Joël Guerriau

Joël Guerriau is a former French politician and banker who served as a Senator for Loire-Atlantique from 2011 to 2025. Before his political career, he held various executive roles in the banking sector, notably with Crédit du Nord and the Caisse d'Épargne. He also served as the mayor of Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire for two decades. In 2026, he was convicted of drugging a fellow parliamentarian with the intent to commit sexual assault, leading to his imprisonment and a five-year period of ineligibility.