Sophie Joissains

Sophie Joissains
Born	October 25, 1969
Nationality	French
Occupation	Politician
Parent(s)	Alain Joissains Maryse Joissains-Masini

Sophie Joissains (born 25 October 1969) is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Bouches-du-Rhône department and is a member of the Radical Party.

Sophie Joissains was born on October 25, 1969 to Alain Joissains, mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1978 to 1983, and Maryse Joissains-Masini, also mayor since 2001. To study the Law, she moved to Paris, then Louvain, and she eventually received a Master of Advanced Studies. She also worked in cinema for Anatole Dauman, and started a career as a criminologist.

In 2008, she became the youngest female member of the French Senate. She also serves as the deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence. She has been accused of nepotism.

She supports the HADOPI law. Alongside Claude Domeizel, she has proposed a bank holiday to celebrate laïcité.

She is a cancer survivor.

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