Édith Cresson
Édith Cresson | |
|---|---|
Cresson in 1997 | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 15 May 1991 – 2 April 1992 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Michel Rocard |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Bérégovoy |
| European Commissioner for Research, Science and Technology | |
| In office 23 January 1995 – 12 September 1999 | |
| President | Jacques Santer Manuel Marín (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Antonio Ruberti |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Busquin |
| Mayor of Châtellerault | |
| In office 13 March 1983 – 25 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Geneviève Abelin |
| Succeeded by | Joël Tondusson |
| Member of the National Assembly for Vienne | |
| In office 2 April 1986 – 28 July 1988 | |
| In office 2 July 1981 – 23 July 1981 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for France | |
| In office 17 July 1979 – 16 June 1981 | |
| Mayor of Thuré | |
| In office 20 March 1977 – 13 March 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Tour Girard |
| Succeeded by | Claude Marquois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Édith Jeanne Thérèse Campion 27 January 1934 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Political party | PS (1971–present) |
| Other political affiliations | CIR (1965–1971) |
| Spouse |
Jacques Cresson
(m. 1959; died 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Fortuné Cresson (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | HEC Jeunes Filles |
| Occupation | Economist • politician |
Édith Jeanne Thérèse Cresson (French: [edit kʁɛsɔ̃]; née Campion; born 27 January 1934) is a French politician of the Socialist Party. She served as Prime Minister of France from 1991 to 1992, the first woman to do so and only woman until Élisabeth Borne's appointment in 2022. Her political career ended in scandal as a result of corruption charges dating from her tenure as European Commissioner for Research, Science and Technology.