François Zocchetto
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François Zocchetto | |
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| Mayor of Laval | |
| In office 2014–2020 | |
| Member of the French Senate for Mayenne | |
| In office 2001–2017 | |
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| Born | 14 December 1958 Laval, France |
| Political party | UDI |
| Alma mater | ESCP Europe Sciences Po |
François Zocchetto (born 14 December 1958) is French lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Senate of France from 2001 until 2017, representing the Mayenne department. He is a member of the Centrist Alliance and caucuses with the Centrist Union.[1] In 2019, he joined independent law firm De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés in Paris as a partner.[2]
Career in the private sector[edit]
A chartered accountant, Zocchetto began his private career with an audit/accounting and statutory auditor firm, and then founded in 1987 a law firm in business law for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in Paris and Western France.[3]
Political career[edit]
In the 2012 French presidential election, Zocchetto supported François Bayrou before endorsing Nicolas Sarkozy in the election's second round.
In 2013, Jean-Louis Borloo of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) included Zocchetto in his shadow cabinet; in this capacity, he served as opposition counterpart to Minister of Justice Christiane Taubira.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "François Zocchetto". De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ François Zocchetto De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.
- ^ François Zocchetto De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.
- ^ L'UDI de Borloo se dote d'un contre-gouvernement L'Express, June 15, 2013.
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