Laurent Alexandre

Laurent Alexandre, born 9 June 1973 in Decazeville (Aveyron), is a French politician of La France Insoumise who has been representing Aveyron's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly since 2022.^[1]

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Laurent Alexandre

Member of the National Assembly for Aveyron's 2nd constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 June 2022
Preceded by	Anne Blanc

Personal details
Born	(1973-06-09) 9 June 1973 (age 52) Decazeville, Aveyron, France
Party	La France Insoumise

Personal life

Laurent Alexandre is the son of a factory worker and a cleaner. He holds a vocational baccalaureate and a BTS in composite materials. In 1998 he was hired by the manufacturer Ratier-Figeac and in 2000 he joined the General Confederation of Labour (CGT).^[2]^[3] He later worked as a skilled worker at Collins Aerospace.^[4]

Political career

Laurent Alexandre has been mayor of Aubin, a town with fewer than 4,000 inhabitants, since May 2020,^[5] and vice-president of the Decazeville Communauté intermunicipal authority.^[6]

In the 2022 legislative elections, he ran in Aveyron’s second constituency under the LFI-NUPES label.^[5] He came first in the first round with 27.78% of the vote, ahead of a LREM candidate.^[7] He was elected in the second round with 50.99% of the vote. No deputies in the previous legislature had been manual workers.^[8] In accordance with French rules on the non-accumulation of mandates, he resigned as mayor.^[9]

He has expressed his intention to oppose the closure of 153 beds at the nursing home (EHPAD) in Villefranche-de-Rouergue,^[10] as well as the closure of the Aveyron metalworking company in Viviez.^[11]

After the National Assembly was dissolved by Emmanuel Macron, he ran for re-election in the 2024 legislative elections. He was re-elected in the second round against the National Rally candidate.^[12]

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Laurent Alexandre

Personal life

Political career

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