Sarah Tanzilli

{{infobox Politician

| name = Sarah Tanzilli

| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Rhône's 13th constituency

| term_start = 19 June 2022

| predecessor = Danièle Cazarian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|01|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Valence, Drôme, France

| party = Renaissance

| alma_mater = Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

| image =

| caption =

| term_end = 9 June 2024

| successor = Tiffany Joncour

}}

Sarah Tanzilli (born 23 January 1985) is a French politician from Renaissance (RE). She was Member of Parliament for Rhône's 13th constituency from 2022 to 2024.

Biography

Sarah Tanzilli was born in Valence into a family of hairdressers from Armenia whose father was left-wing and her mother was right-wing.{{Cite journal |last=Seux |first=Cyrille |date=19 June 2022 |title=Rhône: Sarah Tanzilli, une discrète obstinée dans les rangs de l'Assemblée |url=https://www.leprogres.fr/elections/2022/06/19/qui-est-votre-nouvelle-deputee-de-la-13e-circonscription-du-rhone-sarah-tanzilli-une-discrete-obstinee-dans-les-rangs-de-l-assemblee |journal=Le Progrès |language=fr |access-date=23 June 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Marie |first=Alexandra |date=20 June 2022 |title=Législatives 2022 : Découvrez les visages de vos nouveaux députés à Lyon et dans le Rhône |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/rhone/lyon/legislatives-2022-decouvrez-les-visages-de-vos-nouveaux-deputes-a-lyon-et-dans-le-rhone-2566644.html |access-date=23 June 2022 |website=France3 Régions |language=fr}} She holds a Master 2 in public business law. She is the mother of two children and has lived in Meyzieu since 2010.{{Cite journal |last=Seux |first=Cyrille |date=23 May 2022 |title=13e circonscription : Sarah Tanzilli, candidate de Renaissance |url=https://www.leprogres.fr/elections/2022/05/23/13e-circonscription-sarah-tanzilli-candidate-de-renaissance |journal=Le Progrès |language=fr |access-date=23 June 2022}}

Sarah Tanzilli was recruited as a lawyer in the Lyon metropolitan area where she worked for six years.{{Cite journal |last=Seux |first=Cyrille |date=19 June 2022 |title=Rhône: Sarah Tanzilli, une discrète obstinée dans les rangs de l'Assemblée |url=https://www.leprogres.fr/elections/2022/06/19/qui-est-votre-nouvelle-deputee-de-la-13e-circonscription-du-rhone-sarah-tanzilli-une-discrete-obstinee-dans-les-rangs-de-l-assemblee |journal=Le Progrès |language=fr |access-date=23 June 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Bertrand Enjalbal Oliveira |date=19 June 2022 |title=Sarah Tanzilli, nouvelle députée de la 13e circonscription du Rhône |url=https://www.rue89lyon.fr/2022/06/19/sarah-tanzilli-deputee-13e-circonscription-rhone/ |website=Rue89}}{{Cite journal |last=Seux |first=Cyrille |date=23 May 2022 |title=13e circonscription : Sarah Tanzilli, candidate de Renaissance |url=https://www.leprogres.fr/elections/2022/05/23/13e-circonscription-sarah-tanzilli-candidate-de-renaissance |journal=Le Progrès |language=fr |access-date=23 June 2022}} She was then the collaborator of MP Danièle Cazarian during the 2017-2022 mandate. She was a member of the Committee for the Defence of the Armenian Cause from 2012 to 2022.{{Cite web |last=Marie |first=Alexandra |date=20 June 2022 |title=Législatives 2022 : Découvrez les visages de vos nouveaux députés à Lyon et dans le Rhône |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/rhone/lyon/legislatives-2022-decouvrez-les-visages-de-vos-nouveaux-deputes-a-lyon-et-dans-le-rhone-2566644.html |access-date=23 June 2022 |website=France3 Régions |language=fr}} chaired the House of Armenian Culture in Décines from 2017 to 2022. She participated in the dissolution of the far-right Turkish nationalist group Grey Wolves.

As a member of La République en marche, she was the candidate nominated by the Ensemble presidential majority in Rhône's 13th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election.{{Cite web |last=Bertrand Enjalbal Oliveira |date=19 June 2022 |title=Sarah Tanzilli, nouvelle députée de la 13e circonscription du Rhône |url=https://www.rue89lyon.fr/2022/06/19/sarah-tanzilli-deputee-13e-circonscription-rhone/ |website=Rue89}} She came in first position in the first round, with 28.44% of the votes cast, ahead of Victor Prandt the NUPES candidate. In the second round, she won the seat with 62.65% of the votes cast.{{Cite web |date=19 June 2022 |title=Résultats élections législatives 2022 : Rhône (69) |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/rhone-69/elections |website=France Bleu |language=fr}}

On 10 June 2024, she announced that she was a candidate for re-election in the snap 2024 French legislative election, while affirming that “France Insoumise is not in the Republican arc".{{Cite web |date=10 June 2024 |title=Rhône: la députée Renaissance sortante Sarah Tanzilli candidate à sa réélection |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/lyon/replay-emissions/bonsoir-lyon/rhone-la-deputee-renaissance-sortante-sarah-tanzilli-candidate-a-sa-reelection_VN-202406100698.html |access-date=12 June 2024 |publisher=BFM TV}}{{Cite web |date=10 June 2024 |title=Législatives: pour Sarah Tanzilli, "La France Insoumise n'est pas dans l'arc républicain" |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/lyon/replay-emissions/bonsoir-lyon/legislatives-pour-sarah-tanzilli-la-france-insoumise-n-est-pas-dans-l-arc-republicain_VN-202406100707.html |access-date=12 June 2024 |publisher=BFM TV}} She was defeated in the first round of this election.

References

External links

[https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/deputes/PA794930 Sarah Tanzilli] at the French Parliament

Sarah Tanzilli

Biography

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See also