Sarah Tanzilli
Sarah Tanzilli | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Rhône's 13th constituency | |
| In office 19 June 2022 – 9 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Danièle Cazarian |
| Succeeded by | Tiffany Joncour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1985 Valence, Drôme, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Alma mater | Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 |
Sarah Tanzilli (born 23 January 1985) is a French politician from Renaissance (RE). She was Member of Parliament for Rhône's 13th constituency from 2022 to 2024.
Biography
[edit]Sarah Tanzilli was born in Valence into a family of hairdressers from Armenia whose father was left-wing and her mother was right-wing.[1][2] She holds a Master 2 in public business law.[2] She is the mother of two children and has lived in Meyzieu since 2010.[3]
Sarah Tanzilli was recruited as a lawyer in the Lyon metropolitan area where she worked for six years.[1][4][3] She was then the collaborator of MP Danièle Cazarian during the 2017-2022 mandate.[4] She was a member of the Committee for the Defence of the Armenian Cause from 2012 to 2022.[2] chaired the House of Armenian Culture in Décines from 2017 to 2022.[4][2] She participated in the dissolution of the far-right Turkish nationalist group Grey Wolves.[2]
As a member of La République en marche, she was the candidate nominated by the Ensemble presidential majority in Rhône's 13th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election.[4] She came in first position in the first round, with 28.44% of the votes cast, ahead of Victor Prandt the NUPES candidate. In the second round, she won the seat with 62.65% of the votes cast.[5]
On 10 June 2024, she announced that she was a candidate for re-election in the snap 2024 French legislative election, while affirming that “France Insoumise is not in the Republican arc".[6][7] She was defeated in the first round of this election.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Seux, Cyrille (19 June 2022). "Rhône: Sarah Tanzilli, une discrète obstinée dans les rangs de l'Assemblée". Le Progrès (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Marie, Alexandra (20 June 2022). "Législatives 2022 : Découvrez les visages de vos nouveaux députés à Lyon et dans le Rhône". France3 Régions (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b Seux, Cyrille (23 May 2022). "13e circonscription : Sarah Tanzilli, candidate de Renaissance". Le Progrès (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Bertrand Enjalbal Oliveira (19 June 2022). "Sarah Tanzilli, nouvelle députée de la 13e circonscription du Rhône". Rue89.
- ^ "Résultats élections législatives 2022 : Rhône (69)". France Bleu (in French). 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Rhône: la députée Renaissance sortante Sarah Tanzilli candidate à sa réélection". BFM TV. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Législatives: pour Sarah Tanzilli, "La France Insoumise n'est pas dans l'arc républicain"". BFM TV. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sarah Tanzilli at the French Parliament