Guillaume Arnell

Guillaume Arnell is a member of the Senate of France. He was first elected in 2014, and represents the Collectivity of [Saint Martin|Saint-Martin] Overseas Collectivity. An administrator by profession, he serves as a member of the Rassemblement Responsabilite Reussite (RRR). He has been vice president of the Territorial Council of Saint-Martin since 2012.

Biography

In 1995, with the support of other committed young Saint-Martinois, Guillaume Arnell and Alain Richardson formed Ensemble pour Saint-Martin.
In the 1998 [French cantonal elections|cantonal elections of 1998], he was elected Departmental [Council of Guadeloupe|general councilor of Guadeloupe] for the canton of Saint-Martin-2 and took over from Robert Weinum, general councilor of Guadeloupe for 19 years. Guillaume Arnell was re-elected in 2004.
In 2008, he was a candidate for the RRR group in the senatorial elections, but was defeated.
In the 2012 [Saint Martin Territorial Council election|territorial elections of 2012], he was elected again on the RRR list, led by Alain Richardson. The list having won the elections, Alain Richardson becomes president of the community and Guillaume Arnell vice-president of the council. He is responsible for the sustainable development division, which also has skills in housing, construction and town planning.
Candidate in the senatorial elections of September 2014, he was elected in the second round of voting with 11 votes, against eight to Alain Gros-Desormeaux and four to Dominique Aubert.