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Occupation
  
Politician

Name
  
Nicole Pery

Role
  
Politician


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Born
  
May 15, 1943 (
1943-05-15
)
Bayonne, Pyrenees-Atlantiques

Known for
  
Former Secretary of State for Women 1998-2002

Conférence Montaigne Mme Nicole Pery


Nicole Péry (born 15 May 1943), is a French socialist politician. Her background is as a professor of literature.

Contents

Appointments

  • 1973, 1978, 1981, 1988: Parliamentary candidate
  • 1977 to 1983: Deputy Mayor of Ciboure
  • 1981 to 1997: Member of European Parliament
  • 1983 - : Municipal Councillor of Bayonne
  • 1984 to 1997: Vice-President of the European Parliament
  • 1986 to 1994: Regional Commissioner of Aquitaine
  • 1997 - : Member of Parliament for Pyrénées-Atlantiques, spokesperson for the Socialist Group in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly
  • October 1997-April 1998: Special assistant to the Prime Minister for regional languages and cultures
  • 1998 to 2002: Secretary of State for Women's Rights and Vocational Training, in the Lionel Jospin Government

    • Career highlights

    In November 1998, the French Government reaffirmed its political intent with regards to women's rights by appointing Nicole Pery as Secretary of State for Women’s Rights and Vocational Training. At that time the Department of Women’s Rights of the Ministry of Employment and Solidarity was the main ad hoc administrative body responsible for monitoring gender equality and anti-discrimination measures.

    In a speech at Beijing + 5, in New York on June 5, 2000, she affirmed France's position as an abolitionist nation.

    In 2001 she criticised a Benetton advertisement for its portrayal of women's bodies. She was also critical of other advertising campaigns such as Yves Saint Laurent in 2001. "For several years, and with increasing frequency over the past months, advertising has presented images of women which many judge humiliating and degrading,"

    Publications

  • La formation professionnelle, Diagnostics, défis et enjeux. 1998

    • References

    Nicole Péry Wikipedia
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