Paul Midy
Paul Midy | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Essonne's 5th constituency | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Cédric Villani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1983 Fontainebleau, France |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
| Alma mater | |
Paul Midy (born 25 January 1983)[1] is a French business executive and politician. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), he is a member of the National Assembly for Essonne.
Early life and education[edit]
Midy was born in Fontainebleau.[1] He studied at the École polytechnique and earned a Master's degree in applied mathematics from Columbia University in the United States.[2]
Business career[edit]
Midy worked for the American consulting firm McKinsey & Company from 2007 to 2014, rising to associate partner, then as an executive with the online retailer Jumia;[2][3][4] he was chief executive of Jumia Travel,[5] in 2017 became chief marketing officer of Jumia,[2] and at its launch in early 2018 served as CEO of Jumia One, the company's payment app.[6] In 2018 he became chief executive of the food delivery company Frichti.[2][4][7]
Political career[edit]
Midy was a youth activist with the Union for a Popular Movement.[3][4] He challenged the legality of support by the regional transport agency Syndicat des transports d'Ile-de-France for Jean-Paul Huchon's 2010 re-election campaign as President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France; in 2011 Huchon's re-election was allowed to stand, but he was ordered to return funds he had been paid in reimbursement of his campaign costs.[8] He served briefly on the municipal council of Fontainebleau in opposition to his former party.[4]
Midy is a supporter of Emmanuel Macron; in 2017 he rejoined LREM, working with Stanislas Guerini and becoming deputy director general in 2019 and director general in 2020.[3][4][9]
In the June 2022 national election, he was elected to the National Assembly, representing the 5th constituency of Essonne.[1] He narrowly defeated Cédric Villani, who had been elected in 2017 as a member of LREM but stood for re-election for the New Ecological and Social People's Union.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "M. Paul Midy - Essonne (5e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Paris: Paul MIDY nommé Directeur Général de Frichti". PresseAgence.fr (in French). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Portrait. Législatives 2022: Paul Midy remplace Cédric Villani à l'Assemblée" (in French). France 3. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Jules Pecnard (30 March 2022). "De McKinsey à LREM, Paul Midy, le start-upper qui suscite critiques...et fantasmes". Marianne (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Benjamin Polle (15 September 2016). "Start-up africaine de la semaine: Jumia Travel dépasse le million de visiteurs mensuels". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Jumia Launches Jumia One App". Biztech Africa. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Amaury Bucco (14 September 2018). "Paul Midy, un X enrôlé par la start-up de livraisons de repas Frichti". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ G. V. (4 July 2011). "Huchon sauve sa tête mais pas sa bourse". Le Journal du dimanche (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Loris Boichot (6 May 2022). "Législatives 2022: de McKinsey à LREM, le discret Paul Midy envoyé face à Cédric Villani". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
External links[edit]
- Campaign website (in French)
- Living people
- 1982 births
- 21st-century French politicians
- Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Renaissance (French political party) politicians
- Members of Parliament for Essonne
- People from Fontainebleau
- École Polytechnique alumni
- Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni