Roland Lescure
Roland Lescure | |
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Member of the National Assembly for the First Overseas Constituency | |
Assumed office June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Frédéric Lefebvre |
Personal details | |
Born |
Paris, France | 26 November 1966
Political party | La République En Marche! |
Alma mater |
École Polytechnique ENSAE ParisTech London School of Economics |
Profession | Economist |
Roland Lescure is a French politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of France in the French legislative election, 2017.[1] He represents the First constituency for French residents overseas (Canada and the United States) as a member of La République En Marche!. He is also the president of the French Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs.
Lescure was born and raised in Paris. His father was a journalist for L'Humanité, while his mother was a trade unionist for the Paris Transport Authority.[2] He studied at the École Polytechnique and the London School of Economics, and 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.[2]
In 2018, he voted for the use of Glyphosate in cultural process in France[3].
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