Sophie Joissains

Sophie Joissains (born 25 October 1969) is a French politician who has served as Mayor of Aix en Provence since 2021. She was previously a member of the French Senate. She represents the Bouches-du-Rhône department and is a member of the Radical Party. To study the Law, she moved to Paris, then Louvain, and she eventually received a Master of Advanced Studies. She served as the deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence between 2020 and 2021 and was subsequently elected mayor on 24 September 2021. She has been accused of nepotism. Alongside Claude Domeizel, she has proposed a bank holiday to celebrate laïcité.

Personal life She is a cancer survivor.