Laurent Lhardit

Laurent Lhardit (born 20 April 1963) is a French politician who was elected deputy of Bouches-du-Rhône's 2nd constituency on 7 July 2024. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he was previously deputy mayor of Marseille from 2020 to 2024.

Biography Lhardit is originally from the Marseille district of . He is a graduate of the Institut d'études politiques de Lyon.

Laurent Lhardit joined the Socialist Party in 1988, following the appointment of Michel Rocard to Matignon. In , he was elected municipal councilor of Marseille on the Printemps Marseillais list. He became 16th deputy to the new mayor of Marseille, Michèle Rubirola, responsible for economic dynamism, employment and sustainable tourism. He retained his delegation when Benoît Payan succeeded Michèle Rubirola as mayor in December 2020. The latter withdrew, giving her support to "Laurent Lhardit's candidacy [and his] humanist and respectable values". He was elected in the second round with more than 53% of the vote.

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