Marlene Hassan Nahon
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The Honorable Marlene Hassan-Nahon MP |
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| Member of the Parliament of Gibraltar | |
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Assumed office 9 December 2015 |
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| Born |
Marlene Dinah Esther Hassan Bensimon Gibraltar |
| Political party |
Gibraltar Social Democrats (Until May 2016) Independent (May 2016 – present) |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Nahon |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | marlenehassan.wordpress.com |
Marlene Hassan-Nahon (born in 1976) is a Gibraltarian historian, journalist and politician, currently serving as a member of the Gibraltar Parliament since 2015. She is married and has four children.
Marlene Hassan Nahon is daughter of the late Chief Minister Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan and his second wife, Marcelle Bensimon, both Jews of Moroccan origin. She has a BA in History of Art and Architecture from the University of Manchester, and is currently a postgraduate student in journalism at the London School of Journalism.
After the death of minister Charles Bruzon, she launched herself as a candidate for the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) in the by-election of 4 July 2013. In a press conference, she stated that she didn't have an agenda (besides the desire to contribute positively to Gibraltar), and said that she was "disappointed" with the policies of the ruling party (the GSLP) and willing to change the composition of the Parliament, where there is an "overwhelming number of lawyers" representing both groups of parties. Nahon received 39.95% of the total votes cast, but was not elected.
For the Thirteenth elections to the Parliament of Gibraltar, Hassan Nahon ran for a seat, resulting in her being elected on 26 November 2015 for the period starting on 9 December 2015 and ending in 2019. On 19 May 2016, she resigned from the Gibraltar Social Democrats, alluding to "toxic" tensions within the party; she decided to continue as a member of the parliament, albeit as an independent.
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