Christiane Scrivener (
née
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Fries; 1 September 1925 – 8 April 2024) was a French politician who was a member of
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (, ; ; 2 February 19262 December 2020), also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981.
After serving as Ministry of the Economy ...
's
Republican Party (now replaced by
Alain Madelin
Alain Madelin (; born 26 March 1946) is a French politician.
Politician
Madelin was minister of Industry in Prime Minister Jacques Chirac's cabinet from 1986 to 1988, a minister of Business in Prime Minister Édouard Balladur's cabinet f ...
's
Liberal Democracy
Liberal democracy, also called Western-style democracy, or substantive democracy, is a form of government that combines the organization of a democracy with ideas of liberalism, liberal political philosophy. Common elements within a liberal dem ...
).
Life and career
Christiane Scrivener was born in
Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Mìlhüsa'' ; , meaning "Mill (grinding), mill house") is a France, French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the Fran ...
, France on 1 September 1925.
Scrivener was
Secretary of State of Trade for Consumers' protection between 1976 and 1978, first in
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac (, ; ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Pari ...
's and then in
Raymond Barre
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (; 12 April 192425 August 2007) was a French politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three presidents ( Rey, Malfatti a ...
's cabinet. In this capacity she spearheaded several legislative changes, including an Act to protect the information of consumers on products and services (loi sur la protection et l'information des consommateurs de produits et de services, 1978), well known under the name of loi Scrivener.
Scrivener was then elected a Member of the
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ...
(1979–1984).
In 1989, she became the European Communities Commissioner for Taxes, Revenue Harmonization and Consumer Policies in the
Delors Commission
The Delors Commission was the administration of Jacques Delors, the eighth President of the European Commission. Delors presided over the European Commission for three terms (though the last one lasted for around a year). The first term lasted ...
, a position she retained until 1995.
Scrivener died on 8 April 2024 in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
, aged 98.
See also
*
Feminism in France
Feminism in France is the history of feminist thought and movements in France. Feminism in France can be roughly divided into three waves: First-wave feminism from the French Revolution through the Third Republic which was concerned chiefly wi ...
(for the representation of women in government)
Notes
References
Sources
guide2womenleaders.com
External links
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1925 births
2024 deaths
Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery
Politicians from Mulhouse
French European commissioners
Women European commissioners
Government ministers of France
Women government ministers of France
MEPs for France 1979–1984
MEPs for France 1984–1989
20th-century women MEPs for France
Republican Party (France) MEPs
European commissioners (1989–1992)
European commissioners (1993–1994)
University of Paris alumni
Harvard Business School alumni
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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