Léa Balage El Mariky | |
|---|---|
| Member of theNational Assembly forParis's3rd constituency | |
| Assumed office 18 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Caroline Yadan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1990-04-09)9 April 1990 (age 35) Évry, France |
| Political party | The Ecologists NFP |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Léa Balage El Mariky (born 9 April 1990) is a French politician ofThe Ecologists who was elected member of theNational Assembly forParis's 3rd constituency in2024.[1] She serves as deputy mayor of the18th arrondissement of Paris,[2] and was a candidate for the constituency in2022.[3]
Léa Balage El Mariky was born on April 9, 1990, inÉvry, Essonne in theEssonne department.[4]
Her family moved toBègles inGironde when she was six years old. Her father was a car salesman and her mother alternated between periods of unemployment and work.[5] At the age of 11, she was elected to the Bègles Youth City Council. After obtaining a law degree in Bordeaux, she enrolled at Sciences Po Paris in 2012 and, after failing the ENA entrance exam in 2015, became the parliamentary assistant to journalist and environmentalist politician Noël Mamère.[6]
Concerned on a personal level, she is particularly committed to fighting discrimination. In 2016, in response to the proposed law on revoking citizenship, she chose to add her mother's name, El Mariky, who is of Moroccan origin, to her own name. She also launched a petition denouncing theEmployment discrimination her mother suffered at work.[7]
She joined theThe Ecologists executive committee in 2019.
Deputy MayorÉric Lejoindre of the 18th arrondissement of Paris since 2020, responsible for community life, sustainable food, short supply chains, and school meals, she is also the representative for the Chapelle Nord neighborhood council.[8]
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