1. Axelle Lemaire was born on 18 October 1974 and is a French former Socialist politician who served as a Deputy for the Third constituency for French overseas residents in the National Assembly of the French Parliament, for which she was elected in 2012.
Axelle Lemaire studied Modern Literature and Political Science at the Sciences Po.
Axelle Lemaire earned law degrees at the Pantheon-Assas University and at King's College Dickson Poon School of Law.
Axelle Lemaire subsequently taught legal studies at university level and worked in a law firm, before working at the British House of Commons as a researcher for the former Labour MP and Minister Denis MacShane.
Axelle Lemaire lived in London with her husband and two children from 2002 to 2014 before relocating to Paris.
Axelle Lemaire served as Secretary of the French Socialist Party in London from 2008 until her election to the National Assembly in 2012.
Axelle Lemaire has served as Chair of the UK-France Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Axelle Lemaire did accept an appointment as Minister of State for Digital Affairs in Valls' new government in April 2014.
In 2012 Axelle Lemaire was returned as Deputy for one of the eleven newly created constituencies, each elected by French overseas citizens to the French National Assembly.
In May 2014, upon assuming French governmental ministerial office, Axelle Lemaire resigned her parliamentary seat and was succeeded by Christophe Premat.
Axelle Lemaire was involved in the French Tech movement, which unites French digital startups worldwide.
Axelle Lemaire resigned from the position in February 2017 to focus on the Socialist Party's candidate campaign for French presidential election.
In February 2018, Axelle Lemaire took a job with the consulting firm Roland Berger.