Laurent Alexandre, born 9 June 1973 in Decazeville (Aveyron), is a French politician of La France Insoumise who has been representing Aveyron's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly since 2022.
Personal life Laurent Alexandre is the son of a factory worker and a cleaner. He holds a vocational baccalaureate and a BTS in composite materials. In 1998 he was hired by the manufacturer Ratier-Figeac and in 2000 he joined the General Confederation of Labour (CGT). He later worked as a skilled worker at Collins Aerospace.
Political career Laurent Alexandre has been mayor of Aubin, a town with fewer than 4,000 inhabitants, since May 2020, and vice-president of the Decazeville Communauté intermunicipal authority.
In the 2022 legislative elections, he ran in Aveyron’s second constituency under the LFI-NUPES label. He came first in the first round with 27.78% of the vote, ahead of a LREM candidate. He was elected in the second round with 50.99% of the vote. No deputies in the previous legislature had been manual workers. In accordance with French rules on the non-accumulation of mandates, he resigned as mayor.
He has expressed his intention to oppose the closure of 153 beds at the nursing home (EHPAD) in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, as well as the closure of the Aveyron metalworking company in Viviez.
After the National Assembly was dissolved by Emmanuel Macron, he ran for re-election in the 2024 legislative elections. He was re-elected in the second round against the National Rally candidate.
See also List of deputies of the 16th National Assembly of France List of deputies of the 17th National Assembly of France
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