Jacques Gillot

Notable figures

Born on March 4, 1948 in Le Gosier, Jacques Gillot is married and has 3 children. After his studies, he became a physician; following several years as a doctor close to his patients, he entered French politics. He became president of the General Council of Guadeloupe in 2001 and senator in 2004. But before reaching such political heights, he was elected mayor of Le Gosier in 1989, though today he has become a deputy due to his many other responsibilities. In 1993, he obtained a new position, that of general councilor for the canton of Le Gosier. Five years after loyal service, he became president of the General Council and then Senator. It was at the Palais du Luxembourg that all the presidents of the different political groups making up the High Assembly gathered at the Senate, including Jean Pierre Bel, who is responsible for drafting the list of future senators of Guadeloupe. The title of senator was decided for the second time for this former physician.

Indeed, Jacques Guillot is a political figure who brings together many qualities of a secretary and who adopts the ideology of the socialist group. In addition to his many responsibilities, he also belongs to the foreign affairs committee as well as the defense committee. With other colleagues, he founded the association “Guadeloupe Unie Socialismes et Réalités,” a party that is mainly oriented toward the French socialist party. Today, it is Gauche Moderne that replaces the French socialist party and is chaired by Jean Marie Bockel. As a senator, he proposes numerous laws relating to the development of regional languages and cultures. He is one of the participants in setting up a construction project for several local authorities in Ile De France but also within the DOM TOM territories by creating housing. He fights against the scattering of taxes in order to encourage investment by French companies. In the field of health, he recommends improving the care of hearing disorders. He campaigns for rules on the holding of multiple offices and incompatibilities of several social mandates within public limited companies. He votes for a law against shale hydrocarbon exploration in order to protect the environment. In May 2011, he decided on trade agreements with the European Union for agriculture in the overseas departments. Like many people living in indecent housing in Guadeloupe, he introduces bills relating to disadvantaged neighborhoods in order to fight against unworthy housing in Overseas France. And to achieve definitive results for the poorly housed, he requests an extension of the length of residence in these departments in particular. In November 2011, he reaches out to elderly people, because Guadeloupe is affected by an aging population. This leads to insufficient accommodation for this age group and few solutions are proposed by the government. Jacques Guillot proposes, in addition to keeping people at home, of which he is a precursor, to release credits in order to build new housing for the Ehphad.

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