Olivier Faure

Olivier Faure (born 18 August 1968) is a French politician. He was head of the New Left group (French: Groupe Nouvelle Gauche), the parliamentary group formed around the Socialist Party (PS) in the National Assembly, from December 2016 to April 2018.[1] He is also the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party.

Olivier Faure
First Secretary of the French Socialist Party
Assumed office
7 April 2018
Preceded byRachid Temal (ad interim)
Jean-Christophe Cambadélis
President of the New Left group in the National Assembly
In office
13 December 2016 – 11 April 2018
Preceded byBruno Le Roux
Succeeded byValérie Rabault
Member of the National Assembly
for Seine-et-Marne's 11th constituency
Assumed office
20 June 2012
Personal details
Born (1968-08-18) 18 August 1968
La Tronche, France
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Orléans
Panthéon-Sorbonne University

In the election to lead the socialist group, Faure won by 137 to 120 against Guillaume Bachelay and succeeded Bruno Le Roux, who was appointed to the Ministry of the Interior.[1] Faure was a candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party at the Aubervilliers Congress in 2018,[2] and after securing a near-majority of support in the first round, was elected unopposed after the withdrawal of his nearest opponent, Stéphane Le Foll.[3]

References
  1. "Cinq choses à savoir sur Olivier Faure, nouveau patron des députés PS - Libération". Liberation.fr. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. "Qui sont les candidats déclarés à la présidence du PS ?". Europe 1. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. Gilles Rof; Astrid de Villaines (29 March 2018). "PS : les enjeux de l'élection d'Olivier Faure au poste de premier secrétaire". Le Monde. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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