Leila Aïchi (born 14 May 1970) is a French politician. She represents the
department
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Government and military
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of
Paris
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in the French
Senate
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.
She was born in
Beaumont-sur-Oise
Beaumont-sur-Oise (, literally ''Beaumont on Oise'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. The classical cellist Jean-Henri Levasseur (1764–1823) was born in Beaumont-sur-Oise.
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. A lawyer by profession,
she was elected to the Senate on September 25, 2011.
She supported
Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017 French presidential election, 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, M ...
in the
2017 French presidential election
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. She stood in the
2017 French legislative election
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as a
miscellaneous right
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in the
9th constituency for French residents overseas but came in second place.
She holds a
Master of Advanced Studies
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in business law, an
MBA
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and a in business management. A member of the Paris bar, she specializes in environmental issues.
Originally a member of
Europe Ecology – The Greens
Europe Ecology – The Greens (french: Europe Écologie Les Verts , EELV ) is a centre-left to left-wing green political party in France. The party is a member of the European Green Party. The party was formed on 13 November 2010 from the merge ...
(Europe Écologie Les Verts or EELV), in the 2015 regional election for
ÃŽle-de-France
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, she supported
Valérie Pécresse
Valérie Pécresse (; born Roux, 14 July 1967) is a French politician who has served as President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans (LR), she previously served as Minister of Higher Education and ...
instead of
Claude Bartolone
Claude Bartolone (; born 1951) is a Tunisian-born French politician who was President of the National Assembly of France from 2012 to 2017. A member of the Socialist Party, he was first elected to the National Assembly, representing the Seine-S ...
. She also announced that she was leaving EELV.
References
1970 births
Living people
People from Beaumont-sur-Oise
French people of Algerian descent
Europe Ecology – The Greens politicians
Democratic Movement (France) politicians
French senators of the Fifth Republic
Senators of Paris
Women members of the Senate (France)
Candidates for the 2017 French legislative election
21st-century French women politicians
20th-century French lawyers
21st-century French lawyers
21st-century French women lawyers
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