Édith Cresson

Historical eventMay 151991

Édith Cresson

Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister.

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When
Wednesday, May 15 199135 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Dates: From 1991.

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Édith Jeanne Thérèse Cresson is a French politician of the Socialist Party. She served as Prime Minister of France from 1991 to 1992, the first woman to do so and only woman until Élisabeth Borne's appointment in 2022. Her political career ended in scandal as a result of corruption charges dating from her tenure as European Commissioner for Research, Science and Technology.

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May 15 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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