Boris Tavernier
Boris Tavernier | |
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Boris Tavernier in 2024 | |
| Member of the French National Assembly for Rhône's 2nd constituency | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert Julien-Laferrière |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1979 Doullens, France |
| Party | The Ecologists |
Boris Tavernier (born 23 August 1979) is a French activist and politician from the The Ecologists. He is co-founder of the Vrac association (Towards a joint purchasing network) which fights against food insecurity. He was elected a deputy of the National Assembly in the 2024 French legislative election in Rhône's 2nd constituency.
Biography
Professional and associative career
Coming from a working-class family in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Boris Tavernier has lived in Lyon since the early 2000s.[1] He is involved in the social and solidarity economy and food. In 2004, he co-founded "De l'autre côté du pont", a bar-restaurant and performance hall in Scop, where he is in charge of the kitchen and cultural programming.
He is the holder of a Master's degree in social and solidarity economy from the University of Lyon 2, he co-founded in 2013 with Marc Uhry and Cedric Van Styvendael "VRAC" (Towards a joint purchasing network), an association fighting against food insecurity, whose first purchasing group was created in La Duchère.[2] The mission of the association is to allow residents of working-class neighborhoods with limited incomes to access a chosen and unconstrained food supply, thanks to the sale of products at differentiated pricing.[3] The VRAC association is authorized to provide food aid and is present in several dozen cities in France.[4]
With this association, he organizes cooking competitions in various neighbourhoods,[5] several educational projects around food,[6] and initiated and supervised the project "Women from here, Cuisine from elsewhere",[7] a book of investigation and stories on the cooking of women from immigrant backgrounds, published by Albin Michel and written by Alexis Jenni, winner of the 2011 Goncourt Prize. In 2019, he initiated and coordinated the project "Remains of Childhood", a collection of culinary-literary texts. In 2021, he directed the project "Together for better food",[8] co-written by Alexis Jenni and Frédéric Denhez, an investigation into solidarity and sustainable projects to escape food insecurity. The same year, Boris Tavernier became an Ashoka fellow, a title that recognizes pioneers of social entrepreneurship.
His expertise in the fight against food insecurity allows him to participate in the work of the National Coordination Committee for the Fight Against Food Insecurity (Cocolupa) and in that of the National Food Programme (PNA). He also appears on France Inter to raise awareness of food issues, notably in the programs "On va déguster"[9] and "La Terre au carré".[10]
He advocates for healthier, fairer and more sustainable food, and for the generalization of social security systems for food social security.[11]
Political career
The Ecologists party presented him as a candidate in the French legislative elections of June and July 2024 in Rhône's 2nd constituency. He was elected with 58.58% of the vote.[12][13][14] He sits within the Ecologist Group in the National Assembly.
Election results
| Election | Party | Constituency | 1st round | 2nd round | Issue | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | |||||
| 2024 | LÉ (NFP) | 2e du Rhône | 28,567 | 49.65 | 1st | 30,239 | 58.58 | 1st | Elected | |
Mandates
- Since 18 July 2024: deputy for the 2nd constituency of the Rhône
References
- ^ Moran Kerinec (2024-06-26). "Un militant pour les quartiers populaires bientôt député ?". Reporterre, le média de l'écologie (in French).
- ^ Reporterre (2019-12-24). "Du bio, pas cher, dans les quartiers populaires : le pari de l'association Vrac". Reporterre, le média de l'écologie - Indépendant et en accès libre (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Darnault, Maïté. "Boris Tavernier, le cœur et la patate". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Espace presse". VRAC National (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Concours de cuisine national VRAC 2023 - Chef·fes de la Cité. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Boris Tavernier, fondateur de Vrac: des idées pour nourrir les quartiers". La Croix (in French). 2021-09-22. ISSN 0242-6056. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Tranches de vie pour un repas de fête". humanite.fr (in French). 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Polony, Natacha (2021-05-29). "Alimentation : « Aujourd'hui les pauvres n'ont le droit qu'aux restes »". www.marianne.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Solidarité alimentaire". France Inter (in French). 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Démocratie alimentaire : le droit à une alimentation durable pour tous". France Inter (in French). 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Boris Tavernier ou l'alimentation vecteur de justice sociale et de fraternité". www.rcf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Publication des candidatures et des résultats aux élections Législatives 2024 30 juin et 7 juillet 2024". Ministère de l'Intérieur et des Outre-Mer (in French). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Fraioli, Camille (8 July 2024). "« Une belle soirée collective », Boris Tavernier élu avec 58,58 %". Le Progrès (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Législatives: Boris Tavernier (NFP) tient sa victoire dans la 2e circonscription du Rhône". Lyon décideurs (in French). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
See also
External links
- Biography at the National Assembly