Elisabeth Guigou
| Élisabeth Guigou | |
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| Minister of Social Affairs | |
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In office 18 October 2000 – 6 May 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Preceded by | Martine Aubry |
| Succeeded by | François Fillon |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 4 June 1997 – 18 October 2000 |
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| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Preceded by | Jacques Toubon |
| Succeeded by | Marylise Lebranchu |
| Minister for European Affairs | |
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In office 3 October 1990 – 29 March 1993 |
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| Prime Minister |
Michel Rocard Édith Cresson Pierre Bérégovoy |
| Preceded by | Édith Cresson |
| Succeeded by | Alain Lamassoure |
| Member of the National Assembly for Seine-Saint-Denis' 9th Constituency |
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Assumed office 19 June 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Véronique Neiertz |
| Personal details | |
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Élisabeth Vallier 6 August 1946 Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jean-Louis Guigou |
| Alma mater |
Institute of Political Studies, Aix National School of Administration, Strasbourg |
Élisabeth Guigou (French pronunciation: [elizabɛt ɡiˈɡu]; born Élisabeth Vallier; 6 August 1946) is a French socialist politician.
Guigou was born in Marrakesh, Morocco. After attending Sciences Po Aix and ENA, France's elite graduate school of public affairs, she worked in Jacques Delors' staff in 1982 before being hired by Hubert Védrine in François Mitterrand's government. She was appointed Secretary-General of the Interminsterial Committee on European Economical Matters in 1986 during the period of cohabitation.
Guigou first got a taste of front-line politics when she was appointed Minister of European Affairs (1990–1993), during the campaign on the Maastricht Treaty.
Guigou was elected to the European Parliament in the 1994 elections. Throughout her time in parliament, she served as vice-chairwoman of the Committee on Institutional Affairs. During 1994–1995 she was member of the Tindemans group. Together with Elmar Brok, she represented the European Parliament in the negotiations that produced the Amsterdam Treaty.
In 1997, Guigou was elected to the National Assembly in the Vaucluse département and entered incoming Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's cabinet, as Minister of Justice (1997–2000) and then as Minister of Employment (2000–2002).
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