Victoire Jasmin

Victoire Jasmin (23 December 1955 – 6 October 2023) was a French Socialist politician. She represented Guadeloupe in the French Senate.[1]

Victoire Jasmin
Member of the French Senate
for Guadeloupe
In office
2 October 2017 – 1 October 2023
Personal details
Born(1955-12-23)23 December 1955
Morne-à-l'Eau, Guadeloupe
Died6 October 2023(2023-10-06) (aged 67)
Political partySocialist Party
ProfessionNurse

Life and career

Victoire Jasmin was born in Morne-à-l'Eau on 23 December 1955.

Jasmin worked as a nurse in Pointe-à-Pitre.[2] She was later elected in the 2017 French Senate election.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe, she called on the French government to appease the growing social unrest on the island.[3] Jasmin also opposed mandatory vaccination.[4]

Jasmin was the mother of three children. She died on 6 October 2023, at the age of 67.[5]

References
  1. "Sénatoriales 2017: Où siégeront les sénateurs ultramarins?". Outremers360° (in French). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. "Sénatoriales : qui sont les élus des Outre-mer ?". Outre-Mer 1ère (in French). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. "Tensions en Guadeloupe : « Nous attendons des pistes pour apaiser la situation », demande la sénatrice Victoire Jasmin". fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. Quelle sortie de crise possible aux Antilles ? Débat entre Victoire Jasmin (PS) et Julien Odoul (RN), retrieved 25 November 2021
  5. Décès de l’ancienne sénatrice de la Guadeloupe Victoire Jasmin (in French)
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