Roxane Lundy Explained

Roxane Lundy (born 25 September 1995) is a French politician of Génération.s. In 2018, she served as leader of the Young Socialist Movement.^[1] She is a municipal councillor of Beauvais and a member of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France.^[2]

Early life and career

Lundy was born in Créteil in 1995, and joined the Socialist Party's youth wing Young Socialist Movement in 2014.^[3] In February 2018, she was elected president of the Young Socialist Movement, succeeding Benjamin Lucas.^[1] She left the Socialist Party in March 2018, and joined Génération.s.^[4] In the 2019 European Parliament election, she was a candidate for member of the European Parliament.^[5] In the 2020 municipal elections, she was a candidate for mayor of Beauvais, and was elected member of the municipal council.^[6] She was a candidate for Oise's 1st constituency in the 2021 by-election,^[7] and in the 2022 legislative election.^[8] She married Benjamin Lucas in September 2023,^[9] and succeeded him as a member of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France in October 2023.^[10] In the 2024 legislative election, she was again a candidate for Oise's 1st constituency, after initially declining to run.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeunes socialistes : à peine élue, la présidente est déjà contestée. Le Parisien. 11 February 2018. fr.
2. Web site: L'élue Beauvaisienne PS Roxane Lundy, nouvelle conseillère régionale présente ses trois grands projets à la Région. Le Courrier picard. 28 October 2023. fr.
3. Web site: Roxane Lundy, vlan la jeune garde. Libération. 11 April 2018. fr.
4. Web site: Roxane Lundy : "Le Mouvement des jeunes socialistes va prendre son indépendance vis-à-vis du PS". Le Monde. 23 March 2018. fr.
5. Web site: Beauvais : Roxane Lundy aux Européennes avec Benoît Hamon, une candidature qui interpelle. L'Observateur de Beauvais. 27 February 2019. fr.
6. Web site: Résultats des municipales à Beauvais : la maire sortante Caroline Cayeux réélue dès le premier tour. France Info. 15 March 2020. fr.
7. Web site: Législatives partielles dans l'Oise : Roxane Lundy, candidate de la gauche face au neveu d'Olivier Dassault. Le Parisien. 27 April 2021. fr.
8. Web site: Première circonscription. Finalement, Roxane Lundy représentera le Nouveau front populaire. Oise Hebdo. 15 June 2024. fr.
9. Web site: Beauvais: cette étonnante photo au mariage de l'opposante Roxane Lundy. Le Courrier picard. 27 September 2023. fr.
10. Web site: Conseil régional: après les Sénatoriales, Benjamin Lucas s'en va, sa compagne Roxane Lundy arrive. Le Courrier picard. 17 October 2023. fr.