Édith Cresson

Quelques événements clés concernant Édith Cresson

• 1974

  Elected to the National Assembly as a Socialist deputy
• 1975

  Appointed Secretary of State for Youth and Sport
• 1981

  Became Minister of Agriculture under President Mitterrand
• 1983

  Appointed Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism
• 1984

  Elected to the European Parliament
• 1988

  Appointed Minister of European Affairs
• 1991

  Became the first and only female Prime Minister of France
• 1992

  Resigned as Prime Minister after only 10 months in office
• 1995

  Appointed European Commissioner for Science, Research and Development
• 1995

  Made controversial remarks about homosexuality in British culture
• 1999

  Faced allegations of corruption and nepotism in the European Commission
• 1999

  Resigned from the European Commission amid fraud scandal
• 2000

  Indicted on charges of corruption related to EU education contracts
• 2003

  Convicted of favoritism in awarding EU contracts, given suspended sentence
• 2004

  Acquitted of corruption charges related to EU education contracts
• 2004

  Barred from holding public office for two years
• 2006

  Appointed to the High Council of the Arab World Institute
• 2006

  Fined €3,000 for discriminatory remarks about homosexuals
• 2009

  Criticized for comments about Japanese work culture
• 2016

  Faced renewed criticism for past controversial statements

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