Michèle Rubirola

Michèle Rubirola
Mayor of Marseille
In office
4 July 2020 – 15 December 2020
Preceded byJean-Claude Gaudin
Succeeded byBenoît Payan
Personal details
Born (1956-07-28) 28 July 1956 (age 68)
Marseille, France
Political partyEurope Ecology – The Greens (2010–present)
Other political
affiliations		The Greens (2002–2010)
Alma materAix-Marseille University (PhD)
OccupationPhysician, politician

Michèle Rubirola (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ʁybiʁɔla]; born 28 July 1956) is a French politician who served as Mayor of Marseille from 4 July to 15 December 2020.[1] A member of Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV), she succeeded Jean-Claude Gaudin, who chose not to run for reelection to a fifth term in office and instead endorsed his long-term deputy Martine Vassal,[2] who lost the mayorship race following the municipal election in June 2020. Rubirola became the first female Mayor of Marseille.[3]

On 15 December 2020, she announced her resignation from the mayorship for health reasons.[1][4] She was succeeded by First Deputy Mayor Benoît Payan of the Socialist Party, whom she succeeded as First Deputy Mayor on 21 December 2021. Rubirola previously held a seat in the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône from 2015 to 2021, elected in the canton of Marseille-1 alongside Payan.

Her grandparents came from Catalonia and Naples.[5] She is a physician by occupation.

References

  1. ^ a b "Michèle Rubirola, les ressorts d'une démission". Le Point.fr (in French). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Biographie". www.jeanclaudegaudin.net. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Marseille Turns Green With Election of First Woman Mayor". The New York Times. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "BFMTV: Michèle Rubirola explique les raisons de sa demission". Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ Martinat, Philippe. "Michèle Rubirola, le nouveau visage de Marseille". www.leparisien.fr. Retrieved 26 October 2020.