Leila Aïchi

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 (1970-05-14) 14 May 1970
Beaumont-sur-Oise, France
Political partyEurope Ecology - The Greens
ProfessionLawyer

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

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


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