Olivier Faure | |
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President of the New Left group in the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 13 December 2016 |
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Preceded by | Bruno Le Roux |
Member of the National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne |
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Assumed office 20 June 2012 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
La Tronche, France |
18 August 1968
Nationality | French |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater |
University of Orléans Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
Olivier Faure is a French politician, head of the New Left group (French: Groupe Nouvelle Gauche), the parliamentary group formed around the Socialist Party (PS) in the French National Assembly, since December 2016.
In the election to lead the socialist group, Faure won by 137 to 120 against Guillaume Bachelay, and succeeded Bruno Le Roux, who was appointed to the Ministry of the Interior.