Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
France Parties

Also see France Ministers

1975-78 Chairperson of the Senate Group of the Communist Party Marie-Thérèse Goutmann

1979- President of Lutts Ouvriere (Labourer's Fight) Arlette Laguiller
She was Presidential candidate 1974, 1981, 1988, 1995 and 2002.

1979 Chairperson of the Senate Group of the Communist Party Hélène Luc
1995 Chairperson of the Senate Group
She was Vice-President of the Counseil General du Valde-Marne. (b. 1932-)

1979-85 Secretary General of Parti Socialiste Unifié Huguette Bouchardeau
Former Presidential Candidate and Minister

1993-Co-Leader Alternative Rouge et Verte (Read and Green Alternative) Martine Bulot

1993- Co-Leader Alternative Rouge et Verte (Read and Green Alternative) Marie-Françoise Pirot

1994- Leader of Les Verts (Green party) Dominique Voynet
2001- National Secretary (Chairperson and leader)
Presidential Candidate 1995 and Environment Minister 1997-2001

1999-2002 President of Rassemble pour le République, RPR, Michèle Alliot-Marie
Former Secretary of State and Minister for Education 1993-95 Minister of Youth and Sports, since 1994 1. Vice-President of the Conseil Général of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Minister of Defence from 2002. 1998-2002 Vice-President of the Parliamentary Group of RPR - Ralley for the Republic is the conservative Party of President Chirac. In 2002 the party merged with other right-wing parties into l'Union pour la majorité présidentielle, where she was member of the executive.    

2001-General Secretary of the French Communist Party Marie-George Buffet
Former Minister of Sports            

2003-Vice-President of the National Front Marine Le Pen

Around 2003- Vice-President of UDF (Union for the French Democracy) Anne-Marie Comparini
Député et Présidente du Conseil régional de Rhône-Alpes

2003- Vice-President of Front National Marine Le Pen
(b. 1969-).

Last update 15.03.07