiana. The former Mayor of Cayenne, he was president of the Guiana Assembly, the deliberative assembly of French Guiana, since its establishment on 1 January 2016 until 2021. He was president of the Regional Council of French Guiana from 26 March 2010, till the Regional Council and General Council were replaced by the one body, the Guiana Assembly, on 1 January 2016.

Early life Having completed his secondary education at Felix Eboue High School, he obtained a Master of history and geography at the University of Bordeaux III.

Political career He joined the Guianese Socialist Party (PSG) in 1983, when he became chief of staff in the General Council of Guyana (until 1988). He was then elected a municipal councillor of Cayenne in 1989, and then became its first deputy mayor in 1995. In the 2007 French presidential election he supported Nicolas Sarkozy, but was expelled from the party in January 2008.

In December 2015 he became President of the Regional Council of French Guiana, with 35 votes to 15. and was then promoted to officer by a decree on 31 December 2020.