Christian Estrosi

Christian Estrosi
Mayor of Nice
Assumed office
15 May 2017
Preceded byPhilippe Pradal
In office
21 March 2008 – 13 June 2016
Preceded byJacques Peyrat
Succeeded byPhilippe Pradal
President of the Regional Council
of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
In office
18 December 2015 – 8 May 2017
Preceded byMichel Vauzelle
Succeeded byRenaud Muselier
Deputy Minister of Industry
In office
23 June 2009 – 13 November 2010
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byÉric Besson
Secretary of State for the Overseas
In office
19 June 2007 – 17 March 2008
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byHervé Mariton
Succeeded byYves Jégo
Deputy Minister of Spatial Planning
In office
2 June 2005 – 15 May 2007
Prime MinisterDominique de Villepin
Preceded byFrédéric de Saint-Sernin
Succeeded byHubert Falco
President of the General Council
of Alpes-Maritimes
In office
18 September 2003 – 14 December 2008
Preceded byCharles Ange Ginésy
Succeeded byÉric Ciotti
Personal details
Born
Christian Paul Gilbert Estrosi

(1955-07-01) 1 July 1955 (age 69)
Nice, France
Political partyHorizons (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)
Children3
ProfessionMotorcyclist, politician
Signature
Christian Estrosi
NationalityFrench
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years19761983
First race1976 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
Last race1983 250cc Swedish Grand Prix
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
31 0 0 1 0

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.