Lionel Jospin

1937 -

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country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Lycée Charlemagne, École nationale d'administration, Sciences Po, Lycée Janson-de-Sailly

occupation: politician, university teacher

award received: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Order of the Star of Romania, Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

position held: Prime Minister of France, member of the French National Assembly, regional council member, Councillor of Paris, member of the European Parliament, member of the Consitutional council

Lionel Robert Jospin (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. In 1995, he was narrowly defeated in the second round by Jacques Chirac. In 2002, he was eliminated in the first round after finishing behind both Chirac and far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen, prompting him to announce his retirement from politics. In 2015, he was appointed to the Constitutional Council by National Assembly President Claude Bartolone. Source: Wikipedia (en)