Sonia Lagarde

Sonia Lagarde (née Boyer; born 29 August 1948) is a French New Caledonian politician and the current mayor of Nouméa. She has been a member of the National Assembly for New Caledonia's 1st constituency since 2012.^[1]

Sonia Lagarde
Mayor of Nouméa
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 April 2014
Preceded by	Jean Lèques
Member of the National Assembly for New Caledonia's 1st constituency
In office 20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Gaël Yanno
Succeeded by	Philippe Dunoyer
Personal details
Born	Sonia Boyer (1948-08-29) 29 August 1948 (age 75) Nouméa, New Caledonia, France
Political party	LREM

Career

Lagarde has been a member of various parties of the miscellaneous right opposed to The Rally-UMP: Une Nouvelle-Calédonie pour tous (UNCT) from 1995 to 1999, the Alliance from 1999 to 2004, Avenir ensemble from 2004 to 2008, and Caledonia Together since 2008.

Member of the Congress of New Caledonia from 1995 to 2012 and vice-president of the Assembly of the South Province from 2004 to 2011, she was elected as member of the National Assembly for New Caledonia's 1st constituency (comprising Nouméa, Isle of Pines, and the Loyalty Islands) 17 June 2012. After being the head of the municipal opposition to the majority of mayor Jean Lèques in Nouméa, she became mayor of the city following her victory in the 2014 municipal elections.^[2] In 2020, Lagarde was opposed by businessperson Cherifa Linossier in the mayoral election.^[3][4] Linossier was unsuccessful and Lagarde was re-elected.^[5]

References

1. "Madame Sonia Lagarde : Assemblée Nationale". Assemblée Nationale (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2015.
2. Souche, Angélique; Palmiéri, Angéla (31 March 2014). "Sonia Lagarde, la première femme maire de Nouméa" [Sonia Lagarde, the First Female Mayor of Nouméa] (in French). La Première. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
3. "Chérifa Linossier candidate à la mairie de Nouméa pour les municipales – No". 30 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
4. "Chérifa Linossier se lance dans la course aux municipales à Nouméa | LNC.nc | Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes, le Journal de Nouvelle Calédonie". 30 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
5. "Second round of New Caledonian municipal elections finally held". RNZ. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.