Emma Fourreau

Emma Fourreau (French pronunciation: [ɛmma fuʁo]; born 1 October 1999) is a French politician for La France Insoumise (LFI).

Emma Fourreau MEP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament for France
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 July 2024
Parliamentary group	The Left
Personal details
Born	(1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25) Pontault-Combault, France
Nationality	French Swedish
Political party	LFI (since 2016)
Alma mater	Sciences Po Rennes
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Early life and education

Fourreau was born in 1999 in Pontault-Combault to a French father and a Swedish mother. In 2017, she earned her Baccalauréat Littéraire with a mention très bien in Caen. She then studied at Sciences Po Rennes.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Fourreau was elected as an MEP in the 2024 European elections. She was elected from the France constituency on the ballot of La France Insoumise–PG–GES [fr]–REV–Péyi-A–PLR. Fourreau sits with The Left parliamentary group.^[1]

In July 2025, Fourreau, alongside fellow LFI member and French MP Gabrielle Cathala and other activists, was on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, seeking to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.^[2][3] Between 26 and 27 July, the IDF seized the ship, towed it to the Port of Ashdod, and detained the activists on board, vowing to deport them to their respective countries.^[4] Along with most of the detainees, she refused to sign deportation papers, and went on a hunger strike to protest Israel's illegal arrest of the crew and its starvation of Palestinians in Gaza; Cathala was expelled instead.^[5] On 29 July, Fourreau was transferred to the airport for deportation.^[6]