Alexandre Holroyd

Alexandre Holroyd (born 17 May 1987) is a Swiss-born French-British politician.

For other uses, see Holroyd.

Alexandre Holroyd
Alexandre Holroyd in 2017
Assembly Member
for Northern Europe
Assumed office
19 June 2017
DeputyLaure Philippon Maillard
Preceded byAxelle Lemaire
Personal details
Born17 May 1987
Basel, Switzerland
NationalityFrench-British
Political partyLa République En Marche!
ResidenceLondon
Alma materInstitut d'études politiques de Paris
London School of Economics
King's College London
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial Website

Holroyd was the candidate of La République En Marche! at the 2017 legislative elections for the third constituency for French residents overseas. He won the second round against former Hollande minister Axelle Lemaire on 18 June 2017.

Early life and education

Holroyd is half British and half French.[1] He was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle,[2] an independent school in South Kensington in London, followed by King's College London, the London School of Economics and the French Sciences Po,[3] (also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies).

Upon graduation, Holroyd worked with FTI Consulting in Brussels and later London.[4]

Political career

Holroyd left his job to found the En Marche! movement in London, a few weeks after the British vote on Brexit.[5]

Since 19 June 2017, Holroyd has been serving as a deputy of the French National Assembly, representing Northern Europe.[6]

From 2017 until 2020, Holroyd served on the Finance Committee of the French Parliament.[7] Since 2020, he has been a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.

In addition to his committee assignments, Holroyd 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.

Political positions

In July 2019, Holroyd voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[8]

References
  1. "Alexandre Holroyd". Linked In. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. David Sanderson (10 June 2017). "President Macron's man in London seeks expat assembly seat". The Times newspaper. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "Alexander Holroyd: You can't manufacture a man like our Emmanuel Macron". London Evening Standard. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. Vincent Collen (1 June 2017), Législatives : en Grande-Bretagne, le candidat d’En Marche part favori face à Axelle Lemaire Les Échos.
  5. Vincent Collen (1 June 2017), Législatives : en Grande-Bretagne, le candidat d’En Marche part favori face à Axelle Lemaire Les Échos.
  6. "Législatives françaises: 10 macronistes sur 11 élus des Français de l'étranger". Radio France International (in French). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  7. Nationale, Assemblée. "Commission des finances, de l'économie générale et du contrôle budgétaire - Assemblée nationale". Assemblée Nationale (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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