Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
France Local Leaders

Also see France Ministers

A large number of women has been vice-Presidents of the various Councils and Under-Préfets. They are not listed on this page.

1945-48 Vice-President of the Council of Paris Marie Hélène Lefaucheaux
She was Vice-President of the National Assembly 1959-65, born  Postel Vinay, and lived (1904-64)

1949-55 Vice-President of the Conseil of Paris Nicole de Hauteclocque
1962-72 Vice-President
1972-73 President of the Council of Paris
1977-? Deputy Mayor of Paris
Conservative MP 1968-81, Senator 1986-93. Widow of Count Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (Maréchal Leclerc), a prominent general during WWII (1902-47), and lived (1913-93).

1970-82 President of the General Council Evelyne Baylet, Torn-et-Garonne

1974 Sous-Préfète Florence Hugodot, ?
The first woman

1979-81 Sous-Préfète Marie-Françoise Haye-Guillard, Châteaudun
1992-96  Préfète of Chantal
1996-99 Préfète of Cher
1999-2001 Préfète of Charente
2001-04 Préfète of Côtes-d'Armor
In 2004 she became Prefect without posting

1980-83 Préfète Yvette Chassange, Loir-et-Cher
Mayor of Cour des comptes 1979-80. She lived (1922-2007).

1982-85 President of the General Council Luchette Michaux-Cheruy, Guadeloupe
1983 President of the Regional Council
1993-2004 President of the General Council

1985-86 Sous-Préfète Beatrice Marre, Château-Chinau

1986-88 Sous-Préfète Colette Horel, Châteaudun
1991-95 Préfète of Meuse, Region Lorraine
1995-96 Préfète of Nièvre
1997-2002 Préfète and Secretary General of the Préfeture of Paris

1989-91 Préfète Hélène Blanc, Sarthe

1991- President of the General Council Comtesse Anne d'Ornano, Calvados

1991-2002 Préfète Bernadette Malgorn, Tarn-et-Garonne
1996-2002 Préfète of the Region Lorraine and the Department of Moselle, Coordinating Préfète of the Rhin-Meusse Bassin
1996-2004 Préfète of the Defence Zone of the East
2002-04 Préfète of the Region of Bretagne and Préfète d'Ille-et-Vilaine
Former postings as Sous-Préfet.

1992-98 President of the Regional Council Marie-Christine Blandin, Nord-Pas-De-Calais

1992-98 President of the General Council Janine Bardou, Department of Lozère
She was Senator 1994-2001 until she resigned because of ill health. (b. 1927-).

1992-98 President of the Regional Council Margie Sudre, Réunion

1993-96 Préfète Catherine Delmas-Comolli , Loir-et-Cher, Region Centre
2006- Préfète of Ardennes

1996-98 Préfète Janine Pichon, Gers
1998-99 Préfète of Mayenne

1996-99 Préfète Elisabeth Allaire, Haute Marne
1999-2005 Préfète of Sarthe
2005- Préfète of Morbihan

1999-2001 Préfète Anne-Marie Escoffier, Aveyron
2002 Préfète of L'Yonne

1999-2000 Préfète Anne Merloz, Haute-Saône
2000-02 Préfète of Lot-et-Garonne
2002-06 Préfète of Cher
2006- Préfète of Saône-et-Loir

1999-2004 President of the General Council Anne-Marie Comparini, the Department of Rhône-Alpes

2000-02 Préfète Anne Boquet, l'Indre
2005-08 High Commissioner of French Polynesia
2008- Préfète of Yvelines

2001-04 Préfète Chantal Jourdan, Lot
2004-07 Préfète of l'Aveyron
She was Sous-Préfète of Val-de-Marne 1998-2001 (b. 1945-).

2002-04 President of the Regional Council Elisabeth Morin, Poitou-Charentes
Former vice-President, she took office when her predecssor, Refarin, became Premier Ministre of France.

2004-05 Préfète Anne-Marie Charvet, Tarn-et-Garonne
High-ranking civil servant in regional and provincial governments.

2004- President of the Regional Council, Ségolène Royal, Poitou-Charentes (France)
Minister of Environment 1992-93, 1994-95 President of National Council of the Socialist Party, 1997-2000 Minister-Delegate of National Education, Technology and Science, 2000-02 Minister-Delegate of Family and Childhood. (b. 1953-).

2004- President of the General Council Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont, the Department of Haute-Vienne
Vice-President of the Grand Conceil 1992-2001, Vice-President 1997-98 and Secretary of the National Assembly 1998-2004. (b. 1949-).

2004- President of the General Council Nassimah Magnolia Dindar, Réunion
Vice-President of the Regional Council 2001-04 (b. 1960-).

2005- Préfète Evelyne Ratte of l'Aisne
2007- Regional Préfète of Limousin
Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence 2002-05. (b. 1937-)

2006- Préfète  Chantal Philip, Meuse
Former Sous -Préfète of Commercy

2007-  Préfète Béatrice Abollivier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Former high ranking civil servant and ministerial political advisor

2007- Préfète Fabienne Buccio, Mayenne
Former de sous-préfète de Bayeux and presidential advisor. (b. 1959-)

2008 Acting President of the Regional Council Marie-Marguerite Dufay, France-Compté (05.01-24.01.)
2008- President
1. Vice-president through a number of years, she took over when her predecessor died in office and later elected to the post.

Last update 15.06.08