Joël Guerriau


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Joël Guerriau (born 9 November 1957)[1] is a French banker and centre-right politician.[2] A senator for Loire-Atlantique,[3] Guerriau is a secretary of the French Senate and vice-chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and the Armed Forces.[3] He was first elected to the Senate in 2011, then reelected in 2017 and 2023.[1] He sits with The Independents – Republic and Territories group (LIRT).[citation needed]

Joël Guerriau

Guerriau in 2016

Senator for Loire-Atlantique
Assumed office
1 October 2011
Mayor of Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
In office
19 June 1995 – 9 October 2017
Preceded byMartine Laurent
Succeeded byLaurent Turquois
Personal details
Born9 November 1957 (age 66)
Uckange, France
Political partyHorizons (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		Union of Democrats and Independents
Radical Movement
Alma materPanthéon-Sorbonne University

From 1995 to 2017, he held the mayorship of Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire.[2] From 1996 to 2011, he also held a seat in the General Council of Loire-Atlantique for the canton of Nantes-10.[citation needed] Guerriau is a knight of the Legion of Honour and officer of the Ordre des Palmes académiques.[2]

Guerriau was taken into custody in November 2023 on suspicion of having drugged Sandrine Josso, a member of the National Assembly,[4] for the purpose of sexual assault.[5] Guerriau is not protected by parliamentary immunity due to an exception for crimes caught in the act.[4]

  1. ^ a b "M. Joël GUERRIAU, sénateur de la Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire)". Sénat (in French). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Le sénateur Joël Guerriau en garde à vue". Presse Océan (in French). 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. ^ a b "Le sénateur Joël Guerriau en garde à vue, soupçonné d'avoir drogué une députée en vue d'une agression sexuelle". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ^ a b Breeden, Aurelien (2023-11-18). "French Senator Accused of Drugging Fellow Lawmaker". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  5. ^ "Le sénateur Joël Guerriau placé en garde à vue, soupçonné d'avoir drogué une députée". Le Figaro (in French). 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-17.