Jordan Bardella

Jordan Bardella (born 13 September 1995) is a French politician who has served as a Spokesman of the National Rally since September 2017. He was the lead candidate of the National Rally in the 2019 European Parliament election in France. He also served as president of the Front National de la Jeunesse (FNJ), which was later renamed Génération Nation (GN).

Jordan Bardella

MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencyFrance
Spokesman of the National Rally
Assumed office
21 September 2017
Serving with Sébastien Chenu and Julien Sanchez
LeaderMarine Le Pen
Preceded byNew office
Personal details
Born (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995
Drancy, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyNational Rally
Alma materParis-Sorbonne University

Biography

He was born on 13 September 1995 in Drancy (Seine-Saint-Denis)[1] into a modest family of Italian origin.[2]

In 2012, he joined the National Front (FN), which was renamed National Rally (RN) in 2018.[3] Alongside Sébastien Chenu and Julien Sanchez, he became a party spokesman after Marine Le Pen's defeat in the 2017 presidential election.[4] The following year, Le Pen also appointed him as president of the Front National de la Jeunesse (FNJ) which later became Génération Nation (GN). He is close to the Italian politician Matteo Salvini.[5]

At the age of 23, he was designated as the first candidate on the National Rally list for the 2019 European Parliament election in France.[6][7]

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References
  1. "BARDELLA". www.iledefrance.fr.
  2. à 17h59, Par Valérie HacotLe 25 décembre 2018 (2018-12-25). "Jordan Bardella, le rajeunissement national". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  3. magazine, Le Point (2 December 2015). "Régionales: Jordan Bardella, jeune candidat FN, mène campagne en Seine-Saint-Denis". Le Point.
  4. Samuel, Henry (13 January 2019). "Marine Le Pen backs 'poster boy for forgotten France' to win over Yellow Vests" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. Kayali, Laura (7 January 2019). "French far right picks 23-year-old to lead EU election campaign". POLITICO.
  6. "French far-right names 23-year-old as top candidate in EU elections". RFI. 7 January 2019.
  7. Heath, Ryan (7 January 2019). "French far-right chooses 23-year-old as top EU candidate". POLITICO.


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