Élie Hoarau (born July 8, 1938 inSainte-Suzanne, Réunion)[1] is a Reunionese politician and member of theCommunist Party of Réunion. He is the husband ofSenatorGélita Hoarau.
Hoarau was elected as a member of theNational Assembly of France from 1986 to 1987, 1988 to 1993, and from 1997 to 2001.[1] He served as mayor ofSaint-Pierre, Réunion between 1982 and 2001.
He had to resign, after being sentenced on July 6, 2000, to 1 year imprisonment with suspended sentence and 50.000 FRF (7500 €) fine because ofElectoral fraud.[2]
Hoarau has served as Secretary General of theCommunist Party of Réunion since 1993.[1]
In 2009, Hoarau was elected as a member of theEuropean Parliament for theDOM-TOM constituency in the2009 European elections.[3] He resigned in December 2011,[4] and was substituted byYounous Omarjee.
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