Manuel Bompard (; born 30 March 1986) is a French politician who has been a member of the

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since 2022.

Early life and education

Manuel Bompard was born on March 30, 1986 in Firminy, and grew up in the

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. His father is a computer scientist, then a farmer, his mother is a public servant in the housing sector. He graduated from ENSIMAG's

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in Grenoble. He is a doctor in mathematics in 2011, after having defended a thesis of

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in aeronautics at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. He works in a

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specialized in

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Political career

Manuel Bompard joined the Left Party at its creation in 2009. He became national secretary in 2010. In 2012, he became a member of the "events" team of the campaign of

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for the

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. In 2015, he was the candidate of the Left Party, in partnership with Dagmara Szlagor of EELV, in the 2015 Departmental elections in Haute-Garonne in the

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, where they arrive in 3rd position. In 2017, Manuel Bompard was the candidate in the

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in the 9th constituency of Haute-Garonne, for La France Insoumise. He was defeated in the second round by

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. In July 2018, he left the leadership of the Left Party in order to devote himself to his mission of spokesperson for the La France Insoumise and the European's campaign. During the

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, he is in second place on the La France Insoumise's list of candidates. For the

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, he was the

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candidate in

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replacing

. His seat in the

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was taken by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bompard, Manuel 1986 births Living people People from Firminy Politicians from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes MEPs for France 2019–2024 La France Insoumise MEPs La France Insoumise politicians Grenoble Institute of Technology alumni Côte d'Azur University alumni Candidates for the 2022 French legislative election Members of Parliament for Bouches-du-Rhône