Sonia Backès
Sonia Backès | |
|---|---|
| State Secretary for Citizenship | |
| In office 4 July 2022 – 10 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Marlène Schiappa (office reestablished) |
| Succeeded by | Sabrina Agresti-Roubache |
| President of the Assembly of South Province | |
| Assumed office 17 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe Michel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sonia Dos Santos 21 May 1976 Nouméa, New Caledonia |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Caledonian Republicans (since 2017) |
| Other political affiliations | Popular Caledonian Movement (2013–2015) The Rally–UMP (2004–2013) Rally for Caledonia in the Republic (1994–2004) |
Sonia Backès (née Dos Santos; born 21 May 1976) is a French politician in New Caledonia. She is the current leader of the Caledonian Republicans party and the President of the Provincial Assembly of South Province since 17 May 2019.
In July 2022, she was appointed Secretary of State for Citizenship in the Borne government.
In September 2023, Backès resigned her ministerial position following her defeat in the 2023 Senate election.