Leila Aïchi (born 14 May 1970) is a French politician. She represents the department of Paris in the French Senate.
Leila Aïchi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the French Senate for Paris | |
| In office 2011–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1970 Beaumont-sur-Oise, France |
| Political party | Europe Ecology - The Greens |
| Profession | Lawyer |
She was born in Beaumont-sur-Oise. A lawyer by profession,[1] she was elected to the Senate on September 25, 2011.[2]
She supported Emmanuel Macron in the 2017 French presidential election.[3] She stood in the 2017 French legislative election as a miscellaneous right in the 9th constituency for French residents overseas but came in second place.
She holds a Master of Advanced Studies in business law, an MBA and a Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées in business management. A member of the Paris bar,[4] she specializes in environmental issues.[5]
Originally a member of Europe Ecology – The Greens (Europe Écologie Les Verts or EELV), in the 2015 regional election for Île-de-France, she supported Valérie Pécresse instead of Claude Bartolone. She also announced that she was leaving EELV.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Leila Aïchi". Who's Who (in French).
- ^ "Mme Leila Aïchi" (in French). Senate of France.
- ^ à 13h11, Par Le 26 mars 2017 (2017-03-26). "Présidentielle : dix sénateurs centristes rejoignent Macron". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mme Leila Aïchi". lesbiographies.com (in French).
- ^ "Leila Aïchi : "La pollution de l'air est aussi une aberration économique"". Le Figaro (in French). July 15, 2015.
- ^ "La sénatrice écolo Leila Aïchi soutient Pécresse et quitte son parti EELV". Le Parisien (in French). December 9, 2015.