In May 2012, Victorin Lurel 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.
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 Helene 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. 
