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Lionel Robert Jospin OQ (French pronunciation: [ljɔnɛl ʁɔbɛʁ ʒɔspɛ̃]; born 12 July 1937) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002. Jospin was First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 1995 to 1997 and the party's candidate for President of France in the 1995 and 2002 elections .
Apr 25, 2024 · Lionel Jospin is a Socialist Party politician who served as prime minister of France (1997–2002) in a cohabitation government with conservative President Jacques Chirac. Born in the Parisian suburb of Meudon, Jospin inherited many of his socialist beliefs from his schoolteacher father.
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Lionel Jospin, né le 12 juillet 1937 à Meudon (Seine-et-Oise, aujourd'hui Hauts-de-Seine), est un homme d'État français. Figure du Parti socialiste (PS), il est Premier ministre du 2 juin 1997 au 6 mai 2002. Après avoir étudié à l'IEP de Paris et à l'ENA, il mène une carrière dans la diplomatie.
May 14, 2018 · Jospin, Lionel (1937– ) French statesman, prime minister (1997–2002). Jospin joined the French Socialist Party (PS) in 1971. In 1981 he became first secretary of the PS. In 1995 he succeeded François Mitterrand as leader of the PS, but lost the ensuing presidential election to Jacques Chirac.
Learn about Lionel Jospin, the former prime minister of France from 1997 to 2002, who led the Socialist Party and introduced social welfare reforms. Find out his achievements, challenges, and electoral defeat in the 2002 presidential elections.
Apr 2, 2002 · Lionel Jospin was a socialist leader who became prime minister in 1997 and introduced reforms such as the 35-hour week. He lost the 2002 presidential election to Jacques Chirac and retired from politics after admitting his Trotskyist past.
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After being defeated in his 1995 bid for the French presidency, Socialist leader Lionel Jospin rallied his forces and gained enough support to be chosen the prime minister of France in 1997. After serving in that capacity for five years, he retired from politics in 2002.
