Laurence Rossignol

Laurence Rossignol
Laurence Rossignol in 2012
Vice-President of the French Senate
In office
6 October 2020  1 October 2023
PresidentGérard Larcher
Preceded byDavid Assouline
Succeeded bySylvie Robert
Member of the French Senate
Assumed office
18 June 2017
Preceded byJean-Pierre Bosino
Parliamentary groupSOC
ConstituencyOise (2017-2023)
Val-de-Marne (since 2023)
In office
1 October 2011  9 May 2014
Preceded byAndré Vantomme
Succeeded byJean-Pierre Bosino
Parliamentary groupSOC
ConstituencyOise
Minister for Families, Children and Women's Rights
In office
11 February 2016  10 May 2017
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded byPascale Boistard (Women's rights
Marie-Josée Roig (indirectly Children)
Succeeded byMarlène Schiappa (Women's rights)
Secretary of State for Family, the Elderly, Autonomy and Children
In office
9 April 2014  11 February 2016
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Preceded byDominique Bertinotti
Succeeded byPascale Boistard
Vice-president of the Regional Council of Picardie
In office
2 April 2004  9 May 2014
PresidentClaude Gewerc
Succeeded bySylvie Houssin
Member of Regional Council of Picardie
In office
21 March 1998  31 December 2015
Personal details
Born (1957-12-22) 22 December 1957
La Garenne-Colombes, France
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Burgundy
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University

Laurence Rossignol (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃s ʁɔsiɲɔl]; born 22 December 1957) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has served as a member of the French Senate from 2011 to 2014 and again since 2017, representing Oise. From 2014 to 2017, she served as Secretary of State for the Family, Senior Citizens and Autonomy in the governments of Prime Ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve.