Françoise Giroud

Françoise Giroud
Giroud in 1998
Minister of Culture
In office
24 August 1976  30 March 1977
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterRaymond Barre
Preceded byMichel Guy
Succeeded byMichel d'Ornano
Secretary of State for women's rights
In office
1974–1976
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterJacques Chirac
Succeeded byMonique Pelletier
Personal details
Born
Lea France Gourdji

(1916-09-21)21 September 1916
Lausanne, Switzerland
Died19 January 2003(2003-01-19) (aged 86)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
Political partyUnion for French Democracy
Children1 son and daughter
ProfessionJournalist

Françoise Giroud (born Lea France Gourdji; 21 September 1916 – 19 January 2003), was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer, and politician.