Édouard Bénard


Édouard Bénard is a French politician of the French Communist Party serving as member of the National Assembly for Seine-Maritime's 3rd constituency. He took office in January 2024, succeeding Hubert Wulfranc upon his resignation. He was re-elected in the 2024 legislative election.

Biography

Édouard Bénard was born in Rouen into a working-class family. The son of a cleaning lady and a building surveyor, at the age of 15 he was steered towards a vocational training certificate apprenticeship in Butcher.
He then resumed a general high school curriculum, which enabled him to pursue studies in philosophy at the Paris-Sorbonne University. He worked in a bakery alongside his studies.
He is then a local French civil service.