Michèle Rubirola
Michèle Rubirola | |
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| Mayor of Marseille | |
| In office 4 July 2020 – 21 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Gaudin |
| Succeeded by | Benoît Payan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1956 Marseille, France |
| Political party | Europe Ecology – The Greens (2010–present) |
| Other political affiliations | The Greens (2002–2010) |
| Alma mater | Aix-Marseille University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Physician, politician |
Michèle Rubirola (born 28 July 1956) is a French politician who served as Mayor of Marseille from 4 July to 21 December 2020.[1] A physician by occupation, she succeeded Jean-Claude Gaudin, who chose not to run for reelection to a fifth term in office[2] and endorsed his long-term deputy Martine Vassal, who lost the mayorship race following the municipal election in June 2020.[3] A member of Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV), Rubirola is the first female Mayor of Marseille. Her grandparents came from Catalonia and Naples.[4]
On 15 December 2020 she announced her resignation from the mayorship[1] for health reasons.[5] She was succeeded by First Deputy Mayor Benoît Payan of the Socialist Party, whom she succeeded as First Deputy Mayor on 21 December 2021. Rubirola previously held a seat in the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône from 2015 to 2021, elected in the canton of Marseille-1 alongside Payan.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Michèle Rubirola, les ressorts d'une démission". Le Point.fr (in French). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Biographie". www.jeanclaudegaudin.net. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Marseille Turns Green With Election of First Woman Mayor". The New York Times. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Martinat, Philippe. "Michèle Rubirola, le nouveau visage de Marseille". www.leparisien.fr. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "BFMTV: Michèle Rubirola explique les raisons de sa demission". Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- French people of Italian descent
- French people of Spanish descent
- 21st-century French women politicians
- Mayors of Marseille
- Aix-Marseille University alumni
- The Greens (France) politicians
- Europe Ecology – The Greens politicians
- 20th-century French physicians
- 20th-century French women
- Women mayors of places in France
- Physicians from Marseille
- Departmental councillors (France)
- French city councillors