Pierre Laurent (born 1 July 1957) is a French politician and journalist. Ex-director of L'Humanité, and former leader of the French Communist Party (PCF).

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Quick Facts Member of the French Senate for Paris, Preceded by ...

Pierre Laurent
Pierre Laurent in 2013
Member of the French Senate for Paris
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 September 2012
Preceded by	Nicole Borvo Cohen-Seat
Member of the Regional council of Île-de-France
In office 2010–2015
National Secretary of the French Communist Party
In office 2010–2018
Preceded by	Marie-George Buffet
Succeeded by	Fabien Roussel
President of the Party of the European Left
In office 5 December 2010 – 17 December 2016
Preceded by	Lothar Bisky
Succeeded by	Gregor Gysi
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-01) 1 July 1957 (age 66) Paris, France
Political party	PCF
Alma mater	Pantheon-Sorbonne University
Profession	Journalist

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His father, Paul Laurent, was a member of the National Assembly of France for Paris and a high-ranking official of the French Communist Party.

Pierre Laurent joined the Union of Communist Students (UEC) when he was studying economics in Paris. He was National Secretary of UEC from 1982 to 1985. After graduating with a master's degree in Economics, he became a journalist for L'Humanité. At first specialized in economic issues, he became chief editor in 1999, and managing editor in 2000.^[1][2]

He became a member of the French Communist Party National Council in 2000 (30th congress). He was the main writer of the 33rd Congress resolution in 2009, which he introduced.^[3] He was then nominated "national coordinator" (party's number 2), in charge of leading the party's collegial direction. He therefore resigned from L'Humanité.

In 2010, he led the list for the Left Front (together with Alternative citoyenne, les Alternatifs and others) in Île-de-France for the French regional elections. He received 6.55% of the popular vote.

Laurent was elected National Secretary of the French Communist Party in June 2010, replacing Marie-George Buffet.^[4]

Laurent supported Emmanuel Macron in the 2nd round of the 2017 French Presidential Election, opposing Marine Le Pen.^[5]

Despite reported financial difficulties, Laurent has collected more than €550,000 in wages within the space of 8 years.^[6]