Roxane Lundy (born 25 September 1995) is a French politician of Génération.s. In 2018, she served as leader of the Young Socialist Movement.[1] She is a municipal councillor of Beauvais and a member of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France.[2]

Roxane Lundy
Lundy in 2023
Leader of the Young Socialist Movement
In office
10 February 2018 – 23 March 2018
Preceded byBenjamin Lucas
Succeeded byCollective leadership
Emma Rafowicz (2020)
Personal details
Born (1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 (age 29)
Créteil, France
Political partyGénération.s (since 2018)
Socialist Party (2014–2018)
Other political
affiliations
New Popular Front
Spouse
(m. 2023)

Early life and career

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Lundy was born in Créteil in 1995, and joined the Socialist Party's youth wing Young Socialist Movement in 2014.[3] In February 2018, she was elected president of the Young Socialist Movement, succeeding Benjamin Lucas.[1] She left the Socialist Party in March 2018, and joined Génération.s.[4] In the 2019 European Parliament election, she was a candidate for member of the European Parliament.[5] In the 2020 municipal elections, she was a candidate for mayor of Beauvais, and was elected member of the municipal council.[6] She was a candidate for Oise's 1st constituency in the 2021 by-election,[7] and in the 2022 legislative election.[8] She married Benjamin Lucas in September 2023,[9] and succeeded him as a member of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France in October 2023.[10] In the 2024 legislative election, she was again a candidate for Oise's 1st constituency, after initially declining to run.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jeunes socialistes : à peine élue, la présidente est déjà contestée". Le Parisien (in French). 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "L'élue Beauvaisienne PS Roxane Lundy, nouvelle conseillère régionale présente ses trois grands projets à la Région". Le Courrier picard (in French). 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Roxane Lundy, vlan la jeune garde". Libération (in French). 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Roxane Lundy : "Le Mouvement des jeunes socialistes va prendre son indépendance vis-à-vis du PS"". Le Monde (in French). 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Beauvais : Roxane Lundy aux Européennes avec Benoît Hamon, une candidature qui interpelle". L'Observateur de Beauvais (in French). 27 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Résultats des municipales à Beauvais : la maire sortante Caroline Cayeux réélue dès le premier tour" (in French). France Info. 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Législatives partielles dans l'Oise : Roxane Lundy, candidate de la gauche face au neveu d'Olivier Dassault". Le Parisien (in French). 27 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Première circonscription. Finalement, Roxane Lundy représentera le Nouveau front populaire". Oise Hebdo (in French). 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Beauvais: cette étonnante photo au mariage de l'opposante Roxane Lundy". Le Courrier picard (in French). 27 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Conseil régional: après les Sénatoriales, Benjamin Lucas s'en va, sa compagne Roxane Lundy arrive". Le Courrier picard (in French). 17 October 2023.