Alexandre Holroyd (born 17 May 1987) is a French politician who also holds British citizenship. He was elected to the National Assembly for La République En Marche! (later Renaissance) in the 2017 legislative election in the 3rd constituency for French residents overseas, which comprises the British Isles, the Nordic States, and the Baltic states. He won in the second round against Socialist candidate Axelle Lemaire, whom he succeeded in office. He won reelection in 2022.
Alexandre Holroyd | |
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 Holroyd in 2017 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for the 3rd constituency for French residents overseas | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Axelle Lemaire |
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| Born | 17 May 1987 Basel, Switzerland |
| Nationality | French, British |
| Political party | Renaissance (2016–present) |
| Residence | London |
| Education | Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | National Assembly page |
Early life and education
editBorn in Switzerland, Holroyd holds French and British citizenship.[1] He was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle,[2] a school in South Kensington in London, followed by King's College London, the London School of Economics and Sciences Po[3] (also known in English as the Paris Institute of Political Studies).
Upon graduation, Holroyd worked with FTI Consulting in Brussels and later London.[4]
Political career
editHolroyd left his job to found the En Marche (later La République En Marche!) movement branch in London, a few weeks after the British vote on Brexit.[4] Since 21 June 2017, Holroyd has served as a deputy in the National Assembly, representing Northern Europe.[5]
From 2017 until 2020, Holroyd served on the Finance Committee of the National Assembly.[6] Since 2020, he has been a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs. In this capacity, he was the parliament's rapporteur on the consequences of Brexit.[7]
In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French Parliamentary Friendship Group with the United Kingdom. Since 2019, he has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.
In the 2022 legislative election, he won reelection to a second five-year term.
Other activities
edit- Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)[8][9]
Political positions
editIn July 2019, Holroyd voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Alexandre Holroyd". LinkedIn. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ David Sanderson (10 June 2017). "President Macron's man in London seeks expat assembly seat". The Times newspaper. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Alexander Holroyd: You can't manufacture a man like our Emmanuel Macron". London Evening Standard. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ a b Vincent Collen (1 June 2017), Législatives : en Grande-Bretagne, le candidat d’En Marche part favori face à Axelle Lemaire, Les Échos (in French).
- ^ "Législatives françaises: 10 macronistes sur 11 élus des Français de l'étranger". Radio France International (in French). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Nationale, Assemblée. "Commission des finances, de l'économie générale et du contrôle budgétaire - Assemblée nationale". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Maïa de La Baume, James Randerson and Annabelle Dickson (7 August 2018), Brexit no-deal talk hasn’t rattled France Politico Europe.
- ^ Gouvernance de la Caisse des Dépôts : Alexandre Holroyd élu président de la Commission de surveillance Caisse des dépôts et consignations, press release of 9 September 2022.
- ^ Romain Gueugneau (11 September 2022), Caisse des Dépôts : les priorités du nouveau président de la commission de surveillance Les Echos.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés, Le Monde (in French).