Estelle Youssouffa | |
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Member of the National Assembly for Mayotte's 1st constituency | |
Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ramlati Ali |
Personal details | |
Born | Châtenay-Malabry, France | 31 July 1978
Political party | SE |
Estelle Youssouffa (born 31 July 1978 in Châtenay-Malabry) is a French politician who has served as a Member of the French Parliament [1] for Mayotte's 1st constituency [2] since June 2022. [3]
Estelle Youssouffa was born in Châtenay-Malabry, France, to a Maorais military father [4] and a metropolitan nurse mother. [4]
She continued her schooling in Mayotte until she obtained her baccalaureate at Mamoudzou High School. [4]
She then attended the IUT of Tours where she was trained in journalism, then continued her studies at the University of Quebec in Canada in Political Science. [4] [5]
She became a journalist [5] and television host [6] working for LCI, TV5 Monde, Al Jazeera English, BFM TV and iTélé. [4]
She was active during the crisis that paralyzed the island in 2018, [7] following which she stood as a candidate in the Mayotte legislative elections which took place in 2022, [8] for the first constituency of Mayotte. [1]
On 19 June 2022 she was elected deputy for Mayotte's 1st constituency, [2] succeeding Ramlati Ali. [9]
To the National Assembly
On June 22, 2022, she joined the Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories group, [10] for which she sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee. [11] Similarly, with six other deputies, she was appointed vice-president of the overseas delegation of the National Assembly. [12]
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