Andrée Viénot

Andrée Viénot (7 June 1901 – 20 October 1976) was a French politician.[1]

Andrée Viénot

Biography

Andrée Viénot was born as Andrée Mayrisch on 7 June 1901 in Dudelange. She studied political economy in London School of Economics.[2] 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.[3]

In June 1946 she was nominated by the Christian democrat Georges Bidault of the Popular Republican Movement as Under Secretary of State for Youth and Sports in the Fourth republic.[4][5]

She was, Martin claims, a “resistance veteran” and held the position of the Mayor of Rocroi.[6]

She died on 20 October 1976 in Charleville-Mézières.

References
  1. Stevens, Anne (11 September 2007). Women, Power and Politics. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-230-50780-7. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. Gienow-Hecht, Jessica C. E. (2004). Culture and International History. New York City: Berghahn Books. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-571-81383-1. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. Kenneth, Mouré (2002). Crisis and Renewal in France, 1918-1962. New York City: Berghahn Books. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-571-81146-2. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. Duchen, Claire (1994). Women's Rights and Women's Lives in France, 1944-1968. Oxfordshire: Taylor & Francis. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-415-00934-8. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. Mishra, Renu (22 January 2022). Women and the Political Process. New delhi: K.K. Publications. p. 73. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. Evans, Martin (24 November 2011). Algeria: France's Undeclared War. Oxford: OUP Oxford. p. NA. ISBN 978-0-191-61996-0. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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