Christian Estrosi | |
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Mayor of Nice | |
Assumed office 15 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Philippe Pradal |
In office 21 March 2008 – 13 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jacques Peyrat |
Succeeded by | Philippe Pradal |
President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
In office 18 December 2015 – 8 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Michel Vauzelle |
Succeeded by | Renaud Muselier |
Deputy Minister of Industry | |
In office 23 June 2009 – 13 November 2010 | |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Éric Besson |
Secretary of State for the Overseas | |
In office 19 June 2007 – 17 March 2008 | |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Hervé Mariton |
Succeeded by | Yves Jégo |
Deputy Minister of Spatial Planning | |
In office 2 June 2005 – 15 May 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Dominique de Villepin |
Preceded by | Frédéric de Saint-Sernin |
Succeeded by | Hubert Falco |
President of the General Council of Alpes-Maritimes | |
In office 18 September 2003 – 14 December 2008 | |
Preceded by | Charles Ange Ginésy |
Succeeded by | Éric Ciotti |
Personal details | |
Born | Christian Paul Gilbert Estrosi 1 July 1955 Nice, France |
Political party | Horizons (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | Rally for the Republic (1988–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–2021) |
Spouse(s) | Dominique Estrosi Sassone (1995–2016) Laura Tenoudji (2016–present) |
Children | 3 |
Profession | Motorcyclist, politician |
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Christian Paul Gilbert Estrosi (born 1 July 1955) is a French sportsman and politician and the Mayor of Nice since 2017, previously holding the office from 2008 to 2016. A former professional motorcyclist, he served as a government minister under Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy. Estrosi also served as President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 2015 to 2017 and First Deputy Mayor of Nice from 2016 until 2017. He is a former member of The Republicans, which he left in 2021 to join Horizons.