Arlette Laguiller

Arlette Laguiller
Spokesperson of Workers' Struggle
In office
1973–2008
Succeeded byNathalie Arthaud
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1999–2004
Member of the Regional council
of Île-de-France
In office
1998–2004
PresidentJean-Paul Huchon
Personal details
Born (1940-03-18) 18 March 1940 (age 84)
Paris, France
Political partyWorkers' Struggle

Arlette Yvonne Laguiller (French pronunciation: [aʁlɛt laɡije]; born 18 March 1940) is a French politician. From 1973 to 2008, she was the spokeswoman and the best-known leader and presidential nominee of Lutte Ouvrière (LO), a Trotskyist political party.