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Adrien Quatennens
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Quatennens in 2017
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| Member of the National Assembly for Nord's 1st constituency |
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| In office 21 June 2017 – 9 June 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Roman |
| Succeeded by | Aurélien Le Coq |
| Coordinator of La France Insoumise | |
| In office 22 June 2019 – 18 September 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel Bompard |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Bompard |
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| Born | 23 May 1990 Lille, France |
| Political party | Left Party (since 2013) La France Insoumise (since 2016) |
| Profession | Customer advisor |
| Website | https://adrienquatennens.fr/ |
Adrien Quatennens (born 23 May 1990) is a French politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly for Nord's 1st constituency from 2017 to 2024. He was also the party coordinator for La France Insoumise (LFI) from June 2019 to September 2022. Quatennens was first elected to the National Assembly in 2017 and was reelected in 2022.
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Early Life and Education
Adrien Quatennens was born on 23 May 1990 in Lille, a city in northern France. His father worked as an executive for Électricité de France (EDF), which is France's public electricity company. His mother was a salesperson in an eyeglasses shop.
Quatennens became interested in politics when he was 16 years old. He took part in protests in 2006 against a new law about first jobs for young people. He also joined groups that help homeless people. Another group he joined was ATTAC, which supports taxing money exchanged between different countries.
In 2008, Quatennens earned his high school diploma, called a baccalauréat, in economics and social studies. He then started studying economics at the University of Lille. However, he left after his second year to start working. While working as an apprentice at EDF, he earned a business management degree. After that, he worked as a consultant for businesses in the energy field. Before he was elected to the National Assembly, his last job was as a customer consultant for EDF in Lille.
Political Career
Joining the Left Party
Adrien Quatennens became a supporter of Jean-Luc Mélenchon in 2008. He officially joined Mélenchon's Left Party (PG) in 2013. Two years later, he became a member of the party's national council.
During the 2012 and 2017 French presidential elections, Quatennens campaigned for Mélenchon. He also worked as a secretary for the Left Party in the Nord region, based in Lille. In 2014, he ran for a seat on the city council of Lille but was not elected.
Role in La France Insoumise
In the 2017 elections, Quatennens was chosen by La France Insoumise (LFI) to run for a seat in the National Assembly for Nord's 1st constituency. He won the election and became a member of parliament.
As a deputy, Quatennens joined the Social Affairs Committee. This committee looks at laws related to social issues. He reviewed a bill about labor laws in 2017 and spoke against it. He also supported a bill from LFI to make sure that mental health problems caused by stress at work are recognized as work-related illnesses.
Quatennens quickly became an important figure in LFI. In July 2019, he was named the party's coordinator, taking over from Manuel Bompard. He was also chosen by his party to lead their efforts against a government plan to change pensions. He argued that the plan was unfair because people from different social backgrounds have different life expectancies.
In 2022, Quatennens was among several French politicians whose phones were reportedly targeted by Pegasus spyware. This led him to file a legal complaint.
In the 2022 presidential election, Mélenchon received the most votes in Quatennens's area. Quatennens then successfully ran for re-election in the 2022 legislative elections. He was one of only 15 candidates nationwide to win with more than 50% of the votes in the first round, showing strong support in his constituency. He stepped down from his role as coordinator of La France Insoumise in September 2022.
He was initially a candidate for the New Popular Front in the 2024 legislative election, but he later withdrew his candidacy.
Personal Life
Adrien Quatennens enjoys rock music. He has been a fan of Johnny Hallyday since he was a child. When he was a teenager, he also liked bands like Nirvana and Noir Désir, and musicians like Bob Marley and Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine. He even wrote a biography about Bob Marley when he was 12 years old. Quatennens also plays the drums in a band called the Insousols, which is made up of members of La France Insoumise.
Works
- Preface to Battre la campagne: journal d'une insoumise by Céleste van Isterdael, Éditions Borrego, 2018
- Génération Mélenchon, Seuil, 2021
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Adrien Quatennens in 2017
See Also
In Spanish: Adrien Quatennens para niños
