Claim: In May 2012, Victorin Lurel (born 20 August 1951 in Vieux-Habitants, Guadeloupe) was made the Minister of Overseas France in Jean-Marc Ayrault's cabinet, however, on 23 March 2014, he lost the local elections in Vieux-Habitants, and in 2015, he lost the regional elections in Guadeloupe.
Evidence: Victorin Lurel (French pronunciation: ​[vik.tɔ.ʁɛ̃ ly.ʁɛl ; born 20 August 1951 in Vieux-Habitants, Guadeloupe) is a French politician who represented the 4th district of Guadeloupe in the French National Assembly from 2002 to 2012. In May 2012, he was made the Minister of Overseas France in Jean-Marc Ayrault's cabinet and was replaced in the national assembly by his supplementary candidate Hélène Vainqueur-Christophe. However, on 23 March 2014, he lost the local elections in Vieux-Habitants, and as of 2 April 2014, he was not reappointed to the Valls Cabinet. On December 13, 2015, he lost the regional elections in Guadeloupe.