Germaine Poinso-Chapuis

Germaine Poinso-Chapuis
Germaine Poinso-Chapuis in 1947
Minister for Public Health and Population
In office
November 1947  July 1948
Preceded byRobert Prigent
Succeeded byPierre Schneiter
Personal details
Born6 March 1901
Marseille
Died20 February 1981
Marseille
NationalityFrench
Political partyPopular Republican Movement
Domestic partnerHenri Poinso
OccupationLawyer

Germaine Poinso-Chapuis (6 March 1901, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône – 20 February 1981) was a French politician. She was the first woman to hold a Cabinet-level post in the French government. Her political convictions have been characterized as bearing the influence of both Catholic and feminist traditions.