Christian Estrosi is a French politician of Italian origin, member of the French Parliament (National Assembly of France), mayor of Nice

Nice

Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

 since 2008. He is a supporter of Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....

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From 2009 to 2010, he was Minister for Industry in François Fillon

François Fillon

François Charles Armand Fillon is the Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. He served initially until 13 November 2010 when he resigned from being prime minister before a planned cabinet reshuffle.On 14 November 2010, Sarkozy...

's government. He was also President of the general council

President of the general council

In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly governing a departments in France. The position is elected by the general councillors from among their number. If there is a tie, the senior Councillor is elected.The President of the...

 for the Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...

 département

Départements of France

The departments of France are French administrative divisions. The 101 departments form one of the three levels of local government, together with the 22 metropolitan and 5 overseas regions above them and more than 36 000 communes beneath them...

until December 2008.

Prior to his career in politics, Estrosi competed in Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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 motorcycle

Motorcycle

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 road racing

Road racing

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. His best result was a fourth place finish in the 1978

1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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 500cc French Grand Prix

French motorcycle Grand Prix

The Grand Prix Monster Energy de France is a motorcycling event that is part of the World Motorcycle Racing season.-Winners of the French motorcycle Grand Prix:...

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Political career

Governmental functions

Minister for Industry : 2009-2010.

Secretary of State for Overseas : 2007-2008.

Minister of Land Management : 2005-2007.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

Member of the National Assembly of France (5th constituency) : 1988-1993 (Resignation) / 1997-2005 (Became minister in 2005) / Reelected in 2007, but he stays minister / 2008-2009 (Became minister in 2009) / Since 2010. Elected in 1988, reelected in 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2008.

Regional Council

Vice-president of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...

 : 1992-1998.

Regional councillor of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...

 : 1992-2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.

General Council

President of the General Council of Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...

 : 2003-2008. Reelected in 2004, 2008.

Vice-president of the General Council of Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...

 : 2001-2003.

General councillor of Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...

 : 1985-1993 (Resignation) / 2001-2009 (Resignation). Reelected in 1992, 2001, 2008.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Nice

Nice

Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

 : Since 2008.

Municipal councillor of Nice

Nice

Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

 : 1983-1990 (Resignation) / Since 2008. Reelected in 1989, 2008.

Urban community Council

President of the Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur : Since 2008.

Member of the Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur : Since 2008.