Pierre Jouvet

Pierre Jouvet
MEP
Jouvet in 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for France
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Personal details
Born6 October 1986 (1986-10-06) (age 38)
Valence, France
Political partySocialist Party
Other political
affiliations		Party of European Socialists

Pierre Jouvet (born 6 October 1986) is a French politician of the Socialist Party who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] He has been serving as secretary-general of the Socialist Party since 2023, and as a member of the departmental council of Drôme since 2015. Until his election to the European Parliament, he served as mayor of Saint-Vallier and president of the Porte de DrômArdèche communauté de communes.[1]

Early life and career

Jouvet was born in Valence, to socialist parents working as teachers.[2] He supported François Hollande in the 2011 presidential primary, and Manuel Valls in the 2017 primary.[2] In the 2017 and 2022 legislative elections, he was a candidate for Drôme's 4th constituency.[2] He was chosen as one of the Socialist Party's spokespeople in 2018,[3] and was elected secretary-general of the party in 2023.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Drôme : Pierre Jouvet, maire PS de Saint-Vallier, est élu député européen". France Bleu. June 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Pierre Jouvet, ce socialiste ami des Insoumis". Paris Match. June 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pierre Jouvet désigné porte-parole du Parti socialiste". Le Dauphiné libéré. October 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Pierre Jouvet élu secrétaire général du Parti socialiste". Le Dauphiné libéré. March 12, 2023.