Pierre Laurent (politician)

Pierre Laurent
Pierre Laurent in 2013
Member of the French Senate for Paris
Assumed office
20 September 2012
Preceded byNicole Borvo Cohen-Seat
Member of the Regional council of Île-de-France
In office
2010–2015
National Secretary of the French Communist Party
In office
2010–2018
Preceded byMarie-George Buffet
Succeeded byFabien Roussel
President of the Party of the European Left
In office
5 December 2010 – 17 December 2016
Preceded byLothar Bisky
Succeeded byGregor Gysi
Personal details
Born (1957-07-01) 1 July 1957 (age 67)
Paris, France
Political partyPCF
Alma materPantheon-Sorbonne University
ProfessionJournalist

Pierre Laurent (born 1 July 1957) is a French politician and journalist. Ex-director of L'Humanité, and former leader of the French Communist Party (PCF).