12 Facts About Mathieu Klein

Mathieu Klein was born on 20 January 1976 and is a French politician serving as Mayor of Nancy since 2020.

Mathieu Klein was born into a family of teachers in Phalsbourg, Moselle.

Mathieu Klein moved to Nancy, France in 1993 to study history and sociology.

Mathieu Klein is a member of the Socialist Party since 1992, and has his support in favour of a positive result in the French referendum on the Maastricht Treaty.

Mathieu Klein then became a student member of the National Union of Students of France in Nancy, and then in Paris, he became a member of its national bureau in charge of health matters.

Mathieu Klein pursued his political career within the Socialist Party, ascending to become the Departmental President of the Young Socialist Movement, Secretary of the Nancy branch of the Socialist Party, and then, in 2008, assuming the role of First Secretary of the Meurthe-et-Moselle branch of the party, alongside being a member of its national bureau.

In 2005, Mathieu Klein contested a by-election in Meurthe-et-Moselle's 1st constituency, but was defeated by 399 votes by the incumbent Laurent Henart.

In 2016, Mathieu Klein announced his support for Manuel Valls and became one of his spokespersons during the 2017 French Socialist Party presidential primary campaign.

In October 2018, Mathieu Klein refused a ministerial position in Second Philippe government.

Mathieu Klein was confirmed as Mayor on 15 July 2020 by 43 votes in the municipal council of Nancy, becoming the first left-wing person to exercise this mandate since the end of the Second World War.

Mathieu Klein is a gay man and is involved with associations which are engaged in the fight against homophobia.

Mathieu Klein is married to a general practitioner and the couple have three children.