Irma Rapuzzi (12 April 1910 – 3 April 2018) was a French politician.
Biography
She was born on 12 April 1910 in Cadolive, as the daughter of a miner. She began her career in politics in 1947 when she became a municipal councilor in
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
. After this she was elected senator of
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...
and went on to hold many other political positions in her life. She was the godmother of French politician
Sylvie Andrieux. She
turned 100 in April 2010.
Rapuzzi died in April 2018 in her home, nine days shy of her 108th birthday.
See also
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List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)
The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as politicians and government servants – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians
The following is a list of lis ...
References
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1910 births
2018 deaths
French centenarians
French Senators of the Fifth Republic
Senators of Bouches-du-Rhône
Women members of the Senate (France)
20th-century French politicians
20th-century French women politicians
People from Bouches-du-Rhône
Women centenarians