Edith Cresson
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Édith Cresson (born on 27 January, 1934 as Édith Campion in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris) is a French politician.
Cresson was well known for making outspoken and often controversial comments. She was very critical of "Anglo-Saxon" nations and often condemned the culture and people of the United States, Germany, and Great Britain. She often described homosexuality as being a largely Anglo-Saxon "problem" that had little relevance in France. Her strong criticism of Japanese trade practices likewise prompted her to use harsh rhetoric that some considered borderline racist (going as far as to compare the Japanese to ants).
Cresson is married with two daughters.
In 2003, she was charged by Belgium with fraud relating to contracts prepared by her EU office in the late 1990s, but the charges were dropped in 2004.
Career
- 1974: national secretary of the Socialist party for youth.
- 1979: Member of the European Parliament
- 1981: Minister for agriculture and forestry
- 1983: Minister for trade and tourism
- 1984: Minister for industrial redeployment and foreign trade
- 1986-1990, she was a member of the national assembly.
- In May, 1991, François Mitterrand recalled her to replace Michel Rocard as premier, but she resigned in April, 1992, and was replaced by Pierre Bérégovoy.
- 1995-1999, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Technology.
Cresson's Ministry, 15 May 1991 - 2 April 1992
Édith Cresson - Prime Minister
- Roland Dumas - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Pierre Joxe - Minister of Defense
- Philippe Marchand - Minister of the Interior
- Pierre Bérégovoy - Minister of Economy, Finance, Budget, and Privatization
- Roger Fauroux - Minister of Industry
- Martine Aubry - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Vocational Training
- Henri Nallet - Minister of Justice
- Lionel Jospin - Minister of National Education
- Jack Lang - Minister of Culture and Communication
- Louis Mermaz - Minister of Agriculture and Forests
- Brice Lalonde - Minister of Environment
- Frédérique Bredin - Minister of Youth and Sports
- Louis Le Pensec - Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories
- Paul Quilès - Minister of Transport, Housing, Space, and Equipment
- Jean Poperen - Minister of Relations with Parliament
- Edwige Avice - Minister of Cooperation and Development
- Jean-Pierre Soisson - Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Modernization
- Michel Delebarre - Minister of City and Regional Planning
- Hubert Curien - Minister of Research and Technology
- Jean-Louis Bianco - Minister of Social Affairs and Integration
External links
- Curriculum Vitae as Commissioner (http://europa.eu.int/comm/archives/1995-99/commissioners/en/cresson.htm)
- The 'careless' commissioner (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/255053.stm)
- How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/intl/article/0,9171,1107990329-22866,00.html)
| Preceded by: Pierre Méhaignerie | Minister of Agriculture 1981–1983 | Succeeded by: Michel Rocard |
| Preceded by: Michel Jobert | Minister of External Commerce 1983–1986 | Succeeded by: Roger Fauroux |
| Preceded by: Olivier Guichard | Minister of Tourism 1983–1984 | Succeeded by: Michel Crépeau |
| Preceded by: Laurent Fabius | Minister of Industrial Redeployment 1984–1986 | Succeeded by: Alain Madelin |
| Preceded by: — | Minister of European Affairs 1988–1990 | Succeeded by: — |
| Preceded by: Michel Rocard | Prime Minister of France 1991–1992 | Succeeded by: Pierre Bérégovoy Template:End boxde:Édith Cresson fr:Édith Cresson ja:エディット・クレッソン pl:Édith Cresson |