Pierre Laurent (politician)
Pierre Laurent (born July 1, 1957 in Paris ) is a French economist , editor and politician of the PCF . From December 5, 2010 to December 17, 2016, he was party leader of the European Left .
Life
Laurent is a son of former PCF MP Paul Laurent . While studying economics in Paris, he joined the Union des étudiants communistes (UEC) and headed this student association from 1982 to 1985. After graduating from Université Paris 1 , he worked as a business journalist for the PCF daily L'Humanité , its editor-in-chief he was from 2001 to 2008.
Since 2000 he has also been a member of the National Council of the PCF. On June 20, 2010, he was elected to succeed Marie-George Buffet, PCF General Secretary, with the new title of “secrétaire national”. Fabien Roussel was elected as his successor at the 38th PCF Congress at the end of November 2018 .
In 2017 Laurent was elected to the French Senate.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.liberation.fr/france/2018/11/21/les-communistes-changent-de-tete_1693385
- ↑ https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Senatoriales/elecresult__senatoriales-2017/%28path%29/senatoriales-2017/075/index.html
Ludovic-Oscar Frossard (1921–1923) | Albert Treint (1923–1924, interim ) | Louis Sellier (1923–1924, interim ) | Pierre Semard (1924–1929) | Collective Secretariat (1929–1930): Henri Barbé , Pierre Célor , Maurice Thorez , Benoît Frachon , Jacques Duclos , Eugen Fried | Maurice Thorez (1930–1964) | Waldeck Rochet (1964–1972) | Georges Marchais (1972-1994) | Robert Hue (1994-2001) | Marie-George Buffet (2001–2010) | Pierre Laurent (2010-2018) Fabien Roussel (from 2018)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laurent, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |