12 Facts About Boris Vallaud

From 2013 until 2014, Boris Vallaud served as chief of staff to Ministry of the Economy and Finance Arnaud Montebourg.

Boris Vallaud subsequently worked on the staff of President Francois Hollande from 2014 until 2016.

In 2017, Boris Vallaud was elected as Member of the National Assembly for the Landes's 3rd constituency, a territory had been held by socialist Henri Emmanuelli until his death.

Boris Vallaud was the only left candidate sworn into office in a traditionally left-leaning department.

Boris Vallaud joined the Socialist group and served as member of the Social Affairs Committee between 2017 and 2023.

In 2022, Boris Vallaud was easily re-elected and ever since serves as member of the Cultural and Education Affairs Committee.

Boris Vallaud was elected President of the Socialist group following Valerie Rabault's election as one of the six vice-presidents of the National Assembly.

In October 2023, Boris Vallaud announced the Socialist group would take a temporary break from the NUPES coalition to reassess the nature of their partnership, but said he remained hopeful about NUPES's future.

Boris Vallaud was one of only five Socialist MPs who did not vote in favor of confirming Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's government in 2017.

Boris Vallaud was later considered as one of the sharpest critics of the Philippe government.

Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2018 convention in Aubervilliers, Boris Vallaud publicly endorsed Olivier Faure as candidate for the party's leadership.

In 2000, Boris Vallaud met his wife, Najat Belkacem, at Sciences Po Paris where they were both studying.