Ugo Bernalicis () is a French politician and represents the department of Nord, in the French National Assembly.

Biography

Early life

Ugo Bernalicis was born into a family close to the communist movement, with a militant father, an elected grandfather and a great-grandfather who was deported to the Dachau concentration camp because of his political convictions. He grew up in the countryside near Arras. Student at Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III, Ugo Bernalicis commits to the

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. He campaigns with the Union of Communist Students and the CGT-CROUS for the improvement of living conditions of students, and organizes a rent strike to fight against the unhealthy student residences Lille. In September 2012, he joined the .

Political career

In 2007, Ugo Bernalicis joined the

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and moved closer to Marie-Noëlle Lienemann and Jean-Luc Mélenchon. He co-led a movement within the Young Socialist Movement called The Socialist Offensive. In 2008, he left the

with Jean-Luc Mélenchon to continue his political commitment in his new organization, the Left Party. In March 2010, he was a candidate for regional elections on the list of the Left Front, with Alain Bocquet as the head of the list. In March 2011, following an agreement with the

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, he was a candidate of the Left Front for cantonal elections in the canton of Lille-Sud-Est and obtained 9.07% of the votes cast. He was a candidate in the 2012 legislative elections in the 2nd constituency of Nord, supported by the

, the Communist Coordination, the Unitary Left and the Left Party, where he came in fourth place in the first round with 8.87% of votes. He also ran in the 2015 regional elections in Hauts-de-France, in 61st position on the list led by Sandrine Rousseau (

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, Left Party,

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), ranked fifth with 4.83% of the vote.

Member of the National Assembly

He was elected to the

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on 18 June 2017, representing the 2nd constituency of Nord. He was second in votes in the first round, narrowly beating incumbent Audrey Linkenheld, but behind Houmria Berrada, the

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candidate, then easily won the second round. In the

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, he sits on the Constitutional Acts, Legislation and General Administration Committee. He is a member of Special Commission to Consider the Bill for a State Serving a Trusted Society, member of the Working Group on Digital Democracy and New Forms of Citizen Participation and member of the mission of information on the ethics of the civil servants and the supervision of the conflicts of interest. He is secretary of the Public Policy Evaluation and Oversight Committee. He is a Vice-President of

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Friendship Group.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernalicis, Ugo 1989 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic La France Insoumise politicians Left Party (France) politicians University of Lille Nord de France alumni People from Arras Members of Parliament for Nord

Biography

Early life

Political career

Member of the National Assembly

See also

References