Marie-George Buffet

Marie-George Buffet
Marie-George Buffet in 2012
Member of the National Assembly
for Seine-Saint-Denis's 4th constituency
In office
19 June 1997 – 21 June 2022
Preceded byDaniel Feurtet
Succeeded bySoumya Bourouaha
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
In office
4 June 1997 – 6 May 2002
PresidentJacques Chirac
Prime MinisterLionel Jospin
Preceded byGuy Drut
Succeeded byJean-François Lamour
National Secretary of the French Communist Party
In office
2001–2010
Preceded byRobert Hue
Succeeded byPierre Laurent
Personal details
Born
Marie-George Kosellek

(1949-05-07) 7 May 1949 (age 75)
Sceaux, France
Political partyFrench Communist Party
SpouseJean-Pierre Buffet
Children2

Marie-George Buffet (née Kosellek; born 7 May 1949) is a French politician. She was the head of the French Communist Party (PCF) from 2001 to 2010. She joined the Party in 1969, and she served in the government as Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from 4 June 1997 to 5 May 2002. Buffet was re-elected on 16 June 2002 to another five-year term in the National Assembly as a representative of Seine-Saint-Denis.

She stood down from Parliament at the 2022 French legislative election.[1]

  1. ^ France, Centre (2022-03-23). "Législatives en Seine-Saint-Denis : Buffet dit stop, Lagarde hésite... vos députés vont-ils se représenter ?". www.leparisen.fr. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-23.