Adam Lenaïck (born 19 February 1992) is a French politician of

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(RE) who was a member of the

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from 2018 until 2022, representing department of

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Early life

Adam was born on 19 February 1992, in

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. He is Surinamese origins of

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. He graduated with a

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in 2011 and then entered the

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. In 2013, at the end of the bachelor's degree, he spent a year at

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(

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) to learn the

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. In 2014, he entered a master's degree in finance and strategy at Sciences Po Paris, where he graduated in 2016. In parallel with his studies, Adam held positions within his father's river freight transport company, Maroni Transports & Liaisons, while ensuring the management of two other companies, in river transport and in the promotion of real estate and investment.

Political career

From 2015, Adam worked as adviser to the assembly of

, elected in the section of

Member of the National Assembly

In the 2017 legislative elections, Adam was elected to represent French Guiana's 2nd constituency, with 50.22% of the vote in the second round with 50.22% of the vote. He is the youngest deputy in the history of

and the first

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elected at the

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. His election was invalidated on 8 December 2017 by the Constitutional Council, due to the absence of assessors in two polling stations, resulting in the cancellation of the votes cast in them. Since the number of canceled ballots was greater than the difference of votes between the two candidates present in the second round, a by-election was organized Following the

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, he was re-elected in March 2018. In parliament, Adam has been a member of the Finance Committee since 2018. In addition to his committee assignments, he has since been part of the Assembly's bureau, under the leadership of successive presidents

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(2017-2018) and

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(since 2018). He is also a member of the French-Nigerian Parliamentary Friendship Group. Adam ran for parliament in the

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, but was not elected.

Political positions

In July 2019, Adam decided not to align with his parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the

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’s

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(CETA) with

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. In 2020, Adam went against his parliamentary group's majority and abstained from an important vote on a much discussed security bill drafted by his colleagues

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and

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that helps, among other measures, curtail the filming of police forces.Jules Darmanin (27 November 2020)
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adam, Lénaïck 1992 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians Sciences Po alumni People from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Black French politicians Ndyuka people Members of Parliament for French Guiana

Early life

Political career

Member of the National Assembly

Political positions

See also

References