Leila Aïchi Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leila Aïchi . Who's Who . fr.
  2. Web site: Mme Leila Aïchi . Senate of France . fr.
  3. Web site: à 13h11 . Par Le 26 mars 2017 . 2017-03-26 . Présidentielle : dix sénateurs centristes rejoignent Macron . 2022-09-08 . leparisien.fr . fr-FR.
  4. Web site: Mme Leila Aïchi . lesbiographies.com . fr.
  5. News: Leila Aïchi : "La pollution de l'air est aussi une aberration économique" . Le Figaro . July 15, 2015 . fr.
  6. News: La sénatrice écolo Leila Aïchi soutient Pécresse et quitte son parti EELV . Le Parisien . December 9, 2015 . fr.