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Sophie Joissains
French politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sophie Joissains (born 25 October 1969) is a French politician who has served as Mayor of Aix en Provence since 2021. She was previously a member of the French Senate.[1][2][3] She represents the Bouches-du-Rhône department and is a member of the Radical Party.[1][2]
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Early life
Sophie Joissains was born on 25 October 1969 to Alain Joissains, mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1978 to 1983, and Maryse Joissains-Masini, also mayor since 2001.[1][3][4][5][6] To study the Law, she moved to Paris, then Louvain, and she eventually received a Master of Advanced Studies.[6] She also worked in cinema for Anatole Dauman, and started a career as a criminologist.[2][6]
Career
In 2008, she became the youngest female member of the French Senate.[3][5][7][8][9][10] She served as the deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence between 2020 and 2021 and was subsequently elected mayor on 24 September 2021.[11] She has been accused of nepotism.[6]
She supports the HADOPI law.[12] Alongside Claude Domeizel, she has proposed a bank holiday to celebrate laïcité.[13]
Personal life
She is a cancer survivor.[6]
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