Paul Midy

Paul Midy (French pronunciation: [pɔl midi]; born 25 January 1983)^[1] is a French business executive and politician. As a member of Renaissance (RE, formerly La République En Marche!) he was elected to represent the 5th constituency of the Essonne department in the National Assembly in 2022 legislative election.

Paul Midy
Member of the National Assembly for Essonne's 5th constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 June 2022
Preceded by	Cédric Villani
Personal details
Born	(1983-01-25) 25 January 1983 (age 41) Fontainebleau, France
Political party	Renaissance (2016–present)
Other political affiliations	Union for a Popular Movement (formerly)
Alma mater	École polytechnique Columbia University

Early life and education

Midy was born in Fontainebleau.^[1] He studied at the École polytechnique and earned a Master's degree in applied mathematics from Columbia University in the United States.^[2]

Business career

Midy worked for the American consulting firm McKinsey & Company from 2007 to 2014, rising to associate partner, then as an executive with the online retailer Jumia;^[2][3][4] he was chief executive of Jumia Travel,^[5] in 2017 became chief marketing officer of Jumia,^[2] and at its launch in early 2018 served as CEO of Jumia One, the company's payment app.^[6] In 2018 he became chief executive of the food delivery company Frichti [fr].^[2][4][7]

Political career

Midy was a youth activist with the Union for a Popular Movement.^[3][4] He challenged the legality of support by the regional transport agency Syndicat des transports d'Ile-de-France for Jean-Paul Huchon's 2010 re-election campaign as President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France; in 2011 Huchon's re-election was allowed to stand, but he was ordered to return funds he had been paid in reimbursement of his campaign costs.^[8] He served briefly on the municipal council of Fontainebleau in opposition to his former party.^[4]

Midy is a supporter of Emmanuel Macron; in 2017 he rejoined LREM, working with Stanislas Guerini and becoming deputy director general in 2019 and director general in 2020.^[3][4][9]

In the June 2022 national election, he was elected to the National Assembly, representing the 5th constituency of Essonne.^[1] He narrowly defeated Cédric Villani, who had been elected in 2017 as a member of LREM but stood for re-election for the New Ecological and Social People's Union.^[3]

See also

• List of deputies of the 16th National Assembly of France

References

1. "M. Paul Midy - Essonne (5e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
2. "Paris: Paul MIDY nommé Directeur Général de Frichti". PresseAgence.fr (in French). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
3. "Portrait. Législatives 2022: Paul Midy remplace Cédric Villani à l'Assemblée" (in French). France 3. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
4. Jules Pecnard (30 March 2022). "De McKinsey à LREM, Paul Midy, le start-upper qui suscite critiques...et fantasmes". Marianne (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
5. Benjamin Polle (15 September 2016). "Start-up africaine de la semaine: Jumia Travel dépasse le million de visiteurs mensuels". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
6. "Jumia Launches Jumia One App". Biztech Africa. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
7. Amaury Bucco (14 September 2018). "Paul Midy, un X enrôlé par la start-up de livraisons de repas Frichti". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
8. G. V. (4 July 2011). "Huchon sauve sa tête mais pas sa bourse". Le Journal du dimanche (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
9. Loris Boichot (6 May 2022). "Législatives 2022: de McKinsey à LREM, le discret Paul Midy envoyé face à Cédric Villani". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.

External links

• Campaign website (in French)