Lucette Michaux-Chevry died last Thursday at the age of 92. For several decades, she embodied the Guadeloupean “Right”. Nicknamed the Iron Lady of Guadeloupe, her career has in turn captivated, inspired but has also been subject to criticism. She will remain a great figure in the history of the Antilles.
Nicknamed "the Iron Lady" of Guadeloupe, Lucette Michaux marked the political history of Overseas. She passed away Thursday, September 9 from throat cancer. His daughter Marie-Luce Penchard, who follows in her mother's political footsteps, confirmed on social networks: "I am in pain and our grief is immense". Today, many national and local tributes praise the career of Lucette Michaux-Chevry, whose singular voice will be remembered.
Daniel Gibbs, the President of the Collectivité offered his condolences: “We are deeply moved to learn of the death of Madame Lucette Michaud-Chevry, an outstanding politician, and an exceptional personality in the service of Guadeloupe.
I extend my most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones, on behalf of the Collectivité de Saint-Martin et des Saint-Martinois, with a special thought for his daughter, Marie-Luce Penchard. Endowed with a legendary political sense, a great charisma and an unconditional love for the archipelago of Guadeloupe, Ms. Michaud-Chevry has built an exceptional political career through the decades by occupying important positions, until highest functions of the State in 1986 and 1993. It is at the origin of many achievements and has embodied, for the young ultra-marine generation, a combative identity. For my part, I was marked by his strong personality, his elegance and his persuasiveness. Advocating "political courage in the service of development" as she expressed it in the "Declaration of Basse-Terre" in 1999, Ms. Michaud-Chevry marked the history of the Antilles in general and Guadeloupe in particular.
We pay tribute to him, with the greatest respect and sincere admiration ”.
Overseas Minister Sébastien Lecornu also paid tribute: “I learned with sadness of the disappearance of Lucette Michaux-Chevry. Invested in giving Guadeloupe, and more broadly overseas, a place of heart and choice in our Republic, it will have worked for nearly 50 years in the service of Guadeloupe and Guadeloupe ”.
Born March 5, 1929 in Saint-Claude (Basse-Terre / Guadeloupe), Lucette Michaux-Chevry has in fact held all the local and national mandates in turn, namely Mayor of Basse-Terre from 1995 to 2001 and from 2008 to 2014, president of the general council and of the regional council as well as senator. Coming from the Socialist Party, she finally becomes a loyal friend of Jacques Chirac and embodies the right. Under Jacques Chirac, she held the positions of Secretary of State to the Prime Minister, in charge of La Francophonie and Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Humanitarian Action and Human Rights.
However, his political career has been marred by several court cases. Lucette Michaux-Chevry was notably convicted in 2002 for "favoritism in the awarding of public contracts", for "use of forgery" and "breach of trust".
A lawyer by training, Lucette Michaux-Chevry will nevertheless have weighed down by her commitments and her strong positions on Guadeloupe society, which pays her homage today.
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