Christian Estrosi
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Christian Estrosi (born 1 July 1955 in Nice) is a French sportsman and politician. He is a former professional motorcyclist and Minister. He currently serves as the Mayor of Nice, and as a member of the National Assembly of France for the 5th constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes.
Biography
Early life
Christian Estrosi was born on July 1, 1955 in Nice.[1][2] His grandparents were immigrants from Italy.[1]
Career as a motorcyclist
He was a well-known motorcyclist and competed in many Grand Prix. His best result was a fourth place finish in the 1978 500cc French motorcycling Grand Prix. He received the Youth and Sports gold medal.
Political career
He was a member of the municipal council of Nice from 1983 to 1990, when he resigned.[1] He was re-elected in 2008, when he was also elected Mayor of Nice.[1] In 2013, he rejected a plan to build a mosque funded by a businessman from Saudi Arabia in Nice.[3]
Additionally, he has served as President of the Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur since 2008 and Chairman of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur since 2012. He served as regional councillor of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 1992 to 2002, and as its Vice President from 1992 to 1998.[1] He served as Vice-president of the General Council of Alpes-Maritimes from 2001 to 2003, and as its President from 2003 to 2008.[1]
He served as a member of the National Assembly of France for the 5th constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes from 1988 to 1993, then from 1997 to 2005, from 2008 to 2009, and has served in this capacity since 2010.[1] In addition, he has held several ministerial positions in the French government in Paris.[1] He was appointed on 2 June 2005 as Minister of Land Management.[1] He was then appointed on 19 June 2007 as the Minister of the Overseas French territories (DOM-TOM).[1] From 2009 to 2010, he servedas Minister in charge of Industry.[1]
He is the recipient of an Doctorate Honoris Causa from the University of Haifa in Israel. Additionally, he is a Knight of the Legion of Honour from the French Republican, an Officer of the Ordre National du Mérite Polonais, and a Commander of the Order of Saint-Charles from Monaco.
Personal life
He was married to Dominique Sassone, daughter of Jean Sassone (1931-2006), who served as Vice Mayor of Nice from 1977 to 1998.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Official website biography
- ↑ National Assembly webpage
- ↑ Paul Barelli, Mosquée à Nice : l'équilibrisme électoral de M. Estrosi, Le Monde, 10.10.2013
- ↑ Dominique Estrosi Sassone: Official biography
- ↑ Olivier Bertrand, Nice : l’ex-femme d’Estrosi contre l’ex-maire, Libération, 14 March 2011
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