Mélanie Thomin

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Mélanie Thomin
Member of the National Assembly for Finistère's 6th constituency
Assumed office
22 June 2022
Preceded byRichard Ferrand
Personal details
Born (1984-06-04) 4 June 1984 (age 39)
Landerneau, France
Political partyPS (since 2005)
Alma materUniversity of Western Brittany
ProfessionTeacher

Mélanie Thomin (born 4 June 1984 in Landerneau, Finistère) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who was elected a Deputy for Finistère's 6th constituency under the NUPES party label during the 2022 French legislative election.[1]

Early life[edit]

Thomin was a french language teacher in numerous private high schools in Finistère including Diwan (Breton language)[2] and Le Likès in Quimper (catholique school).[3] Her dad worked for the local public service while her mom worked for the municipal government.[4]

Political career[edit]

Thomin began to approach the Socialist Party in 2003 and integrated in its youth movement, the Young Socialist Movement in 2005.[3] She joined UNEF as a student as a student at the University of Brest, and was the president of UNEF-Brest during the 2006 youth protests in France.[5]

She participated in the 2014 municipal elections in Quimper on the list of socialist mayor Bernard Poignant. She was not elected to the municipal council during the original election, but ultimately entered in April 2016 after the resignation of another elected member. She was a candidate in the 2020 municipal election in Hanvec and was elected with the municipal majority as well as to the communauté d'agglomération du pays de Landerneau-Daoulas.[3]

She was a candidate in the 2015 Brittany regional elections in Finistère on a party list directed locally by the socialist candidate Marc Coatanéa, but was the first non-elected candidate on the list.[3] She ran again in 2021 during the regional elections, but once again failed to get elected.[6]

Thomin was a part of Richard Ferrand's electoral campaign during the 2012 legislative election[2] and supported the candidacy of Benoit Hamon during the 2017 presidential election.[3]

Member of the National Assembly, 2022–present[edit]

Thomin presented herself in the 2022 French legislative election against Richard Ferrand in Finistère's 6th constituency. She beat the President of the National Assembly in the Second Round with 50.85% of the vote.[7][8]

Presented as a "novice socialist" by Le Monde,[9] Thomin entered the National Assembly after 20 years of activism for the party.[10]

In 2023, Thomin publicly endorsed the re-election of the Socialist Party's chairman Olivier Faure.[11]

Electoral results[edit]

Legislative elections[edit]

Year Party Constituency 1st round 2nd round Result
Votes % Rank Votes % Rank
2022[12] PS Finistère's 6th 15,345 31.16 2nd 23,948 50.85 1st Elected

References[edit]

  1. ^ Psarianos, Ilias (19 June 2022). "Législatives : qui est Mélanie Thomin, tombeuse de Richard Ferrand ?". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lepelletier, Pierre (19 June 2022). "Résultats législatives 2022: Mélanie Thomin, la socialiste qui a terrassé Richard Ferrand". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mélanie Thomin, une jeune élue passionnée". Le Telegramme (in French). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. ^ Collinet-Appéré, Carole (20 June 2022). "Législatives 2022. Qui est Mélanie Thomin, la nouvelle députée NUPES élue à Carhaix-Châteaulin face à Richard Ferrand". France 3 Bretagne (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ "L'Unef rejette les propositions du Premier ministre". Le Telegramme (in French). 15 February 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ Chartier-Le Floch, Erwan (10 May 2022). "Mélanie Thomin, candidate pour le PS sur la 6e circonscription du Finistère ? -". Le Poher (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Age, sexe, parti, expérience politique… : explorez la liste complète des 577 députés élus". Le Monde (in French). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  8. ^ Dadiani, Tamouna (19 June 2022). "Législatives 2022 : Richard Ferrand battu en Centre-Finistère, Mélanie Thomin élue députée". Ouest-France (in French).
  9. ^ "Richard Ferrand, président de l'Assemblée nationale, battu au second tour des législatives dans le Finistère par Mélanie Thomin, une novice socialiste". Le Monde (in French). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  10. ^ Auffray, Elodie. "Mélanie Thomin, tombeuse et "antithèse" de Richard Ferrand". Libération (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  11. ^ TRIBUNE. Congrès du Parti socialiste : 45 parlementaires apportent leur soutien à Olivier Faure Le Journal du Dimanche, 10 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Elections législatives 2022 - Finistère (29) - 6ème circonscription". www.resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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