Lénaïck Adam

Lénaïck Adam is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been a member of the French National Assembly since 2018, representing department of French Guiana.[1]

Lénaïck Adam
Secretary of the French National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2018
Member of the French National Assembly for French Guiana
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 March 2018
Preceded by	Himself
In office 21 June 2017 – 8 December 2017
Preceded by	Chantal Berthelot
Succeeded by	Himself
Personal details
Born	(1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, France
Nationality	French
Political party	REM
Education	Sciences Po Mackenzie Presbyterian University
Occupation	Business executive

Early life

Adam was born on February 19, 1992 in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. He graduated in 2011 and then entered the Paris Institute of Political Studies In 2013, at the end of the bachelor's degree, he spent a year at Mackenzie Presbyterian University (Brazil) to learn the language. In 2014, he entered a master's degree in finance and strategy at Sciences Po Paris, where he graduated in 2016.[2]

In parallel with his studies, Adam held positions within his father's river freight transport company, Maroni Transports & Liaisons, while ensuring the management of two other companies, in river transport and in the promotion of real estate and investment.[3]

Political career

From 2015, Adam worked as adviser to the assembly of French Guiana, elected in the section of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.[4]

Member of the National Assembly

In the 2017 legislative elections, Adam was elected to represent French Guiana's 2nd constituency, with 50.22% of the vote in the second round with 50.22% of the vote.[5] He is the youngest deputy in the history of French Guiana and the first Bushinengue elected at the French National Assembly.

His election was invalidated on 8 December 2017 by the Constitutional Council, due to the absence of assessors in two polling stations, resulting in the cancellation of the votes cast in them. Since the number of canceled ballots was greater than the difference of votes between the two candidates present in the second round, a by-election was organized[6] Following the by-election, he was re-elected in March 2018.[7]

In parliament, Adam has been a member of the Finance Committee since 2018. In addition to his committee assignments, he has since been part of the Assembly's bureau, under the leadership of successive presidents François de Rugy (2017-2018) and Richard Ferrand (since 2018). He is also a member of the French-Nigerian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[8]

Political positions

In July 2019, Adam decided not to align with his parliamentary group’s majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[9]

See also

• 2017 French legislative election
• French Guiana's 2nd constituency
• 2018 French Guiana's 2nd constituency by-election

References

1. "M. Lénaïck Adam". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
2. "A 25 ans, Lénaïck Adam est le nouveau député "En Marche" en Guyane" (in French). la1ere.francetvinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
3. "Lénaïck Adam, un Saint-Laurentais à Sciences Po Paris" (in French). la1ere.francetvinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
4. "Les Conseillers territoriaux". www.ctguyane.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
5. "A 25 ans, Lénaïck Adam est le nouveau député "En Marche" en Guyane" (in French). la1ere.francetvinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
6. ."Communique des decisions du 8 décembre 2017". Constitutional Council (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
7. "Guyane : le candidat LREM remporte la législative partielle et retourne à l'Assemblée" (in French). francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
8. Lénaïck Adam French National Assembly.
9. Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.