Sonia Krimi
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Sonia Krimi | |
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Sonia Krimi in 2017 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Manche's 4th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 19 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Cazeneuve |
| Succeeded by | Anna Pic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1982 |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Alma mater | University of Toulon |
Sonia Krimi (Arabic: سنية كريمي ; born 20 December 1982 in Tunis) is a French–Tunisian politician of La République en Marche ! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 4th constituency of Manche.[1][2] She defeated the endorsed LREM candidate, Blaise Mistler at the 2017 election.[3] She is considered to be part of the party's left wing.[4]
Krimi was born in Tunis in 1982, and was the eldest of her five sisters. Her father was a worker at Peugeot in Tunis and her mother was a housewife. Her passion was reading.
Krimi studied business in Tunisia and later pursued a double master's degree and a doctorate in Toulon in France. She obtained from the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region a scholarship to carry out a thesis in economics on competitiveness clusters.
Early career
Krimi became a professor in management, accounting and corporate strategy at Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University. She applied for French nationality, and obtained it in 2012. She left teaching to become a business consultant for large companies.