Emeline K/Bidi
Emeline K/Bidi is a French lawyer and politician who was elected to represent Réunion's 4th constituency in the 2022 legislative election.
Biography
K/Bidi's family name is of Breton origin and is pronounced like "Kerbidi". The letter Ꝃ was used in Breton as an abbreviation for the prefix Ker, meaning "village" or "hamlet", which is a common component of Breton place names. Her ancestor had relocated from Quimperlé in Brittany to Réunion in the 18th century.Emeline K/Bidi was born on 13 May 1987 in Saint-Denis, Réunion, and studied law. On 5 April 2013 she was sworn in at the high court of Saint-Denis where she worked as an associate lawyer. In 2018, she was called to the bar at Saint-Pierre.