Sophie Joissains

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]

Sophie Joissains
Member of the French Senate for Bouches-du-Rhône
Assumed office
1 October 2008
Personal details
Born (1969-10-25) 25 October 1969
France
NationalityFrench
Political partyUDI
ParentsAlain Joissains
Maryse Joissains-Masini
Alma materAix-Marseille University
ProfessionJurist

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 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. "Mme Sophie Joissains". Sénat (in French).
  2. "JOISSAINS Sophie". Parti Radical (in French). Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
  3. "Les premiers pas au Sénat de Sophie Joissains". Le Parisien (in French). 28 September 2008.
  4. Stefanovitch, Yvan (2010). La caste des 500: Enquête sur les princes de la République (in French). JC Lattès. p. 291. ISBN 2709629879.
  5. Brunet, Marion (2 October 2008). "Sophie Joissains, la benjamine du Sénat". Le Point (in French).
  6. Noir, Thierry (26 March 2009). "La relève du clan Joissains". Le Point (in French).
  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. 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. "Un Sénat plus jeune et plus féminin". Le Point (in French). 22 September 2008.
  10. Gouësset, Catherine (15 October 2009). "Les "fils et filles de" en politique". L'Express (in French).
  11. Kovarik, Patrick (13 May 2009). "Hadopi, c'est adopté". L'Express (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
  12. "Les sénateurs veulent une journée nationale de la laïcité le 9 décembre". Le Parisien (in French). 28 January 2011.
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