Marie-George Buffet
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Marie-George Buffet | |
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In office 19 June 1997 – 21 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Feurtet |
Succeeded by | Soumya Bourouaha |
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | |
In office 4 June 1997 – 6 May 2002 | |
President | Jacques Chirac |
Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
Preceded by | Guy Drut |
Succeeded by | Jean-François Lamour |
National Secretary of the French Communist Party | |
In office 2001–2010 | |
Preceded by | Robert Hue |
Succeeded by | Pierre Laurent |
Personal details | |
Born | Marie-George Kosellek 7 May 1949 Sceaux, France |
Political party | French Communist Party |
Spouse | Jean-Pierre Buffet |
Children | 2 |
Marie-George Buffet (
She stood down from Parliament at the 2022 French legislative election.[1]
Life and career
Buffet was born in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine. Her father Paul Kosellek is of Polish descent.
Buffet was elected in 2001 as National Secretary of the Party, succeeding Robert Hue, who assumed the newly created presidency of the party. When Hue resigned after his poor score in the 2002 presidential elections, the post of president was removed, leaving Buffet as sole leader of the Party.
As head of the French Communist Party, Buffet speaks regularly on a variety of topics relating to the plight of the working people. Most of Buffet's speeches tend to focus upon practical implementations of the taxpayer's duty to provide for workers.
Other issues that Buffet is interested in and has spoken on are the
This can be seen in the Marie-George Buffet Statement, which came out in June 2005. It constitutes a comment on the aftermath of
- I invite from the bottom of my heart men and women and organizations of the left, even those who might have voted "yes", to take your place, to participate with us in this noble adventure to construct another Europe, a genuine left wing alternative.
In 2009, she condemned as "irresponsible" and "criminal" statements by Pope Benedict XVI which claimed that condoms promote AIDS, although they in fact help prevent it.[2]
On 28 February 2013, The Commission des affaires culturelles et de l’éducation, of which Buffet is part, voted in favour of an amendment proposed by
2007 presidential bid
In 2006, Buffet took part in a "rally of the anti-
Political career
Governmental function
Minister of Youth and Sports : 1997-2002.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the
Regional Council
Regional councillor of
Municipal Council
Deputy-mayor of
Municipal councillor of Le Blanc-Mesnil : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Political functions
National Secretary (Leader) of the French Communist Party : 2001-2010.
References
- ^ France, Centre (2022-03-23). "Législatives en Seine-Saint-Denis : Buffet dit stop, Lagarde hésite... vos députés vont-ils se représenter ?". www.leparisen.fr. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Sida : les propos de Benoît XVI suscitent l'indignation en France". Le Point. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ assemblee-nationale.fr: "Commission des affaires culturelles et de l’éducation Jeudi 28 février 2013 Séance de 14 heures 30 Compte rendu n° 31 Présidence de M. Patrick Bloche, président", search on "AC 421"
- ^ gouvernement.fr: "Les ABCD de l’égalité : un outil pour lutter dès l’école contre les inégalités filles-garçons", consulted July 2014