Pierre Laurent (born 1 July 1957) is a French politician and journalist. Ex-director of ''

L'Humanité ''L'Humanité'' (; ), is a French daily newspaper. It was previously an organ of the French Communist Party, and maintains links to the party. Its slogan is "In an ideal world, ''L'Humanité'' would not exist." History and profile Pre-World Wa ...

'', and former leader of the

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(PCF).

Career

His father, Paul Laurent, was a member of the

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for

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and a high-ranking official of the French Communist Party. Pierre Laurent joined the

Union of Communist Students The Union of Communist Students (french: Union des étudiants communistes, UEC) is a French student political organization, part of the '' Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France'' (MJCF, Young Communists Movement of France). It was founded in 1939 ...

(UEC) when he was studying

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in Paris. He was National Secretary of UEC from 1982 to 1985. After graduating with a master's degree in Economics, he became a journalist for ''

''. At first specialized in economic issues, he became chief editor in 1999, and managing editor in 2000. He became a member of the

National Council in 2000 ( congress). He was the main writer of the Congress resolution in 2009, which he introduced. He was then nominated "national coordinator" (party's number 2), in charge of leading the party's collegial direction. He therefore resigned from ''L'Humanité''. In 2010, he led the list for the Left Front (together with Alternative citoyenne, les Alternatifs and others) in

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for the French regional elections. He received 6.55% of the popular vote. Laurent was elected National Secretary of the French Communist Party in June 2010, replacing

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. Laurent supported

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in the 2nd round of the

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, opposing

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Personal life

Despite reported financial difficulties, Laurent has collected more than €550,000 in wages within the space of 8 years.

References

External links

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Pierre Laurent's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laurent, Pierre 1957 births Living people Politicians from Paris French Senators of the Fifth Republic French Communist Party politicians Senators of Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne University alumni