Éliane Assassi (born 2 October 1958) is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-Saint-Denis department. She is a member of the Communist, Republican, Citizen and Ecologist group.[1]

Éliane Assassi
Éliane Assassi in 2016
Member of the French Senate for Seine-Saint-Denis
Assumed office
1 October 2004
President of the Communist group in the French Senate
Assumed office
19 September 2012
Preceded byNicole Borvo Cohen-Seat
Personal details
Born (1958-10-02) 2 October 1958 (age 67)
Paris, France
PartyPCF
ProfessionCommunications director

Biography

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Éliane Assassi was born into a Franco-Algerian family. She lived in Gagny in Seine-Saint-Denis during her childhood. Her father, a laborer, died of cancer, likely linked to repeated exposure to asbestos in the workplace, when she was six years old. Her younger brother died in an accident four years later. [2]

She started working at a very young age with her mother, doing housekeeping, and at one point considered becoming a police commissioner. She worked in a tire retreading factory. She joined the French Communist Party at the age of 14.

She is a Communication director by profession.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. "ASSASSI Eliane". senat.fr. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. Aurélien Soucheyre. "Éliane Assassi rend son bleu de travail législatif". humanite.fr (in French).
  3. "Éliane Assassi". Who’s Who.