Roland Lescure

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Roland Lescure
Member of the National Assembly for the First Overseas Constituency
Assumed office
June 2017 (2017-June)
Preceded byFrédéric Lefebvre
Personal details
Born (1966-11-26) 26 November 1966 (age 54)
Paris, France
Political partyLa République En Marche!
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
ENSAE ParisTech
London School of Economics
ProfessionEconomist

Roland Lescure (born 26 November 1966) is a French banker and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since the 2017 elections.[1][2] He represents the First constituency for French residents overseas (Canada and the United States).

Early life and career[]

Lescure was born and raised in Paris. His father was a journalist for L'Humanité, while his mother was a trade unionist for the Paris Transport Authority.[3] He studied at the École Polytechnique and the London School of Economics.[4]

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.[3]

Political career[]

In parliament, Lescure serves as chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs. In this capacity, he was also the parliament's rapporteur on the privatization of Groupe ADP.[5]

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.[6] After having won in the first round, he lost in the second round against Gilles Le Gendre.[7]

Political positions[]

In July 2019, Lescure voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[8]

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.[9]

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.

Personal life[]

Lescure is married to an Irish woman.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Roland Lescure (En Marche) élu député des Français des Etats-Unis et du Canada". Le Courrier de Floride, June 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Elizabeth Pineau (February 20, 2020), Trade unions back on streets but French pension fight shifts to parliament Reuters.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "He Quit a $2 Million Job to Help Run France". Bloomberg Businessweek, June 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Justine Rastello (June 12, 2017), L'ascension express de Roland Lescure, en tête dans la circo de l'Amérique du Nord Libération.
  5. ^ Manon Rescan (April 9, 2019), Des parlementaires lancent une procédure de référendum contre la privatisation des aéroports de Paris Le Monde.
  6. ^ Lescure candidat à la tête des députés LREM Le Figaro, September 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Gilles Le Gendre élu nouveau président des députés LREM Le Point, September 18, 2018.
  8. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
  9. ^ Ania Nussbaum (January 19, 2021), French Lawmakers Seek Assurances After Foreign Takeover Veto Bloomberg News.
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