Carlos Martens Bilongo

{{infobox Politician | name = Carlos Martens Bilongo | image = 20240708-P1020336 Carlos Martens Bilongo.jpg | caption = Carlos Martens Bilongo in 2024 | office = [[Deputy (France)|Member]] of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]]<br />for [[Val-d'Oise]]'s [[Val-d'Oise's 8th constituency|8th constituency]] | term_start = 19 June 2022 | predecessor = [[François Pupponi]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Villiers-le-Bel]], [[France]] | party = [[La France Insoumise]] }}

'''Carlos Martens Bilongo''' (born 31 December 1990) is a French teacher and politician who has represented the [[Val-d'Oise's 8th constituency|8th constituency]] of the [[Val-d'Oise]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] since [[2022 French legislative election|2022]]. A member of [[La France Insoumise]] (FI), he was elected under the [[New Ecological and Social People's Union]] (NUPES) alliance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA795616 |title=M. Carlos Martens Bilongo - Val-d'Oise (8e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale |trans-title=Mr. Carlos Martens Bilongo - Val-d'Oise (8th constituency) - National Assembly |access-date=5 November 2022 |language=French}}</ref>

==Early life and career== Carlos Martens Bilongo was born on December 31, 1990, in [[Villiers-le-Bel]] to parents of [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese (DRC)]] and [[Angola|Angolan]] origin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1355752/politique/rachel-keke-nadege-abomangoli-carlos-martens-bilongo-qui-sont-les-nouveaux-deputes-francais-dorigine-africaine/ |title=Rachel Keke, Nadège Abomangoli, Carlos Martens Bilongo… Qui sont les nouveaux députés français d'origine africaine ?|trans-title=Rachel Keke, Nadège Abomangoli, Carlos Martens Bilongo… Who are the new French deputies of African origin? |language=French|date=21 June 2022|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> He is the youngest of six children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/comme-personne/carlos-martens-bilongo-depute-insoumis-moi-je-suis-la-pour-le-combat-4297100 |title=Carlos Martens Bilongo, député insoumis : "Moi, je suis là pour le combat" |trans-title=Carlos Martens Bilongo, rebellious deputy: "I am here for the fight" |date=1 July 2022 |language=French |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>

After obtaining a [[Secondary education in France#Lycée professionnel|vocational baccalaureate]] at the Gustave-Monod high school, Carlos Martens Bilongo joined ''Isifa plus values cfa'' Paris Sud, a business school in Paris, where he obtained a [[Brevet de technicien supérieur|BTS]] Technico-commercial in 2012, before obtaining, a year later, a degree in Marketing Negotiation.<ref name="AZ Metal">{{cite web|url=https://viadeo.journaldunet.com/p/carlos-martens-bilongo-5388846 |title=Carlos Martens BILONGO (AZ Métal) |language=French |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>

After an apprenticeship contract at Az Métal, he worked successively as a technical sales representative and then as a business manager, a position he held for six years.<ref name="AZ Metal"></ref> Since 2019, he has been a teacher in economics and law at the Alexandre-Dumas high school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/val-d-oise/legislatives-2022-la-majorite-presidentielle-va-t-elle-conserver-son-hegemonie-dans-le-val-d-oise-2559212.html |title=Législatives 2022 : la majorité présidentielle va-t-elle conserver son hégémonie dans le Val-d'Oise ? |trans-title=Legislatives 2022: will the presidential majority retain its hegemony in Val-d'Oise? |date=10 June 2022 |access-date=5 November 2022 |language=French}}</ref>

As a sports coach and physical trainer, he trains the singer [[Aya Nakamura]] during her tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/val-d-oise-95/villiers-le-bel-le-coach-sportif-d-aya-nakamura-c-est-lui-08-03-2019-8027814.php|title=Villiers-le-Bel : le coach sportif d'Aya Nakamura, c'est lui |trans-title=Villiers-le-Bel: Aya Nakamura's sports coach, it's him |date=8 March 2019 |access-date=5 November 2022 |language=French |last1=Guissé |first1=Maïram}}</ref>

==Political career== ===Activism=== Martens Bilongo is involved in a member of the Triangle de Gonesse collective, a platform that brings together several associations committed to the environment. They have been fighting for several years to "save the fertile agricultural land" north of Paris.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reporterre.net/Les-habitants-de-Gonesse-refusent-le-betonnage-des-terres |title=Les habitants de Gonesse refusent le bétonnage des terres |trans-title=The inhabitants of Gonesse refuse the concreting of the land |date=22 May 2021 |language=French |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>

===French National Assembly=== Carlos Martens Bilongo is a member of [[La France Insoumise]]. He was nominated by the [[NUPES]] in Villiers-le-Bel in the 8th constituency of Val-d'Oise, where he beat [[François Pupponi]] in the first round with more than 37% of the vote against 24%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://actu.fr/politique/elections-legislatives/legislatives-2022-8-circonscription-du-val-d-oise-carlos-martens-bilongo-ejecte-francois-pupponi-de-son-siege_51928349.html|title=Législatives 2022. 8 circonscription du Val-d'Oise : Carlos Martens Bilongo éjecte François Pupponi de son siège |date=21 June 2022 |trans-title=Legislative 2022. 8 constituency of Val-d'Oise: Carlos Martens Bilongo ejects François Pupponi from his seat |language=French |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> During the inter-round, he received the support of the mayors of [[Sarcelles]], [[Garges-lès-Gonesse]] and [[Villiers-le-Bel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/ile-de-france/legislatives-dans-le-val-doise-le-camp-presidentiel-resiste-a-la-vague-nupes-1414483 |title=Législatives : dans le Val-d'Oise, le camp présidentiel résiste à la vague Nupes |trans-title=Legislatives: in Val-d'Oise, the presidential camp resists the Nupes wave |access-date=5 November 2022 |date=20 June 2022 |language=French |last1=Robert |first1=Hugo}}</ref> On the second round, he was elected deputy with 61.72% of the vote.

On November 3, 2022, during a question session to the government at the National Assembly, while Deputy Bilongo was addressing the subject of the distribution of migrants sailing on the [[Ocean Viking]], he was interrupted by the [[National Rally]] deputy [[Grégoire de Fournas]], who said: "Let him go back to Africa", according to the version retained by the editors of the debates and available in the minutes of the session.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/decouvrir-l-assemblee/role-et-pouvoirs-de-l-assemblee-nationale/l-administration-de-l-assemblee-nationale/les-services-des-comptes-rendus|title=Fiche de synthèse : Les services des comptes rendus - Rôle et pouvoirs de l'Assemblée nationale - Assemblée nationale |trans-title=Summary sheet: Reporting services - Role and powers of the National Assembly - National Assembly |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Compte-rendu de la séance du jeudi 03 novembre 2022|url=https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/16/comptes-rendus/seance/session-ordinaire-de-2022-2023/seance-du-jeudi-03-novembre-2022 |trans-title=Minutes of the meeting of Thursday, November 03, 2022 |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> These remarks provoked indignation in the Chamber and a temporary suspension of the sitting by [[Yaël Braun-Pivet]], [[List of presidents of the National Assembly of France|President of the Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/politique/retourne-en-afrique-la-seance-interrompue-a-lassemblee-apres-une-interpellation-raciste-03-11-2022-KAEDBDBQX5CR3IIXCBXCJNDQBI.php |title=Un député RN accusé d'avoir tenu des propos racistes, la séance interrompue à l'Assemblée |trans-title=An RN deputy accused of having made racist remarks, the session interrupted in the Assembly |access-date=5 November 2022 |date=3 November 2022 |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/politique/031122/retourne-en-afrique-l-assemblee-le-rn-montre-son-vrai-visage|title=« Retourne en Afrique » : à l'Assemblée, le RN montre son vrai visage |trans-title="Return to Africa": at the Assembly, the RN shows its true face |access-date=5 November 2022 |date=3 November 2022}}</ref>

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