Laura Slimani (born 23 August 1989) is a French politician of The Ecologists. Since 2020, she has served as a deputy mayor of Rouen.[1] From 2013 to 2015, she was the leader of the Young Socialist Movement.[2] From 2015 to 2017, she served as president of Young European Socialists.[3] In the 2019 European Parliament election, she was a candidate for member of the European Parliament.[3]
Laura Slimani | |
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Slimani in 2014 | |
| President of Young European Socialists | |
| In office 11 April 2015 – 7 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kaisa Vatanen |
| Succeeded by | João Albuquerque |
| Leader of the Young Socialist Movement | |
| In office 17 November 2013 – 19 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Thierry Marchal-Beck |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Lucas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1989 |
| Political party | The Ecologists (since 2022) Génération.s (2017–2022) Socialist Party (2010–2017) |
Slimani joined the Socialist Party in 2010.[4] During the 2017 Socialist Party presidential primary, she served as spokesperson for Benoît Hamon.[5] In September 2017, she left the Socialist Party and joined Hamon's newly founded Génération.s.[6] In the 2020 municipal elections, she ran alongside The Ecologists.[7] During the 2021 Green Party presidential primary, she supported Éric Piolle.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Municipales à Rouen. Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, nouveau maire de Rouen". Ouest-France (in French). 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Laura Slimani quitte le PS à Rouen". Paris-Normandie (in French). 29 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Européennes (5) : qui sont les candidats issus du social (suite et fin) ?". Editions Législatives (in French). 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Laura Slimani, femme de convictions qui aime convaincre". La Voix du Nord (in French). 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Laura Slimani, la voix de Benoît Hamon". Ouest-France (in French). 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Rouen. L'élue rouennaise Laura Slimani quitte le Parti socialiste" (in French). Tendance Ouest. 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Élections municipales à Rouen : Laura Slimani de Génération.s rejoint les écologistes". Actu.fr (in French). 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Primaire EELV. Une cinquantaine d'élus normands apportent leur soutien à Eric Piolle". Paris-Normandie (in French). 9 September 2021.