Leila Aïchi

Leila Aïchi (born May 14, 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 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,[3] she specializes in environmental issues.[4]

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.[5]

References

  1. "Leila Aïchi". Who's Who (in French).
  2. "Mme Leila Aïchi" (in French). Senate of France.
  3. "Mme Leila Aïchi". lesbiographies.com (in French).
  4. "Leila Aïchi : «La pollution de l'air est aussi une aberration économique»". Le Figaro (in French). July 15, 2015.
  5. "La sénatrice écolo Leila Aïchi soutient Pécresse et quitte son parti EELV". Le Parisien (in French). December 9, 2015.
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