Gilbert Annette
Gilbert Annette (born 10 March 1946) is a Malagasy politician. He represented Réunion in the French National Assembly from 1993-1997 [1] and has been the Mayor of Saint-Denis, Réunion between 2008 and 2020.
Gilbert Annette | |
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| Mayor of Saint-Denis, Réunion | |
| In office 16 March 2008 – 4 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | René-Paul Victoria |
| Succeeded by | Ericka Bareigts |
| Member of the National Assembly for Réunion's 1st constituency | |
| In office 2 April 1993 – 21 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Auguste Legros |
| Succeeded by | Michel Tamaya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1946 Antsiranana, Madagascar |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | IAE de La Réunion |
Career
Annette is a member of the Socialist Party. He became a member of the Départemental Council in 1983 and a member of the Regional Council in 1988. He was the Mayor of Saint-Denis, Réunion from 1989–1994 and was reelected in 2008.
He was a Deputy from 1993-1997 and was convicted for corruption in 1996.[2] He was sentenced to 5 years of deprivation of his civil rights, a 200.000 FRF (30.000 €) fine and 30 months in prison. Since 2004 he has been the 1st secretary of the socialist federation of Reunion. He was re-elected mayor of Saint-Denis, Réunion in 2008 with 53,83% of the votes.