Johanna Rolland

Johanna Rolland
Johanna Rolland in 2014
Mayor of Nantes
Assumed office
4 April 2014
Preceded byPatrick Rimbert
President of Nantes Métropole
Assumed office
16 April 2014
Preceded byGilles Retière
Personal details
Born (1979-05-11) 11 May 1979 (age 45)
Nantes, France
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materSciences 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

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  1. ^ "MME Johanna ROLLAND". Nantes Métropole (in French). Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Communauté urbaine. Johanna Rolland, présidente de Nantes Métropole". Ouest France (in French). April 16, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "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.