Geneviève Fioraso

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Geneviève Fioraso (2011)

Geneviève Fioraso (born October 10, 1954 in Amiens , Somme department ) is a French politician of the Parti Socialiste (PS) and was Minister and State Secretary for Higher Education and Research in the Ayrault I , Ayrault II , Valls cabinets from May 2012 to March 2015 I and Valls II .

Life

Studies, manager and local politician

After attending school, Geneviève Fioraso completed a degree in English and graduated with the academic degree of Maîtrise . She then became an English and economics teacher in 1975 before leaving school in 1979 to become press officer for the Mayor of Grenoble , Hubert Dubedout . In 1987 she was a co-founder of Agiremploi , an association for the support of young people, of which she was then administrator. From 1989 to 1995 she was a member of the board of directors of Corys, a technology company founded with start-up funds from the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA).

In 1995 she left the private sector and instead became the cabinet director of Michel Destot , who had recently been elected mayor of Grenoble. After that she was from 1999 to 2001 Director of the Agence du numérique régionale , a public facility for building and managing a network of cities in the region Rhône-Alpes . After completing this task, she worked for France Télécom , where she was responsible for health and social affairs in areas of growth markets.

During this time, Geneviève Fioraso began her political career in local politics and was Vice Mayor and member of the Grenoble City Council between March 2001 and March 2008, as well as Vice President for Economy, Innovation, Trade and Crafts and member of the municipal association of the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole agglomeration ( Communauté d'agglomération Grenoble Alpes Métropole ). In 2003 she also became president of the corporate management institute Institut d'administration des entreprises (IAE) in Grenoble and président-directeur général of Minatec Entreprises , which, as a subsidiary, manages the marketing of the technology company Minatec .

MP and Minister

On June 17, 2007, she was a candidate of the PS for the constituency Isère I to the deputies of the National Assembly elected and re-elected 2012 Design. Since May 2012 her parliamentary mandate has been suspended due to her membership in the government. During her parliamentary membership, she was a member of the Economic Committee and Vice-President of the Parliamentary Friendship Groups with Cape Verde , Guatemala and Portugal and Vice-President of the Parliamentary Study Groups on Economic and Social Regulation in the Course of Globalization and for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.

In addition, she became Vice President of the Communauté d'agglomération Grenoble Alpes Métropole again in 2008 , this time being responsible for universities, research, business and international relations until 2012.

Geneviève Fioraso, who in 2011 also received a lectureship at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris , became President of the Republic after François Hollande was elected and Jean-Marc Ayrault was appointed Prime Minister, from which he became Minister of Higher Education on May 17, 2012 Research in his cabinet. She was part of Hollande's 34-member government, half of which consists of women. She also took on this task in the subsequent governments, with her function being transformed into that of State Secretary within a comprehensive Ministry of Education in the course of the formation of the Valls I government. On March 5, 2015, she resigned for health reasons and resumed her mandate in the National Assembly a month later.

criticism

In 2013 she was reprimanded by the Académie de la Carpette anglaise for allowing the use of English in the university.

Web links

Commons : Geneviève Fioraso  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Geneviève Fioraso, spécialiste de l'innovation à l'enseignement supérieur . In: Le Monde, May 16, 2012 (accessed on June 1, 2012).
personal data
SURNAME Fioraso, Geneviève
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French politician (PS), member of the National Assembly
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Amiens , Somme department