Edwige Diaz

Edwige Diaz (born 15 October 1987) is a French politician of the National Rally.

Edwige Diaz
Member of the National Assembly for Gironde's 11th constituency
Assumed office
June 2022
Municipal councillor of Saint-Savin
Assumed office
2020
Regional councillor of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
PresidentAlain Rousset
Personal details
Born (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987
NationalityFrench
Political partyNational Rally (2014-present)
Union for a Popular Movement (2013-2014)

Biography

Edwige Diaz was born on 15 October 1987. Her grandfather was a Spaniard and a communist activist.[1] After leaving high school, Diaz studied for a Master's degree in languages.[2]

Diaz was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement at college before joining the National Rally.[3] In June 2017, as a National Rally candidate for the legislative election in the Gironde's 11th constituency (north of Bordeaux), she obtained 23.7% of votes in the first round, and then 42.98% in the second round, losing to LREM's Véronique Hammerer.[4]

She is a regional councillor of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.[5]

In 2020, she was a candidate in the municipal elections of Saint-Savin.[5][6] She received 43.80% of the vote.[7]

In 2021, she is the candidate of her party to lead the Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine.[8] During the 2022 French legislative election, she was elected to the National Assembly for Gironde's 11th constituency defeating Véronique Hammerer.

References
  1. "Edwige Diaz". bfmtv.com (in French).
  2. Ivanne Trippenbach (2022-06-17). "Edwige Diaz, la savante conquête de l'Ouest du Rassemblement national". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. "Elections régionales 2021 : Edwige Diaz, une inconnue portée par l'étiquette RN". lemonde.fr. 14 June 2021.
  4. "En Gironde, amorce d'un rapprochement entre des élus FN et de droite". lopinion.fr (in French).
  5. "Municipales : la secrétaire départementale du RN Edwige Diaz candidate à Saint-Savin-de-Blaye". sudouest.fr (in French).
  6. "Municipales : la patronne du Rassemblement National Gironde à la conquête de Saint-Savin-de-Blaye face au maire sortant". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French).
  7. "Municipales en Gironde : la RN Edwige Diaz perd son pari à Saint-Savin". sudouest.fr (in French).
  8. Vincent Trouche. "La Girondine Edwige Diaz sera la tête de liste du RN aux élections régionales en Nouvelle-Aquitaine". sudouest.fr (in French).
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