Perceval Gaillard
Perceval Gaillard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Réunion's 7th constituency | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Luc Poudroux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1983 Rouen, France |
| Political party | La France Insoumise |
| Occupation | politician |
Perceval Gaillard (born 24 April 1983) is a French politician from La France Insoumise. He was elected member of the National Assembly for Réunion's 7th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election.[1]
Biography[edit]
He moved to Reunion Island at the age of 19, where he worked as a laborer, mason and handler at the port, unloading containers.[2] Elected on Huguette Bello's list in Saint-Paul for the 2020 municipal elections, he is the thirteenth deputy mayor in charge of city policy and the fight against illiteracy.[3][4] He is a member of the party Rézistan's Égalité 974, founded by Jean-Hugues Ratenon and close to La France insoumise.[5]
On June 19, 2022, he was elected deputy in the seventh constituency of Reunion Island under the label "Divers gauche".[6] He became the first "zorey" (metropolitan) deputy of the island since Michel Debré, deputy between 1963 and 1988.[2] He joined the group La France insoumise - Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale (LFI-NUPES) in the National Assembly, alongside Jean-Hugues Ratenon.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^ "M. Perceval Gaillard - Réunion (7e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ a b "Assemblée nationale Perceval Gaillard le député réunionnais pas né à La Réunion". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Biographie perceval gaillard". Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Perceval GAILLARD - Ville de Saint-Paul". Ville de Saint-Paul. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Bras-Panon : Rezistan's Égalité 974 inaugure sa permanence". 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Résultats législatives 2022 : Perceval Gaillard est le nouveau député de la 7ème circonscription à La Réunion - Réunion la 1ère". Réunion la 1ère. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Perceval Gaillard et Jean-Hugues Ratenon intègrent le groupe LFI". Retrieved 2023-03-28.