Johanna Rolland | |
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![]() Johanna Rolland in 2014 | |
Mayor of Nantes | |
Assumed office 4 April 2014 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Rimbert |
President of Nantes Métropole | |
Assumed office 16 April 2014 | |
Preceded by | Gilles Retière |
Personal details | |
Born | Nantes, France | 11 May 1979
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater | Sciences Po Lille University of Grenoble |
Johanna Rolland (born 11 May 1979) is a French politician, belonging to the Socialist Party. She is the current mayor of Nantes, being the first woman to hold this position.[1] As of April 2014, she is one of six female mayors of French cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.[2]
Rolland also serves as president of both the Nantes Métropole[3] and the Metropolitan Center of Nantes - Saint-Nazaire.[4]
References
- ^ "MME Johanna ROLLAND". Nantes Métropole (in French). Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ Lafon, Cathy (April 21, 2014). "Il y a 70 ans, les Françaises obtenaient le droit de vote". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Communauté urbaine. Johanna Rolland, présidente de Nantes Métropole". Ouest France (in French). April 16, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Nantes. Le pôle métropolitain se dote d'une nouvelle présidence". Saint-Nazaire Maville (in French). May 26, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.