Perceval Gaillard (born 24 April 1983) is a French politician from

La France Insoumise La France Insoumise (FI or LFI; ; "France Unbowed") is a left-wing populist political party in France, launched in 2016 by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, then a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former co-president of the Left Party (PG). It aim ...

. He was elected

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of the

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for

Réunion's 7th constituency The 7th constituency of Réunion is a French legislative constituency on the island of Réunion. The constituency is located on the west coast. As of 2022, it is represented by Perceval Gaillard, a La France Insoumise deputy. Deputies Electi ...

in the

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Biography

He moved to Reunion Island at the age of 19, where he worked as a laborer, mason and handler at the port, unloading containers. Elected on Huguette Bello's list in Saint-Paul for the 2020 municipal elections, he is the thirteenth deputy mayor in charge of city policy and the fight against illiteracy. He is a member of the party Rézistan's Égalité 974, founded by Jean-Hugues Ratenon and close to La France insoumise. On 19 June 2022 he was elected deputy in the seventh constituency of Reunion Island under the label "

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". He became the first "zorey" (metropolitan) deputy of the island since

Michel Debré Michel Jean-Pierre Debré (; 15 January 1912 – 2 August 1996) was the first Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France. He served under President Charles de Gaulle from 1959 ...

, deputy between 1963 and 1988. He joined the group La France insoumise - Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale (LFI-NUPES) in the National Assembly, alongside Jean-Hugues Ratenon.

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Living people 1983 births People from Rouen Members of Parliament for Réunion La France Insoumise politicians 21st-century French politicians Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{Réunion-politician-stub

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