Edwige Diaz

Edwige Diaz is a French politician of the National Rally.

Biography

Edwige Diaz was born on 15 October 1987. Her grandfather was a Spaniard and a communist activist. After leaving high school, Diaz studied for a Master's degree in Spanish.
Diaz was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement at college before joining the National Rally. In June 2017, as a National Rally candidate for the 2017 French [legislative election|legislative election] in the Gironde's 11th constituency, she obtained 23.7% of votes in the first round, and then 42.98% in the second round, losing to La [République En Marche!|LREM's] Véronique Hammerer.
She is a Regional [council (France)|regional councillor] of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
In 2020, she was a candidate in the municipal elections of Saint-Savin. She received 43.80% of the vote.
In 2021, she was the candidate of her party to lead the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. During the 2022 French legislative election, she was elected to the National Assembly for Gironde's 11th constituency defeating Véronique Hammerer and elected in the first round in the 2024 French legislative election.