Catherine Lalumière
Catherine Lalumière (born 3 August 1935) is a French politician of the Radical Party of the Left.
Catherine Lalumière | |
|---|---|
 Lalumière in 2014 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 1994 – 12 June 2004 | |
| Secretary General of the Council of Europe | |
| In office 1 June 1989 – 31 May 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Marcelino Oreja |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Tarschys |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1935 Rennes, France |
| Political party | Radical Party of the Left |
| Alma mater | University of Rennes |
Before her political career, she lectured on public law at the University of Rennes and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She began a foray into politics in 1981 as Minister of Consumption in the cabinet of Pierre Mauroy,[1] and held several offices throughout the 1980s.
She served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 1989 to 1994,[2] and became a member of the European Parliament in 1994, re-elected in 1999[3] until 2004.
She served as Vice-President of the International European Movement where she chaired the Working Group on Enlargement.
Lalumière is currently President of the Maison de l'Europe de Paris.
References
- "Contested Ideas of the Consumer: National Strategies of Product Market Regulation in France and Germany" (PDF). European University Institute. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- "Former Secretaries General". Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- "Catherine LALUMIÈRE". Europa. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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