Ugo Bernalicis (; born 25 September 1989) is a French politician and represents the department of Nord, in the

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Biography

Early life

Ugo Bernalicis was born into a family close to the

communist Communism () is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, di ...

movement, with a militant father, an elected grandfather and a great-grandfather who was deported to the

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because of his political convictions. He grew up in the countryside near Arras. Whilst a student at

Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III The Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III () was a French university. Since 1974, the main campus of University of Lille III was located in Villeneuve d'Ascq in eastern Lille, at ''Pont de Bois'' metro station, and includes 21,000 students. ...

, Ugo Bernalicis joined the

Union Nationale des Étudiants de France The National Union of Students of France (, ; abbr. UNEF) is the largest national students' union in France. It is historically close to the Socialist Party, with many of its member joining the party after leaving student life. It works to repr ...

. He campaigned with the

Union of Communist Students The Union of Communist Students (, UEC) is a French student political organization, part of the '' Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France'' (MJCF, Young Communists Movement of France). It was founded in 1939 but dissolved after World War II. The UE ...

and the CGT-CROUS for the improvement of students' living conditions, and organized a rent strike to fight against "unhealthy" student residences in Lille. In September 2012, he joined the .

Political career

In 2007, Ugo Bernalicis joined the

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and moved closer to

Marie-Noëlle Lienemann Marie-Noëlle Lienemann (born 12 July 1951, in Belfort) is a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for the North West of France. Until 2018, she was a member of the Socialist Party, part of the Party of European Social ...

and

Jean-Luc Mélenchon Jean-Luc Antoine Pierre Mélenchon (; born 19 August 1951) is a French politician who has been the ''de facto'' leader of La France Insoumise (LFI) since it was established in 2016. He was the Deputy (France), deputy in the National Assembly ( ...

. He co-led a movement within the

Young Socialist Movement The Movement of the Young Socialists (, MJS) or simply ''Jeunes Socialistes'' is the youth organisation of the Socialist Party of France. MJS was founded in 1993 as a formally independent youth organisation. However, its statutes commit the MJS t ...

called The Socialist Offensive. In 2008, he left the

with

to continue his political commitment in his new organization, the Left Party. In March 2010, he was a candidate for regional elections on the list of the Left Front, with Alain Bocquet as the head of the list. In March 2011, following an agreement with the

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (, , PCF) is a Communism, communist list of political parties in France, party in France. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its Member of the European Parliament, MEPs sit with The Left in the ...

, he was a candidate of the Left Front for cantonal elections in the canton of Lille-Sud-Est and obtained 9.07% of the votes cast. He was a candidate in the 2012 legislative elections in the 2nd constituency of Nord, supported by the

, the Communist Coordination, the

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and the Left Party, where he came in fourth place in the first round with 8.87% of votes. He also ran in the 2015 regional elections in

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...

, in 61st position on the list led by Sandrine Rousseau (

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, Left Party,

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), ranked fifth with 4.83% of the vote.

Member of the National Assembly

He was elected to the

on 18 June 2017, representing the 2nd constituency of Nord. He was second in votes in the first round, narrowly beating incumbent Audrey Linkenheld, but behind Houmria Berrada, the

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candidate, then easily won the second round. In the

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, he sits on the Constitutional Acts, Legislation and General Administration Committee. He is a member of Special Commission to Consider the Bill for a State Serving a Trusted Society, member of the Working Group on Digital Democracy and New Forms of Citizen Participation and member of the mission of information on the ethics of the civil servants and the supervision of the conflicts of interest. He is secretary of the Public Policy Evaluation and Oversight Committee. He is a Vice-President of

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Friendship Group.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernalicis, Ugo 1989 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 17th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic La France Insoumise politicians Left Party (France) politicians University of Lille Nord de France alumni People from Arras Members of Parliament for Nord Politicians from Hauts-de-France

Biography

Early life

Political career

Member of the National Assembly

See also

References