Laurent Croizier, born January 29, 1975, in Besançon (Doubs), is a French politician.

Laurent Croizier
Appointed byJune 22, 2022
Preceded byFannette Charvier
ConstituencyDoubs's 1st constituency
Personal details
Born (1975-01-29) 29 January 1975 (age 49)
Besançon (Doubs), France
Political partyDemocratic Movement
OccupationSchool teacher

Involved with the Mouvement démocrate (MoDem) since 2012, he was elected Besançon municipal councilor and Grand Besançon Métropole community councilor in 2014. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections.

In the 2022 legislative elections, he was elected deputy for the 1st constituency of Doubs.[1]

Biography edit

Laurent Croizier was born of a nurse mother and a railway worker father. He grew up in a rural environment in Roulans, Doubs, before moving to Besançon as a teenager. He is married with two children.

He obtained a scientific baccalaureate from the Lycée Jules-Haag in Besançon and continued his studies in higher education at the Besançon Faculty of Science, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in physics and chemistry.

He began his professional career as a school teacher in the French Ministry of Education.

Political career edit

Local mandates edit

Laurent Croizier has sat in opposition on the Besançon city council and on the Grand Besançon[2] Métropole community council since 2014.[3] In the 2020 municipal elections, the Mouvement démocrate du Doubs, which he chairs, has formed a local alliance in Besançon with the La République en marche party.[4] The alliance, led by deputy candidate Éric Alauzet, lost in the second round to the left-wing coalition. However, he was re-elected city councillor and community councillor.

Member of Parliament for the 1st constituency of Doubs edit

In June 2022, Laurent Croizier was elected deputy for the 1st constituency of Doubs with 51.88% of the vote,[5] ahead of his opponent from La France Insoumise who received 48.12% of the vote.

Supported by the presidential majority, he was elected under the Mouvement démocrate label.

Associative commitments edit

Laurent Croizier was sports coach and director of the training center at the Besançon professional basketball club (BBC).[6]

References edit

  1. ^ nationale, Assemblée. "M. Laurent Croizier – Doubs (1re circonscription)". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. ^ "Conseil municipal". Besançon (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. ^ "Les Élus communautaires". Grand Besançon (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. ^ "Municipales 2020 à Besançon : le MoDem rejoint la liste de La République En Marche". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  5. ^ "Législatives 2022. Laurent Croizier, élu de la majorité dans la première circonscription du Doubs : « Je suis le député de tous les habitants »". www.estrepublicain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  6. ^ "PORTRAITS. Législatives 2022 : de Laurent Croizier (MoDem) à Géraldine Grangier (RN), qui sont vos députés dans le Doubs ?". France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (in French). 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

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