Ary Chalus

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Ary Chalus (born 6 December 1961, in Pointe-à-Pitre) is a French politician from Guadeloupe who has been Guadeloupe president since 2015. He was the mayor of Baie-Mahault from April 2001 to December 2015. He was the deputy for Guadeloupe's 3rd constituency in the National Assembly of France from 2012 to 2017, as a member of the GUSR.{{cite web| url=http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/actualite/politique/interview-de-ary-chalus-maire-de-baie-mahault-je-n-ai-pas-de-carriere-politique-a-faire-16-02-2010-67612.php |publisher=France-Antilles |title=Interview de Ary Chalus maire de Baie-Mahault: " Je n'ai pas de carrière politique à faire "|language=French|author=Mapolin, Harry |date=February 16, 2010|accessdate=February 19, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100402080617/http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/actualite/politique/interview-de-ary-chalus-maire-de-baie-mahault-je-n-ai-pas-de-carriere-politique-a-faire-16-02-2010-67612.php| archivedate= 2 April 2010 | url-status= live}}{{cite news |title=Guadeloupe protesters shoot three police officers |url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/guadeloupe-protesters-shoot-three-police-officers-20090218-8bb7.html |work=AFP |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2009-02-18 |accessdate=2009-02-19| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090304132246/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/guadeloupe-protesters-shoot-three-police-officers-20090218-8bb7.html| archivedate= 4 March 2009 | url-status= live}}

On 11 May 2021 Ary Chalus was placed in police custody as part of a preliminary investigation for breach of trust, complicity in the embezzlement of public funds and illegal financing of an electoral campaign.{{cite web |language=fr-FR |title=Ary Chalus maintenu en garde à vue ce mardi soir |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guadeloupe/ary-chalus-maintenu-en-garde-a-vue-ce-mardi-soir-1006627.html |website=la1ere.francetvinfo.fr |date=2021-05-11 |access-date=2021-05-12}}