Background
Lalumière, Catherine was born on August 3, 1935 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine.
politician university professor
Lalumière, Catherine was born on August 3, 1935 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine.
Diploma in advanced studies in political science. Doctor in Public Law.
Assistant lecturer University Bordeaux, Bordeaux Institute Political Studies, 1960. Lecturer University Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1971. Joined Socialist Party, 1973, leader regional list for the general election, 1986, national officer civil service, 1975.
State secretary civil service Pierre Mauroy's 1st Government. Minister Ministry Consumer Affairs. State secretary European affairs Ministry of External Relations, 1984, member parliament 3rd Gironde, 1987.
Secretary general Council Europe, since 1989. Member European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, since 1999.
She served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 1989 to 1994, and became a member of the European Parliament in 1994, re-elected in 1999.
Married Pierre Lalumière, April 4, 1960.