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François Zocchetto

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François Zocchetto
Mayor of Laval
In office
2014–2020
Member of the French Senate for Mayenne
In office
2001–2017
Personal details
Born (1958-12-14) 14 December 1958 (age 65)
Laval, France
Political partyUDI
Alma materESCP 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "François Zocchetto". De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  2. ^ François Zocchetto De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.
  3. ^ François Zocchetto De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.
  4. ^ L'UDI de Borloo se dote d'un contre-gouvernement L'Express, June 15, 2013.