French politician
Claudia Rouaux (born 13 October 1963) is a French politician[1] of the Socialist Party (PS) who became a member of the Deputy for Ille-et-Vilaine's 3rd constituency following the death of François André in 2017.[2]
Rouaux was elected a municipal councillor for the canton of Montfort-sur-Meu in 2001 and maintained her mandate for 19 years. In 2010, she was elected as a regional councillor for Brittany.
Political career
Rouaux was elected municipal councillor in Montfort-sur-Meu in 2001, as Victor Préauchat's first assistant, then re-elected in 2008. She was the substitute candidate for Marcel Rogemont as a (later dissenting) Socialist candidate for Ille-et-Vilaine's 3rd constituency in the 2007 election.[3] She was a candidate for the socialists in the 2008 cantonal elections in the canton of Montfort-sur-Meu; with 46% of the vote, she was beaten in the second round by Christophe Martins.[4]
Member of the National Assembly, 2017–present
Rouaux was the substitute candidate for François André for Ille-et-Vilaine's 3rd constituency in the 2017 election. She succeeded André following his death.[2] She was re-elected in the 2022 French legislative election as a PS (NUPES) candidate.
In 2023, Rouaux publicly endorsed the re-election of the Socialist Party's chairman Olivier Faure.[5]
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