François Zocchetto
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François Zocchetto (born 14 December 1958) is a French lawyer and politician who served as a member of the
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from 2001 until 2017, representing the
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department. He is a member of the
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and caucuses with the
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. In 2019, he joined independent
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De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés in Paris as a partner.


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
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 (SMEs) located in Paris and Western France.


Political career

In the
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, Zocchetto supported
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before endorsing
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in the election's second round. In 2013,
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of the
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(UDI) included Zocchetto in his shadow cabinet; in this capacity, he served as opposition counterpart to
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.L'UDI de Borloo se dote d'un contre-gouvernement
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'', June 15, 2013.


References


on the Senate website
1958 births Living people Union for French Democracy politicians Democratic Movement (France) politicians Centrist Alliance politicians French senators of the Fifth Republic ESCP Business School alumni Sciences Po alumni French people of Italian descent Mayors of places in Pays de la Loire People from Laval, Mayenne Union of Democrats and Independents politicians Senators of Mayenne {{France-politician-UDI-stub