François Zocchetto

François Zocchetto
Mayor of Laval
In office 2014–2020
Preceded by	Jean-Christophe Boyer
Succeeded by	Florian Bercault
Member of the French Senate for Mayenne
In office 2001–2017
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-14) 14 December 1958 (age 66) Laval, France
Political party	UDI
Alma mater	ESCP Europe Sciences Po

François Zocchetto (born 14 December 1958) is a French lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Senate of France from 2001 until 2017, representing the Mayenne department. He is a member of the Centrist Alliance and caucuses with the Centrist Union.[1] In 2019, he joined independent law firm De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés in Paris as a partner.[2]

Career in the private sector

A chartered accountant, Zocchetto began his private career with an audit/accounting and statutory auditor firm, and then founded in 1987 a law firm in business law for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in Paris and Western France.[3]

Political career

In the 2012 French presidential election, Zocchetto supported François Bayrou before endorsing Nicolas Sarkozy in the election's second round.

In 2013, Jean-Louis Borloo of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) included Zocchetto in his shadow cabinet; in this capacity, he served as opposition counterpart to Minister of Justice Christiane Taubira.[4]

References

1. "François Zocchetto". De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
2. François Zocchetto De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.
3. François Zocchetto De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.
4. L'UDI de Borloo se dote d'un contre-gouvernement L'Express, June 15, 2013.

• on the Senate website