Félicie Gérard is a native of Aisne and her father is a farmer.[1]
Education and family
Félicie Gérard has lived in the Capreau district of Wasquehal since 1999 and has two children. She has worked in the associative sector for many years, in scouting, as a parent of students and in associations which help seriously ill children with the Rêves and Relais des Rêves.[2]
She was an industrial customer advisor at Électricité de France from 2007 to 2017. She was a project manager in this company in 2022, before her election as an MP.[1]{
Political career
Félicie Gérard entered politics by becoming deputy to the mayor of Wasquehal, Stéphanie Ducret, following the 2014 municipal elections. However, on 22 June 2015, the Council of State cancels the elections of March 2014 following the appeal of Alexis Salmon, leader of the National Front list, for an administrative error resulting from the list of Marijan Frigout (miscellaneous right) who came in second position in the second round.[3] The municipal campaign once again saw eight party lists claiming to lead the city. Stéphanie Ducret's list wins these new elections. Félicie Gérard, was then deputy mayor in charge of community life. Following the 2020 municipal elections, which saw the victory of Stéphanie Ducret, Gérard became the sixth deputy mayor in charge of associations, participatory democracy and intercommunity.[1]
She was a member of the UDI from 2015 to 2016 then of LREM until 2021.[1] She then joined Horizons when it was founded as a political party.[4]
