Laura Slimani Explained

Laura Slimani
Office:President of Young European Socialists
Term Start:11 April 2015
Term End:7 April 2017
Predecessor:Kaisa Vatanen
Successor:João Albuquerque
Office1:Leader of the Young Socialist Movement
Term Start1:17 November 2013
Term End1:19 December 2015
Predecessor1:Thierry Marchal-Beck
Successor1:Benjamin Lucas
Party:The Ecologists (since 2022)
Génération.s (2017–2022)
Socialist Party (2010–2017)
Birth Date: df=yes 23 August 1989

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipales à Rouen. Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, nouveau maire de Rouen. Ouest-France. 4 July 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: Laura Slimani quitte le PS à Rouen. Paris-Normandie. 29 September 2017. fr.
  3. Web site: Européennes (5) : qui sont les candidats issus du social (suite et fin) ?. Editions Législatives. 24 May 2019. fr.
  4. Web site: Laura Slimani, femme de convictions qui aime convaincre. La Voix du Nord. 30 September 2017. fr.
  5. Web site: Laura Slimani, la voix de Benoît Hamon. Ouest-France. 6 February 2017. fr.
  6. Web site: Rouen. L'élue rouennaise Laura Slimani quitte le Parti socialiste. Tendance Ouest. 30 September 2017. fr.
  7. Web site: Élections municipales à Rouen : Laura Slimani de Génération.s rejoint les écologistes. Actu.fr. 22 November 2019. fr.
  8. Web site: Primaire EELV. Une cinquantaine d'élus normands apportent leur soutien à Eric Piolle. Paris-Normandie. 9 September 2021. fr.