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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Senate webpage
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Parti Radical webpage
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'Les premiers pas au Sénat de Sophie Joissains', in Le Parisien, 25.09.2008 [1]
- ↑ Yvan Stefanovitch, La caste des 500: enquête sur les princes de la république, Lattès, 2010, p. 291 [2]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Marion Brunet, 'Sophie Joissains, la benjamine du Sénat', in Le Point, 02/10/2008 [3]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Thierry Noir, 'La relève du clan Joissains', in Le Point, 26/03/2009 [4]
- ↑ Université Paul Cézanne interview
- ↑ Raphaëlle Duchemin, 'Le Sénat, une maison de retraite dorée?', in France Info, 25 September 2009 [5]
- ↑ 'Un Sénat plus jeune et plus féminin', in Le Point, 22.09.2008 [6]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Catherine Gouësset, 'Les "fils et filles de" en politique', in L'Express, 15/10/2009 [7]
- ↑ Patrick Kovarik, 'Hadopi, c'est adopté', in L'Express, 13/05/2009 [8]
- ↑ 'Les sénateurs veulent une journée nationale de la laïcité le 9 décembre', inLe Parisien, 28.01.2011 [9]
