Roland Lescure


Roland Lescure is a French banker and politician of La République En Marche! who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since the 2017 elections. He represents the First constituency for French residents overseas.

Early life and career

Lescure was born and raised in Paris. His father was a journalist for L'Humanité, while his mother was a trade unionist for the Paris Transport Authority. He studied at the École Polytechnique and the London School of Economics.
Lescure worked as a money manager in France before moving to Montreal, Quebec to take a job as chief investment officer of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

Political career

In parliament, Lescure serves as chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs. In this capacity, he was also the parliament's rapporteur on the privatization of Groupe ADP.
In September 2018, after François de Rugy's appointment to the government, Lescure supported Richard Ferrand's candidacy for the presidency of the National Assembly. Once Ferrand was elected, he stood as a candidate to succeed him as president of the LREM parliamentary group. After having won in the first round, he lost in the second round against Gilles Le Gendre.

Political positions

In July 2019, Lescure voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada.

Personal life

Lescure is married to an Irish woman.