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Jospin government

27th Government of France
Lionel Jospin
Date formed2 June 1997
Date dissolved6 May 2002
People and organisations
Head of stateJacques Chirac
Head of governmentLionel Jospin
No. of ministers14
Member partyPlural Left
Status in legislatureMajority
319 / 577 (55%)
History
PredecessorSecond Juppé government
SuccessorFirst Raffarin government

The Jospin government was the 27th government in the Fifth Republic of France. It was formed on 2 June 1997 by the decree of President Jacques Chirac.[1] It was composed of members from the Socialist Party, Communist Party, Radical Party of the Left, The Greens and Movement of Citizens. It was dissolved on 6 May 2002 with the appointment of Jean-Pierre Raffarin as the new prime minister.

Prime minister

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Post Name Party
Prime Minister Lionel Jospin PS

Ministers

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Post Name Party
Minister of Employment and Solidarity Martine Aubry PS
Minister of Justice
Keeper of the Seals
Élisabeth Guigou PS
Minister of National Education Claude Allègre PS
Minister of the Interior Jean-Pierre Chevènement
(until 3 September 1998)[2]
MDC
Jean-Jack Queyranne
(until 30 December 1998)[2]
PS
Jean-Pierre Chevènement MDC
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hubert Védrine PS
Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry Dominique Strauss-Kahn
(until 2 November 1999)[3]
PS
Christian Sautter PS
Minister of Defense Alain Richard PS
Minister of Equipment, Transport and Housing Jean-Claude Gayssot PCF
Minister of Culture and Communication
Government Spokesperson
(until 30 March 1998)[4]
Catherine Trautmann PS
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Louis Le Pensec
(until 20 October 1998)[5]
PS
Jean Glavany PS
Minister of Land Planning and Environment Dominique Voynet LV
Minister for the Relation with the Parliament Daniel Vaillant PS
Minister of Civil Service, State Reform and Decentralization Émile Zuccarelli PRG
Minister of Youth and Sports Marie-George Buffet PCF

References

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  1. ^ "Decret du 4 Juin 1997 Reltif a la Composition du Gouvernement". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "France. Cabinet de Jean-Jack Queyranne, secrétaire d'État à l'Outre-Mer (1997-2000)". FranceArchives (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Christian Sautter remplace Dominique Strauss-Kahn". Le Monde.fr (in French). 4 November 1999. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Decret du 30 Mars 1998 Relatif a la Composition du Gouvernement". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "La nomination de M. Glavany à l'agriculture respecte les équilibres du PS". Le Monde.fr (in French). 22 October 1998. Retrieved 6 February 2024.