Nicolas Alfonsi (13 April 1936 – 16 March 2020) was a French politician, member of the Senate of France, representing the department of Corse-du-Sud.

Biography

He was born in Cargèse, Corsica. He was a member of the Radical Party of the Left, and was by profession a lawyer. He was re-elected on September 21, 2008, in the first round. In this capacity, he served as Vice-President of the Senate's Committee on Laws from 2008 to 2014. He also served as interim President of the Assembly of Corsica in 1998, following health issues faced by Jean-Paul de Rocca Serra. He did not run for re-election in the 2014 senatorial elections in September. Married, he is the father of three children. Alfonsi died on 16 March 2020, of COVID-19.

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