Andrée Viénot (7 June 1901 – 20 October 1976) was a French politician.
Biography
Andrée Viénot was born as Andrée Mayrisch on 7 June 1901 in
Dudelange
Dudelange (; ; ) is a commune with town status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth-most populous commune, with 22,043 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border with France.
The commune also includes the smaller town of Bude ...
. She studied political economy in London School of Economics. In 18 July 1929 she married
Pierre Viénot (1897–1944), who was a war veteran, and became a cabinet minister. She served as the Regional Councilor and the Member of Parliament.
In June 1946 she was nominated by the Christian democrat
Georges Bidault of the ''Popular Republican Movement'' as
Under Secretary of State
Under Secretary of State (U/S) is a title used by senior officials of the United States Department of State who rank above the Assistant Secretaries and below the Deputy Secretary.
From 1919 to 1972, the Under Secretary was the second-ranking of ...
for Youth and Sports in the Fourth republic.
She was, Martin claims, a “resistance veteran” and held the position of the Mayor of
Rocroi
Rocroi () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ardennes (département), Ardennes Departments of France, department in northern France.
The central area is a notable surviving example of a bastion fort.
Population
History
Rocroi was forti ...
.
She died on 20 October 1976 in
Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France and the prefecture of the Ardennes department, in the Grand Est region.
Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse.
History
Charleville and Mézières were ori ...
.
References
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1901 births
1976 deaths
People from Dudelange
French Section of the Workers' International politicians
Autonomous Socialist Party (France) politicians
Unified Socialist Party (France) politicians
Secretaries of State of France
Members of the Provisional Consultative Assembly
Members of the Constituent Assembly of France (1946)
Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic
Members of Parliament for Ardennes
French general councillors
Mayors of places in Grand Est
Human Rights League (France) members
French feminists
20th-century French women politicians
French Resistance members
French people of the First Indochina War