Sophie Joissains

Sophie Joissains
Born October 25, 1969
Nationality French
Occupation Politician
Parent(s) Alain Joissains
Maryse Joissains-Masini

Sophie Joissains (born 25 October 1969) is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France.[1][2][3] She represents the Bouches-du-Rhône department and is a member of the Radical Party.[1][2]

Early life

Sophie Joissains was born on October 25, 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 also serves as the deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence.[1][2][10] She has been accused of nepotism.[6]

She supports the HADOPI law.[11] Alongside Claude Domeizel, she has proposed a bank holiday to celebrate laïcité.[12]

Personal life

She is a cancer survivor.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Senate webpage
  2. 1 2 3 4 Parti Radical webpage
  3. 1 2 3 'Les premiers pas au Sénat de Sophie Joissains', in Le Parisien, 25.09.2008
  4. ↑ Yvan Stefanovitch, La caste des 500: enquête sur les princes de la république, Lattès, 2010, p. 291
  5. 1 2 Marion Brunet, 'Sophie Joissains, la benjamine du Sénat', in Le Point, 02/10/2008
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Thierry Noir, 'La relève du clan Joissains', in Le Point, 26/03/2009
  7. ↑ Université Paul Cézanne interview
  8. ↑ Raphaëlle Duchemin, 'Le Sénat, une maison de retraite dorée?', in France Info, 25 September 2009
  9. ↑ 'Un Sénat plus jeune et plus féminin', in Le Point, 22.09.2008
  10. 1 2 Catherine Gouësset, 'Les "fils et filles de" en politique', in L'Express, 15/10/2009
  11. ↑ Patrick Kovarik, 'Hadopi, c'est adopté', in L'Express, 13/05/2009
  12. ↑ 'Les sénateurs veulent une journée nationale de la laïcité le 9 décembre', inLe Parisien, 28.01.2011
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