Sophie Dessus (24 September 1955 – 3 March 2016) was a Socialist politician from Corrèze, France, representing Corrèze's First Constituency in the National Assembly, the first woman to represent Corrèze in the National Assembly.
Biography Originally from Limousin, Sophie Dessus, née Dauriac, is the granddaughter of lawyer and academician Henri Mazeaud, to whom she is close, and the granddaughter of Simone de Beauvoir first cousin.Charlotte Rotman, « La drag(u)ée haute », Libération, 25 juillet 2011
She grew up in Paris until her mother died when she was 15. She studied history and art history in Limoges.
On August 1, 1975, she married the son of a pharmacist, with whom she settled as a farmer in Corrèze. She has four children born between 1976 and 1987.Biographie Sophie Dessus sur sophiedessus.fr, 10 juin 2012
In 2012, she married Dominique Ceaux, the director general of services for the Corrèze departmental council, in her second marriage.« Sophie Dessus : qui est vraiment la "blonde de Chirac" ? », L'Internaute, 12 septembre 2012Annaick Demars, « Le corrézien Dominique Ceaux rejoint François Hollande à l'Élysée » sur le site de France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 26 septembre 2016
References
External links Dessus's official website, National Assembly. Accessed 11 April 2016.