Marc Pena | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 11th constituency | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Laqhila |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-05-07) 7 May 1960 Marseille, France |
| Party | Socialist |
| Alma mater | Aix-Marseille University |
Marc Pena (born 7 May 1960) is a French academic and politician.[1] During the 2020 French municipal elections, he led the "Aix en Partage" list, supported by the PS, of which he is a member, the PCF, LFI and Génération·s. Coming third in the second round, he was elected municipal and metropolitan councilor of Aix-en-Provence.
In 2024, during the early legislative elections he was elected deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône's 11th constituency. He sits on the Law Committee of the National Assembly.
Biography
Youth and professional career
Marc Pena is from Marseille.[2]
His parents were Spanish immigrants. His paternal grandfather and grandmother were Republicans and fought against Francoism in the Spanish Civil War. His grandmother was imprisoned.[3]
He studied law at the Faculty of Aix, where he was active in the UNEF, and became a legal historian.[2] He obtained his doctorate in 1989 and his agrégation in 1996.[4]
As the Dean of the Faculty of Law of Aix-Marseille from 2004, he contributed with his peers to the establishment of the single university (Aix-Marseille University) and was, during the transition period, president of the Paul-Cezanne University (2008-2012) and of the Research and Higher Education Center bringing together the three entities within the framework of the merger.[3] In 2012, Yvon Berland was preferred to him to take the presidency of the new University of Aix-Marseille. Marc Pena is however vice-president until 2016.[2]
He still teaches the History of Law at the University of Aix-Marseille.
Political involvement
His first political fight after his student years was elected to the UNEF, which he led in 2002 by supporting Jean-Pierre Chevènement's campaign for the 2002 French presidential election.[2] He was the departmental representative of the Citizens' Movement.
During the 2020 municipal campaign in Aix-en-Provence, the "Aix en Partage" collective - including the PS, the PCF, Génération.s and LFI - designated him as leader as a non-party representative of civil society.[3][5] The list he led came third in the first round, with 15.88% of the vote. Between the two rounds, he refused an alliance with La République en Marche against the outgoing mayor of Les Républicains, Maryse Joissains-Masini, and maintained his candidacy.[6] Maryse Joissains-Masini was re-elected with 43.5% of the vote, ahead of Anne-Laurence Petel (LREM at 32.12%) and Marc Pena (24.34%).[7] Marc Pena then became a municipal and metropolitan councilor, sitting in the ranks of the opposition.[8]
In the 2024 French legislative election in Bouches-du-Rhône, Marc Pena was the candidate of the New Popular Front in Bouches-du-Rhône's 11th constituency, which includes part of Aix-en-Provence. In the first round, he gathered 27.54% of the votes, behind Hervé Fabre-Aubrespy of the National Rally (38.87%) but ahead of the outgoing deputy of Ensemble Mohamed Laqhila (26.38%). Benefiting from the latter's withdrawal due to the triangular election, he was narrowly elected deputy with 50.23% of the votes.[9] The day after his election, he joined the Socialist Party.[3]
In the National Assembly, he sits on the Committee on Constitutional Laws, Legislation and General Administration of the Republic.[10]
Election results
Municipal elections
| Year | Party | Commune | 1st round | 2nd round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Issue | ||||
| 2020[11] | Aix en partage (UG) | Aix-en-Provence | 4,986 | 15.88 | 3rd | 7,250 | 24.34 | 3rd | |
Legislative elections
| Year | Party | Commune | 1st round | 2nd round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Issue | ||||
| 2024[12] | NFP-PS | Bouches-du-Rhône's 11th constituency | 17,374 | 27.54 | 2nd | 29,570 | 50.23 | Elected | |
References
- ^ nationale, Assemblée. "M. Marc Pena - Bouches-du-Rhône (11e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ a b c d Coralie Bonnefoy (2020-02-03). "Marc Pena ou le retour du phénix aixois". Marsactu (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-08..
- ^ a b c d "Entretien avec Marc Pena, un nouveau député socialiste fan de Cervantes… et d'Aix-en-Provence". La Provence (in French). 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Marc Pena". L'Étudiant (in French). February 2018. Retrieved 2024-07-08..
- ^ Durand, Stéphanie (2019-12-08). "Municipales: à gauche, Marc Pena mènera la liste Aix en Partage". La Provence (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-05..
- ^ Alexandre Desoutter (2020-05-28). "Municipales à Aix: Marc Pena se maintient face au duo Joissains – Petel". Gomet (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-08..
- ^ Sidonie Canetto (2020-06-28). "Résultats municipales à Aix: la candidate LR Maryse Joissains-Masini en route pour un quatrième mandat". France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-08..
- ^ Aurélie Biagini (2024-07-07). "Au conseil municipal d'Aix-en-Provence, le député change de bord". La Provence (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-08..
- ^ "VIDEO. Législatives: Marc Pena (NFP) élu avec 50,23 % dans la 11e circonscription des Bouches-du-Rhône (Aix)". La Provence (in French). 2024-07-07. Retrieved 2024-07-08..
- ^ nationale, Assemblée. "Composition". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Municipales 2020: Bouches-du-Rhône (13) - Aix-en-Provence". resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-08..
- ^ "Législatives 2024 - Résultats tour 2: 11ème circonscription (1311)". resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-08..
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