Édouard Bénard
Édouard Bénard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the French National Assembly for Seine-Maritime's 3rd constituency | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert Wulfranc |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1995 |
| Party | French Communist Party |
| Other political affiliations | New Popular Front |
Édouard Bénard (born 18 February 1995) is a French politician of the French Communist Party serving as member of the National Assembly for Seine-Maritime's 3rd constituency. He took office in January 2024, succeeding Hubert Wulfranc upon his resignation.[1] He was re-elected in the 2024 legislative election.[2]
Biography
Édouard Bénard was born in Rouen into a working-class family. The son of a cleaning lady and a building surveyor, at the age of 15 he was steered towards a vocational training certificate (CAP) apprenticeship in Butcher.[3]
He then resumed a general high school curriculum, which enabled him to pursue studies in philosophy at the Paris-Sorbonne University. He worked in a bakery alongside his studies.
He is then a local French civil service.[4]
References
- ^ "« J'y vais avec beaucoup de souhaits » : Édouard Bénard a pris ses fonctions de député de Seine-Maritime". Paris-Normandie (in French). 14 January 2024.
- ^ "CARTE. Législatives 2024 à Rouen : la gauche l'emporte dans la 1ère et 3e circonscription" (in French). France Info. 7 July 2024.
- ^ Gaël De Santis. "Édouard Bénard, de la rive gauche de Rouen à la gauche de l'Hémicycle". L'Humanité (in French).
- ^ "Un RSA pour les jeunes au programme des candidats communistes dans le canton Sotteville-lès-Rouen". Paris-Normandie.