Sophie_Joissains

Sophie Joissains

Sophie Joissains

French politician

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]

Quick Facts Member of the French Senate for Bouches-du-Rhône, Succeeded by ...

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mme Sophie Joissains". Sénat (in French).
  2. [2]
    "JOISSAINS Sophie". Parti Radical (in French). Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Les premiers pas au Sénat de Sophie Joissains". Le Parisien (in French). 28 September 2008.
  4. [4]
    Stefanovitch, Yvan (2010). La caste des 500: Enquête sur les princes de la République (in French). JC Lattès. p. 291. ISBN 978-2709629874.
  5. [5]
    Brunet, Marion (2 October 2008). "Sophie Joissains, la benjamine du Sénat". Le Point (in French).
  6. [6]
    Noir, Thierry (26 March 2009). "La relève du clan Joissains". Le Point (in French).
  7. [7]
    Catelan, Lorine. "Sophie Jossains répond à nos questions" (PDF) (in French). Université Paul Cézanne. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016.
  8. [8]
    Duchemin, Raphaëlle (25 September 2008). "Le Sénat, une maison de retraite dorée ?". France Info (in French). Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
  9. [9]
    "Un Sénat plus jeune et plus féminin". Le Point (in French). 22 September 2008.
  10. [10]
    Gouësset, Catherine (15 October 2009). "Les "fils et filles de" en politique". L'Express (in French).
  11. [11]
    "Sophie Joissains succède à sa mère à la mairie d'Aix-en-Provence". 24 September 2021.
  12. [12]
    Kovarik, Patrick (13 May 2009). "Hadopi, c'est adopté". L'Express (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
  13. [13]
    "Les sénateurs veulent une journée nationale de la laïcité le 9 décembre". Le Parisien (in French). 28 January 2011.
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