Studies and early life Ludovic Pajot was born into a farming family. He studied law at
Lille Catholic University. In 2012, he joined the
National Front. He was elected a municipal councillor of
Béthune in
2014 and regional councillor of
Hauts-de-France in
2015. Upon his election as a parliamentarian, he resigned from the municipal council of Béthune.
Member of the National Assembly In the
2017 legislative election, he was elected in the second round to Parliament for the
10th constituency of
Pas-de-Calais, with over 52% of the votes cast, against the
La République En Marche! candidate, Laurence Deschanel. He became the youngest member of the National Assembly elected in the 2017 election, as well as the second under the
Fifth Republic, after
Marion Maréchal, who was aged 22 when she took office in 2012. He sits, along with the other National Rally members, among the unregistered members of the National Assembly. He is part of the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. On 7 October 2017, he was the victim of an assault in Béthune. He was hospitalised with a five-day work incapacity. He stated that the attackers were "a group of individuals, some of which claim to be from the antifa far-left". One of his alleged attackers admitted to being hostile toward the National Front, while a second explained the assault was due to excessive alcohol consumption.
Mayor of Bruay-la-Buissière In the
2020 municipal election in
Bruay-la-Buissière, he led the National Rally list. He was subsequently elected to the mayorship. He was replaced by his
substitute Myriane Houplain in the National Assembly on 22 April 2021. ==Offices held==