Pierre Person

During his studies at the University of Poitiers, Person volunteered as the local chairman of the left-wing National Union of Students of France (UNEF). He was also a member of the Socialist Party until 2012.Daphné Gastaldi, Coralie Schaub, Lilian Alemagna, Nathalie Raulin, Pierre-Henri Allain and Guillaume Gendron (19 June 2017), [https://www.liberation.fr/politiques/2017/06/19/11-nouvelles-tetes-lrem-a-l-assemblee_1578081 11 nouvelles têtes LREM à l’Assemblée] Libération. Ahead of the 2012 French presidential election, he worked for the campaign of Socialist candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn.Alain Auffray (1 December 2018), [https://www.liberation.fr/politiques/2018/12/01/stanislas-guerini-un-nouveau-patron-pour-sortir-lrem-du-coma-politique_1695226 Stanislas Guerini, un nouveau patron pour sortir LREM du coma politique] Libération.

In 2015, Person co-founded "Les Jeunes avec Macron" (JAM) with three friends – Sacha Houlié, Florian Humez and Jean Gaborit –Nicolas Chapuis (11 March 2016), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2016/03/12/le-collectif-les-jeunes-avec-macron-lance-son-think-tank_4881697_823448.htmlLe collectif « Les Jeunes avec Macron » lance son think tank] Le Monde. which had more than 22,000 members by September 2017. In March 2016, he helped launch “La Gauche Libre” (“The Free Left”), a think-tank advocating “left-wing liberalism” as represented by Emmanuel Macron.Michel Rose (12 March 2016), [https://www.reuters.com/article/france-politics-macron/french-think-tank-launch-fans-rumours-of-macrons-ambitions-idUSL5N16J4CE French think-tank launch fans rumours of Macron's ambitions] Reuters. He later joined Macron's campaign staff ahead of the 2017 presidential elections.Ingrid Melander and Elizabeth Pineau (5 June 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-battlegrounds/macron-factor-set-to-leap-from-presidency-to-parliament-idUSKBN18W0Z2 Macron factor set to leap from presidency to parliament] Reuters.

Person has been a member of the National Assembly since the 2017 elections. In parliament, he first served on the Finance Committee from 2017 until 2018,[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA721568 Pierre Person] French National Assembly. where he was the rapporteur on the Ministry of Culture's annual budget.Manon Rescan and Audrey Tonnelier (29 May 2018), [https://www.lemonde.fr/gouvernement-philippe/article/2018/05/29/budget-les-ministres-au-banc-d-essai-de-l-assemblee-nationale_5306278_5129180.html Budget : les ministres au banc d’essai de l’Assemblée nationale] Le Monde. Since 2019, he has been a member of both the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. Person was later appointed as co-rapporteur of a parliamentary mission on crypto assets, which published its conclusions in January 2019.Elisa Braun (7 February 2022), [https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-mp-pierre-person-involve-eu-startup-project/ Former Macron ally’s startup project raises questions over revolving doors oversight] Politico Europe.

In November 2018, following the resignation of Christophe Castaner from the position as chairman of LREM, Person briefly considered a candidacy to succeed him but later withdrew from the race for the party leadership;Manon Rescan (21 October 2018), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2018/10/21/castaner-fait-ses-adieux-a-la-republique-en-marche-les-ambitions-s-aiguisent-pour-le-remplacer_5372536_823448.html Castaner fait ses adieux à La République en marche, les ambitions s’aiguisent pour le remplacer] Le Monde. instead, Stanislas Guerini was elected. Person later became Guerini's deputy.Alexandre Lemarié (1 December 2018), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2018/12/01/le-depute-stanislas-guerini-elu-a-la-tete-de-la-republique-en-marche_5391319_823448.html Le député Stanislas Guerini élu à la tête de La République en marche] Le Monde. In September 2020, he stepped down from that role because of disagreements over the direction of the party; he remained an LREM member.Louise Guillot (21 September 2020), [https://www.politico.eu/article/pierre-person-la-republique-en-march-resignation-emmanuel-macron/ Number 2 in Emmanuel Macron’s party steps down] Politico Europe.

Person was not seeking re-election in the 2022 French legislative election.{{Cite web |last=à 18h34 |first=Par Marie-Anne Gairaud et Christine Henry Le 5 avril 2022 |date=5 April 2022 |title=Élections législatives à Paris : des députés LREM jettent (déjà) l'éponge |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/elections/legislatives/elections-legislatives-a-paris-des-deputes-lrem-jettent-deja-leponge-05-04-2022-NQ6PAQFD6BGK5D343ZJPSUD2UI.php |access-date=30 April 2022 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}

In 2022, Politico Europe reported that Person had been in talks with potential partners and investors to create a European stablecoin with Carrefour-owned fintech company Market Pay after having been at the forefront of efforts to draft France's cryptocurrency legislation. In the same year, Person co-founded Usual Labs with Adli Takkal Bataille, and Hugo Sallé de Chou.{{Cite web|url=https://www.capital.fr/crypto/crypto-usual-le-projet-de-stablecoin-de-lex-depute-pierre-person-leve-7-millions-de-dollars-1495420|title=Crypto : Usual, le projet de stablecoin de l’ex-député Pierre Person, lève 7 millions de dollars|first=Jérémy Le|last=Bescont|date=17 April 2024|website=Capital}} In 2024, Usual Labs launched Usual Money, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on Ethereum. Usual Money issues two tokens: USD0++, a liquid bond, and USD0, a stablecoin backed by treasury bills.

In May 2018, Person co-sponsored an initiative in favour of a bioethics law extending to homosexual and single women free access to fertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), under France's national health insurance; it was one of the campaign promises of President Emmanuel Macron and marked the first major social reform of his five-year term.Harriet Agnew (24 September 2019), [https://www.ft.com/content/6b5d2b5e-de11-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59 France moves to extend IVF to gay and single women] Financial Times.[https://www.liberation.fr/debats/2018/05/29/la-pma-pour-toutes-un-acte-d-egalite_1655111 La PMA pour toutes, un acte d’égalité] Libération, 29 May 2018.

In 2019, Person was one of five members of the LREM parliamentary group who joined a cross-party initiative to legalize the distribution and use of cannabis.Harriet Agnew (20 June 2019), [https://www.ft.com/content/df0c4b88-936c-11e9-aea1-2b1d33ac3271 French MPs push to legalise distribution and use of cannabis] Financial Times.Marylou Magal (19 June 2019), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/les-deputes-lrem-person-et-tache-favorables-a-la-legalisation-du-cannabis-20190619 Les députés LREM Person et Taché favorables à la légalisation du cannabis] Le Figaro.

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