Roland Castro Biography And Political Party

Roland Castro is a French architect and political activist best known as a member of the concrete utopia movement.

Roland Castro was born on 16 October 1940 in Limoges. Information on Roland Castro’s parents, siblings (if any), early childhood and education is not yet known.

Roland Castro came into the limelight around 1966 when he was a member of the editorial committee of Melp!. Other members of Melp! included; Antoine Grumbach, Pierre Granveaud, Hubert Tonka and Jacques Barda. Melp! played a huge role in articulating the dissatisfaction of students prior to the 1988 protests.

Roland Castro Daughter

Roland Castro’s daughter is the comedian and actress Elizabeth Castro (alias Zazon).

Roland Castro Architect

Roland Castro is very well known in France for his architectural prowess. Roland Castro’s feats include;

  1. Taking charge of the renovations of many  large structures in France.
  2.  Taking charge of the Family Housing in Noisy-Le-Grand
  3. Taking charge of the National Center for the comics and images (CNBDI) in Angouleme
  4. Employed by Charles Pasqua to renovate the cities of the Hauts-de-Seine (as an architect).

Roland Castro Politics

Roland Castro has had a political career in the following;

  1. Activist in the Union of Communist Students and the French Communist Party, from which he was expelled in 1965.
  2. Co-founding the Vive la révolution (VLR) with Tiennot Grumbach.
  3. Creation of a structure of response and reflection on the suburbs called Banlieues 89 as a Mitterrandist in 1981.
  4. Resignation from the Socialist Party on the day that Bernard Tapie entered the government.
  5. Creation of the Movement of concrete utopia, a new political movement in 2003 with friends including Eric Halphen. Roland Castro is the chairman of the Movement of Concrete Utopia.
  6. Appointment by the President of France to lead a multidisciplinary team on the future of Greater Paris from 2008-2009.
  7. Announcing his support for the candidacy of Arnaud Montebourg in the Socialist primaries in 2011.

Roland Castro Political Party

The Concrete Utopia Movement is a political movement which was created by Roland Castro and others in 2003.

This movement defends “89 proposals to restore social bonds”, without revolution transforming society towards more republican equality and justice.

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