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Sophie Joissains

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Sophie Joissains is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mme Sophie Joissains · Sophie Joissains · سوفى چويساينس				[sources]
Birth date	1969-10-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Aix-en-Provence				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	France				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	Local government (current) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	s.joissains@senat.fr				[sources]
First name	Sophie				[sources]
Last name	Joissains				[sources]
Political association	Radical Party · Union for a Popular Movement				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3490954				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Senator of the French Fifth Republic · conseiller municipal d'Aix-en-Provence (2020-) · conseiller régional de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (2015-2016) · mayor of Aix-en-Provence (2021-)				[sources]
Education	Paul Cézanne University				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-21	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

French politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,406

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

French Senators891

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France · Sénat

French Mayors64,120

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France · MIOM

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,748

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: fr-maires-83c433035269d05523d8a529ce5f65e5b4a72c71 · fr-senat-08044w

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Maryse Joissains-Masini PEP	child · mother	-	-
Alain Joissains Person of interest ·

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Senator of the French Fifth Republic	2008-10-01	2014-09-30