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Place of Birth: Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
About Joël Sarlot
- Joël Sarlot (5 July 1946 – 10 December 2017) was a French politician and veterinarian. Born on 5 July 1946 in Belfort, Sarlot trained as a veterinarian, and later moved to Nalliers, Vendée.
- He was a member of the Union for French Democracy and later joined the Movement for France.
- Sarlot was first elected to the Vendée General Council in 1985 and served until 2015.
- In 1993, he was seated in the National Assembly for the first time.
- Sarlot was reelected in 1997, and 2002.
- However, his 2007 electoral win was invalidated by the Constitutional Council.
- Sarlot was named an alternate to the Assembly by his successor Dominique Souchet, but campaigned for the seat outright in 2012, losing by approximately 1,300 votes to Hugues Fourage.
- Additionally, Sarlot served as president of the Pays-de-l'Hermenault federation (Communauté de communes) from its establishment in 1996 to its merger with Pays de Fontenay in 2016.
- He actively promoted tourism in Vendée, leading the department's tourism committee until 2013.
- Sarlot resigned as deputy mayor of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle in 2017.
- He died on 10 December 2017, aged 71.
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