Sophie Joissains
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Sophie Joissains is a French
politician
and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Bouches-du-Rhône
department and is a member of the Radical Party.
from 1978 to 1983, and Maryse Joissains-Masini
, also mayor since 2001. To study Law, she moved to Paris
, then Louvain
, and she eventually received a Master of Advanced Studies. She also worked in cinema
for Anatole Dauman
, and started a career as a criminologist. She is also a cancer survivor
.
In 2008, she became the youngest female member of the French Senate. She also serves as the deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence. She has been accused of nepotism
.
She supports the HADOPI law
. Alongside Claude Domeizel
, she has proposed a bank holiday
to celebrate laïcité
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...
department and is a member of the Radical Party.
Biography
Sophie Joissains was born on October 25, 1969 to Alain Joissains, mayor of Aix-en-ProvenceAix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
from 1978 to 1983, and Maryse Joissains-Masini
Maryse Joissains-Masini
Maryse Joissains-Masini is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Bouches-du-Rhône department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. She is also the mayor of Aix-en-Provence.-Biography:Maryse Joissains-Masini was born on August 15, 1942 in Toulon, France...
, also mayor since 2001. To study Law, she moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, then Louvain
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, and she eventually received a Master of Advanced Studies. She also worked in cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
for Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman was a French film producer. He produced films by Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Bresson, Wim Wenders, Nagisa Oshima, Andrei Tarkovsky, Chris Marker, Volker Schlöndorff, Walerian Borowczyk, and Alain Resnais....
, and started a career as a criminologist. She is also a cancer survivor
Cancer survivor
A cancer survivor is an individual with cancer of any type, current or past, who is still living. About 11 million Americans alive today—one in 30 people–are either currently undergoing treatment for cancer or have done so in the past." Currently nearly 65% of adults diagnosed with cancer in the...
.
In 2008, she became the youngest female member of the French Senate. She also serves as the deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence. She has been accused of nepotism
Nepotism
Nepotism is favoritism granted to relatives regardless of merit. The word nepotism is from the Latin word nepos, nepotis , from which modern Romanian nepot and Italian nipote, "nephew" or "grandchild" are also descended....
.
She supports the HADOPI law
HADOPI law
The French HADOPI law or Creation and Internet law was introduced during 2009 as a means to control and regulate internet access and encourage compliance with copyright laws...
. Alongside Claude Domeizel
Claude Domeizel
Claude Domeizel is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Alpes de Haute-Provence department and is a member of the Socialist Party.-References:*...
, she has proposed a bank holiday
Bank Holiday
A bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom or a colloquialism for public holiday in Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although the majority of the population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract...
to celebrate laïcité
Laïcité
French secularism, in French, laïcité is a concept denoting the absence of religious involvement in government affairs as well as absence of government involvement in religious affairs. French secularism has a long history but the current regime is based on the 1905 French law on the Separation of...
.