Christian Estrosi
French sportsman and politician
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- Christian Paul Gilbert Estrosi ( French: [kʁis.
- A former professional motorcyclist, he served as a government minister under Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy.
- He is a former member of The Republicans, which he left in 2021 to join Horizons.
- His grandparents were immigrants from Italy.
- He won the French round of the 1976 Formula 750 season at the Circuit Paul Armagnac.
Christian Paul Gilbert Estrosi (French: [kʁis.tjɑ̃ ɛs.tʁo.zi] (born 1 July 1955) is a French sportsman and politician and the Mayor of Nice since 2017, previously holding the office from 2008 to 2016. A former professional motorcyclist, he served as a government minister under Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy. Estrosi also served as President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 2015 to 2017 and First Deputy Mayor of Nice from 2016 until 2017. He is a former member of The Republicans, which he left in 2021 to join Horizons.
Early life
Estrosi was born on 1 July 1955 in Nice. His grandparents were immigrants from Italy.
Motorcycle racing
Estrosi was a professional motorcycle racer and competed at the world championship level in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1976 to 1983. He won the French round of the 1976 Formula 750 season at the Circuit Paul Armagnac. He also had a fourth-place finish in the 1978 500cc French Grand Prix. He repeated this result in 1979 with a fourth place at the 1979 250cc Spanish Grand Prix. He received the Youth and Sports gold medal.
Political career
Early beginnings
Estrosi was a member of the municipal council of Nice from 1983 to 1990, when he resigned.
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