Jordan Bardella
Jordan Bardella (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁdan baʁdɛla]; born 13 September 1995) is a French politician who has been the president of the National Rally (RN) since 2022, previously serving as acting president from September 2021 to November 2022 and as vice-president from 2019 to 2022. Bardella has also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019, when he was the lead candidate for the RN in the European Parliament election, and has been a regional councillor of Île-de-France since 2015.
Jordan Bardella MEP | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| President of National Rally | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2022 | |
| Vice President |
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Acting | |
| In office 13 September 2021 – 5 November 2022 | |
| Vice President |
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| Preceded by | Marine Le Pen |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | France |
| Vice President of National Rally | |
| In office 16 June 2019 – 5 November 2022 | |
| President | Marine Le Pen |
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| Succeeded by |
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| National Director of Génération Nation | |
| In office 12 March 2018 – 4 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gaëtan Dussausaye |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandar Nikolic |
| Spokesman of National Rally | |
| In office 21 September 2017 – 16 June 2019 | |
| Leader | Marine Le Pen |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Jacobelli |
| Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France | |
| Assumed office 18 December 2015 | |
| President | Valérie Pécresse |
| Constituency | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1995 Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis, France |
| Political party | National Rally (since 2012) |
| Other political affiliations | Génération Nation (2012–2021) |
| Domestic partner | Nolwenn Olivier (2020–present) |
| Relatives | Philippe Olivier (father-in-law) Marine Le Pen (aunt-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Paris-Sorbonne University |
Before becoming acting president of the RN, Bardella served as vice-president from 2019 to 2021 and the party's spokesman from 2017 to 2019. From 2018 to 2021, he was also president of its youth wing, the Front National de la Jeunesse (FNJ), later renamed Rassemblement National de la Jeunessee (RNJ).