Thierry Sother
Thierry Sother | |
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Sother in 2025 in the National Assembly in Paris | |
| Member of the French National Assembly for Bas-Rhin's 3rd constituency | |
| Assumed office 18 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Studer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1982 |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | New Popular Front |
Thierry Sother (born 2 February 1982) is a French politician of the Socialist Party who was elected member of the National Assembly for Bas-Rhin's 3rd constituency in 2024.[1] He was a member of the city council of Mulhouse from 2008 to 2020, and has served as first secretary of the Socialist Party in Bas-Rhin since 2021.[2]
Early career
At the age of 18, Thierry Sother joined the Socialist Party (PS).[3]
In 2004, after earning a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in political communication,[4] he ran as a candidate on the regional councilor Jacques Bigot’s Socialist Party list.[5] The list secured 34.6% of the votes in the second round.[6] Following his victory, Sother served as the coordinator for the Socialist and Green elected officials’ intergroup at the Regional Council of Grand Est from 2004 to 2007.
For fourteen years, Sother held the position of administrator and head of communications for the Compagnie des Rives de l’Ill, a professional theater company.[4][7]
Political career
Thierry Sother’s political journey began in earnest in 2008, when he was elected as a Socialist opposition municipal councilor in Mulhouse after his involvement with the Young Socialist Movement (MJS).[8] He was re-elected to the position in 2014, where he served as an assessor with responsibilities for supporting businesses in their real estate projects and establishing a business property observatory.[9]
In 2021, Sother was elected First Secretary of the Socialist Party for the Bas-Rhin department, winning 61.45% of the vote against regional councilor Linda Ibiem, who secured 38.55%.[10]
During the 2024 French legislative election, Sother achieved a significant milestone by winning the seat for the Bas-Rhin's 3rd constituency in the National Assembly. He garnered 43.27% of the vote in a three-way runoff against incumbent MP Bruno Studer of the Ensemble coalition (32.46%) and the National Rally candidate Stéphanie Dô (24.27%).[11][12][3]
References
- ^ "Législatives 2024 : qui est Thierry Sother, le nouveau député PS de la 3e circonscription du Bas-Rhin" (in French). France Bleu. 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Législatives 2024 en Alsace: qui est Thierry Sother, nouveau député socialiste du Bas-Rhin" (in French). France Info. 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b Rousseau, Céline (7 July 2024). "Législatives 2024 : qui est Thierry Sother, le nouveau député PS de la 3e circonscription du Bas-Rhin - ICI". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Michel, Isabelle (7 August 2024). "Législatives 2024 en Alsace: qui est Thierry Sother, nouveau député socialiste du Bas-Rhin". France Info (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ French Ministry of the Interior and of the Overseas (now divided into two ministried). "Les archives des élections en France". www.archives-resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Website of the French Ministry of the Interior and of the Overseas, 2004 Alsace Regional Elections". Retrieved 19 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "La compagnie". Les Rives de l'Ill (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "HAUT RHIN (68) - Mulhouse". French Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ambassadeurs - Club des Ambassadeurs d'Alsace". www.ambassadeurs.alsace. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Politique. Thierry Sother, élu à la tête du Parti socialiste du Bas-Rhin". L'Alsace (in French). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ French Ministry of the Interior and of the Overseas. "Publication des candidatures et des résultats aux élections - Législatives 2024". www.archives-resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Rondel, Félicien; Moritz, Hervé (7 July 2024). "Législatives. Strasbourg - Schiltigheim : nette victoire de Thierry Sother devant le sortant Bruno Studer". Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
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