Leila Aïchi | |
Office: | Member of the French Senate for Paris |
Term Start: | 2011 |
Term End: | 2017 |
Birth Date: | 14 May 1970 |
Birth Place: | Beaumont-sur-Oise, France |
Nationality: | French |
Party: | Europe Ecology - The Greens |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Leila Aïchi (born 14 May 1970) is a French politician. She represents the department of Paris in the French Senate.
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 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]