Background
Jospin, Lionel Robert was born on July 12, 1937 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Son of Robert Jospin and Mireille Dandieu.
Prime minister of French Republic
Jospin, Lionel Robert was born on July 12, 1937 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Son of Robert Jospin and Mireille Dandieu.
Student, Institute d'Etudes Politiques, Paris. Student, Ecole National Administration.
Senior civil servant economics, French Foreign Office, 1965-1970; professor economics, Technology U. Institute Paris-Sceaux, 1970-1981; national secretary, French Socialist Party for Training, 1973-1975; national secretary, Third-World Affairs, 1975-1979; national secretary, International Affairs, 1979-1981; 1st secretary, French Socialist Party, 1981-1988; member, French Parliament, 1981-1988; member, European Parliament, 1984-1988; ministre d'etat in charge of national education and sports, 1988-1992; member Haute-Garonne Conseil généeral and president local committee for economics development, since 1988; member Midi-Pyrénées Conseil régional, since 1992; plenipotentiary minister, Foreign Office, since 1992; 1st secretary, Socialist Party, since 1995; prime minister, since 1997.
Steering committee 1973-1975, spokesman on Third World Affairs 1975-1979, Institute Relations 1979-1981, First Secretary 1981-1987. General Council Haute-Garonne since 1988.
Married Sylviane Agacinski, 1994. 3 children.