Paul Midy
Member of the National Assembly
for Essonne's 5th constituency
Assumed office
22 June 2022
Preceded byCédric Villani
Personal details
Born (1983-01-25) 25 January 1983
Fontainebleau, France
Political partyLa République En Marche!
Alma mater

Paul Midy (born 25 January 1983)[1] is a French business executive and politician. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), he is a member of the National Assembly for Essonne.

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.[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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "M. Paul Midy - Essonne (5e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Paris: Paul MIDY nommé Directeur Général de Frichti". PresseAgence.fr (in French). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Portrait. Législatives 2022: Paul Midy remplace Cédric Villani à l'Assemblée" (in French). France 3. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
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