Marie-George Buffet
Marie-George Buffet | |
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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 by | Daniel Feurtet |
| Succeeded by | Soumya Bourouaha |
| Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| In office 4 June 1997 – 6 May 2002 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Preceded by | Guy Drut |
| Succeeded by | Jean-François Lamour |
| National Secretary of the French Communist Party | |
| In office 2001–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Hue |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Laurent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie-George Kosellek 7 May 1949 |
| Party | French Communist Party |
| Spouse | Jean-Pierre Buffet |
| Children | 2 |
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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.