Marylise Lebranchu

Marylise Lebranchu
Marylise Lebranchu in 2015
Minister of the Reform of the State
In office 2012–2016
President	François Hollande
Prime Minister	Jean-Marc Ayrault Manuel Valls
Preceded by	Valérie Pécresse
Succeeded by	Annick Girardin
Minister of Justice
In office 2000–2002
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Élisabeth Guigou
Succeeded by	Dominique Perben
Deputy for Finistère's 4th constituency in the National Assembly of France
In office 1997–2012
Preceded by	Arnaud Cazin d'Honincthun
Succeeded by	Gwenegan Bui
Personal details
Born	Marylise Perrault (1947-04-25) 25 April 1947 Loudéac, France
Political party	PS
Spouse	Jean Lebranchu
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Rennes

Marylise Lebranchu (French pronunciation: [ma.ʁi.liz lə.bʁɑ̃.ʃy] ; born 25 April 1947 in Loudéac, Côtes-d'Armor) is a French politician. She served as Minister of the Reform of the State and of Decentralisation under Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

Biography

She is a member of the Socialist Party and of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group. She was the deputy for Finistère's 4th constituency in the National Assembly of France from 1997 to 2012.

She served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2002. From 2000 to 2002, she served as Minister of Justice. She then served as a member of the National Assembly of France of the Finistère department. On 16 May 2012, she was named Minister of the Reform of the State and of Decentralization in the first Cabinet of French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Manuel Valls.