Martine Vassal
Martine Vassal | |
|---|---|
| President of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Gaudin |
| President of the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Assumed office 2 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Noël Guérini |
| First Vice-President of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis | |
| In office 17 March 2016 – 20 September 2018 | |
| President | Jean-Claude Gaudin |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Roland Blum |
| Deputy Mayor of Marseille | |
| In office 25 March 2001 – 2 May 2015 | |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Gaudin |
| Municipal councillor of Marseille | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2001 | |
| Constituency | 4th sector |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1962 Marseille, France |
| Political party | The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Democracy (2001–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) |
Martine Vassal (French pronunciation: [maʁtin vasal]; née Gilles, 29 March 1962) is a French politician who has presided over the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis since 2018. A member of The Republicans (LR), she succeeded Jean-Claude Gaudin in office, who resigned to focus on his term as Mayor of Marseille.
Vassal previously served as Deputy Mayor of Marseille under Gaudin from 2001 to 2015, when she was elected to the presidency of the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône, a position she still holds. She has represented the canton of Marseille-10 in the departmental council since redistricting in 2015, previously holding the canton of Marseille – Saint-Giniez seat from 2002, when she won the by-election to replace Dominique Tian, who had resigned following his election to the National Assembly.