Research topic: Edith Cresson

Edith Cresson , 1934-, French politician, b. Edith Campion. After studying at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, she became a consultant in private industry. Active in the Socialist party, she became national secretary of the party (for youth) in 1974 and was elected to the European Assembly in 1979. She then held a series of ministerial appointments, including agriculture and forestry (1981-83), trade and tourism (1983-84), and industrial redeployment and foreign trade (1984-86). From 1986 until her resignation in 1990, she was a member of the national assembly. In May, 1991,... Read more