Samia Ghali
Samia Ghali | |
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Senator for Bouches-du-Rhône | |
In office 1 October 2008 – 3 August 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marseille, France | 10 June 1968
Political party | Socialist Party |
Spouse | Franck Dumontel |
Children | 4 |
Samia Ghali (pronounced [samɪa ɣalɪ]; born 10 June 1968) is a French politician who served as a Senator for Bouches-du-Rhône from 2008 to 2020. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), she also held the mayorship of the 8th sector of Marseille, which comprises the 15th and 16th arrondissements, from 2008 to 2017. Ghali, who has been a deputy to successive Marseille Mayors Michèle Rubirola and Benoît Payan since 2020, has also held a seat in the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône since 2021.
Early life
Samia Ghali was born on 10 June 1968 in Marseille, Southern France.[1][2][3] She grew up in Bassens and Campagne Lévêque, two council estates in Marseille, where she was raised by her Algerian-born grandparents.[2][3]
She received a Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP), or professional certificate, as a secretary and accountant.[3]
Career
Ghali became active in politics at the age of 16.[3] She was elected to the municipal council of Marseille in 2001.[2]
In
In 2012, she suggested the French Army should be sent to the neighbourhoods of Northern Marseille to put an end to drug-trafficking.[3] In June 2015, her own chauffeur was arrested by police in a drug-trafficking raid in La Castellane.[4] She said she was "shocked" and "astounded".[4]
In the
From 2004 to 2008, Ghali also held one of the vice-presidencies of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur under President Michel Vauzelle. Since 2021, she has been a member of the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône for the canton of Marseille-4.[7]
Personal life
Her second husband is Franck Dumontel, a political administrator.[2] She has four children.[2]
References
- ^ a b c français, Sénat. "Mme Samia Ghali, sénatrice des Bouches-du-Rhône (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) - Sénat". www.senat.fr. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g Pauline Pelissier, QUI EST SAMIA GHALI, LA "MARIANNE DES QUARTIERS NORD DE MARSEILLE" ?, Grazia, 14 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Marseille: Samia Ghali, une "vie de misère"", L'Express (in French), 14 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Samia Ghali, «stupéfaite» après l’arrestation de son chauffeur", Libération (in French), 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Municipales à Marseille : "Qui peut croire que Samia Ghali va offrir sur le tapis vert une victoire à la droite qu'elle combat depuis 25 ans ?", lance un élu du Printemps marseillais" (in French). France Info. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Benoît Payan devient le nouveau maire de Marseille". Le Parisien (in French). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Départementales dans les Bouches-du-Rhône : Samia Ghali et Azad Kazandjian élus dans le canton Marseille 4", La Provence (in French), 28 June 2021.