Joel Sarlot (5 July 1946 ? 10 December 2017) was a French politician and veterinarian.

Born on 5 July 1946 in Belfort , ^{[1] [2]} Sarlot trained as a veterinarian, and later moved to Nalliers, Vendee . ^[3] He was a member of the Union for French Democracy and later joined the Movement for France . ^[2] Sarlot was first elected to the Vendee General Council in 1985 and served until 2015. ^[3] In 1993, he was seated in the National Assembly for the first time. Sarlot was reelected in 1997, and 2002. ^[1] However, his 2007 electoral win was invalidated by the Constitutional Council . ^{[2] [3]} Sarlot was named an alternate to the Assembly by his successor Dominique Souchet , but campaigned for the seat outright in 2012, losing by approximately 1,300 votes to Hugues Fourage  [ fr ] . ^{[2] [3]} Additionally, Sarlot served as president of the Pays-de-l'Hermenault federation ( Communaute de communes ) from its establishment in 1996 to its merger with Pays de Fontenay in 2016. ^[1] He actively promoted tourism in Vendee, leading the department's tourism committee until 2013. ^{[1] [4]} Sarlot resigned as deputy mayor of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle in 2017. ^[1] He died on 10 December 2017, aged 71. ^[4]

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