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Born on 7 May 1949 in Sceaux (Hauts-de-Seine)

Married, with two children

Education and diplomas

• Degree in history and geography.

Career

• Joined the PCF (1969)

• Chairman of the French Federation of University Halls of Residence (1970 - 1972)

• Municipal councillor, then deputy mayor of the town of Châtenay-Malabry (Hauts-de-Seine) (1977 - 1983)

• Elected to the PCF Central Committee (1987)

• Member of the PCF National Bureau (1994)

• Elected to the National Secretariat of the Parti communiste français (PCF), working with Robert Hue (1996)

• Head of the PCF National Women's Committee

• In charge of the "party activities" department

• Elected National Assembly Deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis (June 1997)

• Appointed Minister for Youth and Sports on June 4, 1997 until May 2002.

  Embassy of France in the United States - May 8, 2002