Sophie Dessus
Sophie Dessus | |
|---|---|
Sophie Dessus in 2012 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Corrèze's 1st constituency | |
| In office 20 June 2012 – 3 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | François Hollande |
| Succeeded by | Alain Ballay |
| Mayor of Uzerche | |
| In office 18 March 2001 – 3 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Valentin Larivière |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Paul Grador |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1955 |
| Died | 3 March 2016 (aged 60) Limoges, France |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Limoges |
Sophie Dessus (24 September 1955 – 3 March 2016) was a Socialist politician from Corrèze, France, representing Corrèze's First Constituency in the National Assembly, the first woman to represent Corrèze in the National Assembly.[1]
Biography
Originally from Limousin, Sophie Dessus, née Dauriac,[2][3] is the granddaughter of lawyer and academician Henri Mazeaud, to whom she is close, and the granddaughter of Simone de Beauvoir first cousin.[4]
She grew up in Paris until her mother died when she was 15. She studied history and art history in Limoges.
On August 1, 1975, she married the son of a pharmacist, with whom she settled as a farmer in Corrèze. She has four children born between 1976 and 1987.[5]
In 2012, she married Dominique Ceaux, the director general of services for the Corrèze departmental council, in her second marriage. [6][7]
References
- ^ "Mort de Sophie Dessus, députée de Corrèze" (in French). Le Figaro. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Vivre Uzerche. "Hommage à Sophie Dessus".
- ^ Béatrice Gurrey. "Mort de l'élue corrézienne Sophie Dessus". Le Monde.
- ^ Charlotte Rotman, « La drag(u)ée haute », Libération, 25 juillet 2011
- ^ Biographie Sophie Dessus sur sophiedessus.fr, 10 juin 2012
- ^ « Sophie Dessus : qui est vraiment la "blonde de Chirac" ? », L'Internaute, 12 septembre 2012
- ^ Annaick Demars, « Le corrézien Dominique Ceaux rejoint François Hollande à l'Élysée » sur le site de France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 26 septembre 2016
External links
- Dessus's official website, National Assembly. Accessed 11 April 2016. (in French)