Fabien Roussel

Fabien Roussel
Fabien Roussel
National Secretary; of the French Communist Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 November 2018
Preceded by	Pierre Laurent
Member of the National Assembly; for Nord's 20th constituency
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 June 2017
Preceded by	Alain Bocquet
Personal details
Born	16 April 1969; Béthune, France
Nationality	French
Political party	PCF
Profession	Journalist

Fabien Roussel (born 16 April 1969) is a French politician who is the current National Secretary of the French Communist Party. He was elected député of the Nord's 20th constituency on 21 June 2017.[1]

Early life and career

From a family of activists,[2] Fabien Roussel is the son of Daniel Roussel, former journalist at L'Humanité.[3] After high school he finished in Champigny-sur-Marne, in the Paris region, he graduated from the Journalists Development Center (CPJ).[4] He began his career as an image reporter at France 3 Ardennes.

Political career

During his high school years, Fabien Roussel engaged in the Movement of Young Communists of France (MJCF) to denounce the apartheid in South Africa and demanded the release of Nelson Mandela. He also participated in major demonstrations against the laws Monory and Devaquet.

From 1997, he was advisor in charge of communication for Michelle Demessine, then Secretary of State for Tourism.[5] He then worked for Jean-Jacques Candelier and Alain Bocquet.

References

"Nord - 20ème circonscription : Résultats des élections législatives 2017". Lexpress.fr. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
"Congrès du PCF - Fabien Roussel, un puncheur pour ranimer le PC dans les médias et les urnes". La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"LEGISLATIVES - 20e CIRCONSCRIPTION DU NORD - C'est fait, Fabien Roussel, l'héritier, dans le siège d'Alain Bocquet". La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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[1] "Nord - 20ème circonscription : Résultats des élections législatives 2017". Lexpress.fr. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[3] "Congrès du PCF - Fabien Roussel, un puncheur pour ranimer le PC dans les médias et les urnes". La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "LEGISLATIVES - 20e CIRCONSCRIPTION DU NORD - C'est fait, Fabien Roussel, l'héritier, dans le siège d'Alain Bocquet". La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 19 March 2019.