Martine Aubry
Profile
Martine Aubry is a French politician and high-ranking civil servant who served as the Mayor of Lille from 2001 to 2025. A prominent figure in the Socialist Party, she held several ministerial positions, most notably as Minister of Employment and Solidarity from 1997 to 2000, where she was instrumental in implementing the 35-hour workweek and the Universal Health Coverage (CMU). Throughout her career, she has been recognized for her technocratic expertise and her significant influence on French social policy. She also served as the First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 2008 to 2012, becoming the first woman to lead the party.
Details
- Born
- 1950-08-08 · 75 years old
- Birth place
- Paris, France
- Education
- Sciences Po Paris, École nationale d'administration (ENA), Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
- Career
- Civil servant at the Ministry of Labour, Council of State, executive at Pechiney
