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French politician
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26 November 1966(11th arrondissement of Paris)
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Roland Lescure is a French politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of France in the French legislative election, 2017. He represents the First constituency for French residents overseas (Canada and the United States) as a member of La République En Marche!. He is also the president of the French Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs.
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, and 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.