Jean-Louis Roumégas

Jean-Louis Roumégas: is a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly representing the 1st district of Hérault from 2012 to 2017.[1] He is a member of the ecologists group.[2]

Jean-Louis Roumégas
Deputy for Hérault's 1st constituency in the National Assembly of France
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byJacques Domergue
Succeeded byPatricia Mirallès

During his political career Roumégas has been the spokesman of Europe Ecoligie les Verts (EELV) from 2008 to 2011. He has also been part of the mayor–council government system of Montpellier from 2001 to 2011. In June 2012 Roumégas won 50.1% of the popular vote and he became member of the National Assembly of France.

In the 2017 election he was defeated in the first round, gaining only 10.7% of the vote.

Early life

Jean-Louis Roumégas was born in Algiers, Algeria in 1962. He was raised in Montpellier and then in Pyrénées-Orientales.

Roumégas enrolled at the University Paul Valery, where he majored in philosophy and Literature. Some years later he started teaching at the same university. Now he is an active member of different organizations of childhood’s rights.

Political career

His first steps in politic were aimed at defending the human rights in Morocco, as an activist of the "House of the Third World" an organization who helps political prisoners in that country.

In 1992 he became member of the French Ecologist Movement. Then in 2001 he was elected counselor of ecological development. In 2012 during the politic campaigns he was elected deputy in the national assembly, representing the 1th district of Montpellier city. Since his arrive to the assembly Roumégas has worked in several ecological and economic programs contributing to the regional development in Languedoc-Roussillon. He is spokesperson for the Greens and municipal councillor in Montpellier.

In 2009, he was selected to be The Greens-Europe Écologie's candidate in Languedoc-Roussillon for the 2010 regional elections.[3]

References
  1. "M. Jean-Louis Roumegas" (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. "Jean-Louis ROUMEGAS" (in French). Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. Blog Vert chez moi
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