Samia Ghali


Samia Ghali is a French Socialist Senator, representing the Bouches-du-RhĂ´ne department. She also serves as the Mayor of the 15th and 16th arrondissements of Marseille.

Early life

Samia Ghali was born on June 10, 1968, in Marseille, in the South of France. She grew up in Bassens and Campagne LĂ©vĂŞque, two council estates in Marseille, where she was raised by her Algerian-born grandparents.
She received a Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle, or professional certificate, as a secretary and accountant.

Career

Ghali became active in politics at the age of sixteen. She became a city councillor of Marseille in 2001.
Since 2008, she has served as a Senator for Bouches-du-RhĂ´ne. She also serves as the Mayor of the 15th and 16th arrondissements of Marseille.
In 2012, she suggested the French Army should be sent to the neighbourhoods of Northern Marseille to put an end to drug-trafficking. In June 2015, her own chauffeur was arrested by the French police in a drug-trafficking raid in La Castellane. She said she was "shocked" and "astounded".

Personal life

Her second husband is Franck Dumontel, a political administrator. She has four children.