Roland Lescure
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Roland Lescure | |
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 Roland Lescure in 2022 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for the First constituency for French residents overseas | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Weissberg |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 4 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Frédéric Lefebvre |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Weissberg |
| Minister Delegate for Industry | |
| In office 4 July 2022 – 21 September 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne Gabriel Attal |
| Preceded by | Agnès Pannier-Runacher |
| Succeeded by | Marc Ferracci |
| President of the Economic Affairs Committee in the National Assembly | |
| In office 29 June 2017 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Frédérique Massat |
| Succeeded by | Guillaume Kasbarian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1966 Paris, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party |
| Relatives | Pierre Lescure (half-brother) |
| Alma mater | École polytechnique ENSAE ParisTech London School of Economics |
| Profession | Economist |
Roland Lescure (French pronunciation: [ʁɔlɑ̃ lɛskyʁ]; born 26 November 1966) is a French and Canadian banker and politician who has served as Minister Delegate for Industry in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal since 2022.[1][2]
Prior to joining the government, Lescure served as a member of the National Assembly, to which he was first elected in 2017.[3][4] A member of Renaissance, he represented the first constituency for French residents overseas (Canada and United States).
Early life and career
[edit]Lescure was born in Paris and raised in Montreuil. His father was a journalist for L'Humanité, while his mother was a trade unionist for the Paris Transport Authority.[5] He studied at the École Polytechnique and the London School of Economics.[6]
Lescure worked as a money manager in France before moving to Montreal, Quebec to take a job as chief investment officer of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, reporting directly to his superior, the Caisse's president Michael Sabia.[5]
Political career
[edit]In parliament, Lescure served as chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs from 2017 to 2022. In this capacity, he was also the parliament's rapporteur on the privatization of Groupe ADP.[7]
In September 2018, after François de Rugy's appointment to the government, Lescure supported Richard Ferrand's candidacy for the presidency of the National Assembly. Once Ferrand was elected, he stood as a candidate to succeed him as president of the LREM parliamentary group.[8] After having won in the first round, he lost in the second round against Gilles Le Gendre.[9][10]
Following the 2022 legislative elections, Lescure stood again as a candidate for the National Assembly's presidency;[11] in an internal vote, he lost against Yaël Braun-Pivet.[12]
Political positions
[edit]In July 2019, Lescure voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[13]
In 2021, Lescure publicly criticized Minister of the Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire, arguing that the Castex government's rejection of a proposed $20 billion takeover of Carrefour by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard was due partly by a desire to control domestic food supplies.[14]
In January 2021, as a member of the "Hunting, fishing and territories" study group, the deputy voted in favor of the defense and promotion of hunter's leisure.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Lescure is married to an Irish woman.
References
[edit]- ^ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (4 July 2022), Remaniement : le député Roland Lescure nommé à l'Industrie Le Figaro.
- ^ Victor Goury-Laffont (8 February 2024), Macron completes painstaking reshuffle with EU affairs, health, energy appointments Politico Europe.
- ^ "Roland Lescure (En Marche) élu député des Français des Etats-Unis et du Canada". Le Courrier de Floride, 17 June 2017.
- ^ Elizabeth Pineau (20 February 2020), Trade unions back on streets but French pension fight shifts to parliament, Reuters.
- ^ a b "He Quit a $2 Million Job to Help Run France". Bloomberg Businessweek, June 1, 2017.
- ^ Justine Rastello (June 12, 2017), L'ascension express de Roland Lescure, en tête dans la circo de l'Amérique du Nord Libération.
- ^ Manon Rescan (April 9, 2019), Des parlementaires lancent une procédure de référendum contre la privatisation des aéroports de Paris Le Monde.
- ^ Lescure candidat à la tête des députés LREM Le Figaro, September 13, 2018.
- ^ Gilles Le Gendre élu nouveau président des députés LREM Le Point, September 18, 2018.
- ^ Jean-Christophe Laurence (2021-11-17). "Loin de Montréal, près des tabous…". La Presse+ (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ Loris Boichot (21 June 2022), Braun-Pivet, Pompili, Lescure... Six Marcheurs candidats pour remplacer Richard Ferrand à la tête de l’Assemblée Libération.
- ^ Yaël Braun-Pivet élue candidate de la majorité pour présider l’Assemblée nationale Le Monde, 23 June 2022.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- ^ Ania Nussbaum (January 19, 2021), French Lawmakers Seek Assurances After Foreign Takeover Veto Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Les députés se penchent sur le sort des animaux domestiques et sauvages". Les Echos (in French). 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Renaissance (French political party) politicians
- French emigrants to Canada
- École Polytechnique alumni
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 17th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Politicians from Paris
- Members of the Borne government
- Members of Parliament for French people living outside France