Jean-Victor Castor

Jean-Victor Castor (born 21 April 1962) is a French politician who was elected to represent French Guiana's 1st constituency in the 2022 legislative election.[1] He is a member of the Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement (MDES), a pro-independence party.[2] He succeeded Lénaïck Adam, a member of La République En Marche![3]

Jean-Victor Castor
Member of the National Assembly for French Guiana
Assumed office
18 June 2022
Preceded byGabriel Serville (2021)
Constituency1st constituency
Personal details
Born (1962-04-21) 21 April 1962
Sinnamary, French Guiana, France
Political partyDecolonization and Social Emancipation Movement (MDES)

Early life and background

Castor was born in Sinnamary, French Guiana on 21 April 1962.[1] Born to two teachers, Castor was the seventh born child of a family of eight children. Castor studied in Cayenne during his youth, and at age 16 became involved in student activism. He later studied in Metropolitan France before returning to Guiana, where he would campaign for the Union of Guyanese Students (UEG).[4]

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).[4][5] Castor later organized with the Union of Guyanese Workers and the Unified Trade Union Movement. In 2012, he became secretary-general of the MDES.[4]

National Assembly of France

In the 2022 legislative election, Castor ran to represent French Guiana's 1st constituency in the National Assembly. In the first round of the election, he came in second place with 17.30% of the vote, with Yvane Goua of La France Insoumise coming in first with 20.77% of the vote.[6] As a candidate, he was supported by the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA).[1]

References
  1. "Législatives 2022 : ce qu'il faut savoir sur Jean-Victor Castor, candidat dans la 1ère circonscription de Guyane". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ""L'autonomie et le foncier sont les deux piliers du développement de la Guyane" - Élections législatives 2022 en Guyane". France-Guyane (in French). 17 May 0318. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. "Législatives: Justine Benin en ballotage, abstention record dans les Antilles". Le Point (in French). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. "Avec 9 038 voix, Jean-Victor Castor est le nouveau député de la 1ere circonscription". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  5. Mathieu, Samir (15 December 2021). "Le MDES fête ses 30 ans. Ça commence ce soir à Saint-Laurent et se poursuit jusqu'à dimanche". Mo NEws.
  6. "Législatives 2022: En Guyane, un duel LREM - La France Insoumise dans la seconde circonscription". Outremers360° (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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