Dominique Estrosi Sassone

French politician
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Dominique Estrosi Sassone
Member of the French Senate
for Alpes-Maritimes
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2014
Member of the Municipal council of Nice
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 March 2008
MayorPhilippe Pradal
Christian Estrosi
Personal details
Born
Dominique Sassone

(1958-11-14) 14 November 1958 (age 65)
Nice, France
Political partyThe Republicans
SpouseChristian Estrosi (divorced)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Nice Sophia Antipolis

Dominique Estrosi Sassone (born 14 November 1958) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the French Senate since 2014, representing the department of Alpes-Maritimes.[1]

Early life and education

Estrosi Sassone is the daughter of Jean Sassone, who served as deputy mayor of Nice from 1977 to 1995, and received a master's degree in law from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.

Career

Estrosi Sassone served in the territorial civil service before being elected deputy mayor of Nice in 2001. In 2004, she was elected to the regional council for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.[2]

Estrosi Sassone was elected to the Senate on 28 September 2014.[1] She also serves as a member of the council for the Metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur.[2] In the Senate, she serves on the Committee on Economic Affairs.[3] In addition to her committee assignments, she has been chairing the French-Monaco Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2020.[4]

In the Republicans' 2016 primary, Estrosi Sassone endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[5]

Personal life

Estrosi Sassone was married to fellow LR politician Christian Estrosi; the couple has two daughters but have since divorced.[6][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mme Dominique Estrosi Sassone" (in French). Senate of France. 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Alpes-Maritimes: Dominique Estrosi-Sassone, une spécialiste du logement social". Maville (in French). September 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Dominique Estrosi Sassone Senate of France.
  4. ^ Dominique Estrosi Sassone Senate of France.
  5. ^ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (August 21, 2016), Primaire à droite : Christian Estrosi rallie Nicolas Sarkozy Le Figaro.
  6. ^ "Nice : l'ex-femme d'Estrosi contre l'ex-maire". Liberation (in French). March 14, 2011.
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