Lamia El Aaraje
Lamia El Aaraje (born 22 November 1986 in Rabat) is a French-Morrocan politician. She has been the deputy for Paris's 15th constituency in the National Assembly of France, since being elected at a by-election on 6 June 2021. She has been a Paris Councilor, since 2014 and President of the 3rd Commission of the Paris Council (public space - security - transport), since July 2020. Education and Professional Life. With a doctorate in pharmacy, in October 2013 she defended a on "Evolution of the concepts of public health and health education and the role of the  School in their promotion". At the same time, she completed her training by becoming a lawyer in health and drug law. Lamia El Aaraje began her professional career at the Haute Autorité de santé as an intern, before joining the parliamentary team of Catherine Lemorton, President of the Committee on Social Affairs, during the 14th legislature. She subsequently worked as an executive in mutual health organizations (Student Mutual and Intériale Mutuelle). Political Career. Joining the Socialist Party in the 2010s, Lamia El Aaraje became involved in various left-wing youth organizations during her university studies. Within the Movement of Young  Socialists, she participated in the local and national animation of a reformist sensibility. In particular, she spearheaded this sensitivity on many thematic health projects in preparation for the 2012 presidential election. In June 2021, following the resignation of George Pau-Langevin who had become Deputy , she won the by-election in the 15th district of Paris with 56.56% of the vote against Danielle Simonnet. This victory, in a constituency historically anchored on the left for many years, marked the end of a campaign lasting several months due to the health crisis and the postponement of the ballot due to COVID-19 . Lamia El Aaraje is the candidate of the Socialist Party and publicly obtains the support of former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. She also benefited from the support of Anne Hidalgo, whose policy she defended in Paris and whom she called to run for President in 2022.