Roland Lescure | |
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| Minister Delegate for Industry | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne Gabriel Attal |
| Preceded by | Agnès Pannier-Runacher |
| Member of the National Assembly for the 1st constituency for French residents overseas | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 4 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Frédéric Lefebvre |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Weissberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1966 11th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party (formerly) |
| 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 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
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
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
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
Lescure is married to an Irish woman.
References
- ^ 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.
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