Souad Zitouni (Arabic: سعاد زيتوني; born 23 April 1974 in Boukadir) is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2020 to 2022,[1] representing the Vaucluse's 1st constituency.
Souad Zitouni | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Vaucluse's 1st constituency | |
| In office 30 March 2020 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-François Cesarini |
| Succeeded by | Joris Hébrard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1974 Boukadir, Algeria |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
| Alma mater | Aix-Marseille University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life and education
editZitouni was born in 1974 in Algeria, she was four years old when her family moved to France, to Marseille.[2]
Zitouni studied at Aix-Marseille University,[3] where she obtained a master's degree in public law[2] and a specialized graduate diploma in local government management.[3] She continued her training in law school.[2] She practiced law from 2004 at the Avignon Carpentras bars.[4]
Political career
editZitouni began her political activism with Ecology Generation,[3] before joining the Democratic Movement.[2] In 2008, she was a candidate for her party in the 2008 municipal elections at Pontet, on the Ambition Le Pontet list led by Michel Bouyol: in sixth position, she was not elected.[5]
Ten years later, Zitouni joined La République En Marche![3] and campaigned for Emmanuel Macron during the presidential election of 2017. She was a candidate in the legislative elections in Vaucluse's 1st constituency, as substitute candidate for Jean-François Cesarini.[3] They were elected, with 58% in the second round against a candidate from the National Front.[6] Cesarini died on March 29, 2020, and Zitouni automatically succeeded him the next day.[7]
In parliament, Zitouni joined the LREM group.[8] She served on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Regional Planning.[9]
In 2020, Zitouni joined En commun (EC), a group within LREM led by Barbara Pompili.[10]
Zitouni lost her seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.[11]
Political positions
editIn 2020, Zitouni went against her parliamentary group's majority and abstained from an important vote on a much discussed security bill drafted by her colleagues Alice Thourot and Jean-Michel Fauvergue that helps, among other measures, curtail the filming of police forces.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ Marius Bocquet (13 June 2022), Résultats législatives 2022 : qui sont les 65 députés sortants éliminés au premier tour ? Le Figaro.
- ^ a b c d "législatives - 1re circonscription : Souad Zitouni est engagée aux côtés de Jean-François Cesarini. L'éducation, priorité de la suppléante du candidat de la République en Marche !". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ a b c d e Paupert, Philippe (2020-03-30). "Souad Zitouni devient députée LREM d'Avignon". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Profil de Me Souad ZITOUNI". Avocat.fr Profil (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections municipales 2008" [Results of municipal elections 2008]. French Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ Lassalle, Isabelle (2017-06-18). "Législatives : les résultats du 2nd tour et les députés élus en PACA". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ Paupert, Philippe (2020-03-29). "Atteint d'un cancer, le député LREM de Vaucluse, Jean-François Cesarini, est décédé". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Modifications à la composition des groupes - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ Souad Zitouni National Assembly
- ^ Maël Thierry (22 May 2020), L’appel de 46 députés LREM : « Nous voulons peser de l’intérieur » L'Obs.
- ^ à 11h28, Par Le Parisien Le 12 juin 2022; À 23h04, Modifié Le 12 Juin 2022 (2022-06-12). "Législatives 2022 : les résultats dans le Vaucluse". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Analyse du scrutin n° 3254, deuxième séance du 24/11/2020: Scrutin public sur l'ensemble de la proposition de loi relative à la sécurité globale (première lecture) National Assembly.
- ^ Elisa Braun (November 24, 2020), Controversial security bill puts pressure on French interior minister Politico Europe.