Questiaux, Nicole (1931–)

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Questiaux, Nicole (1931–)

French politician. Born Nicole Françoise Valayer in Nantes, France, in 1931 (one source cites 1930); graduate of University of Paris; studied at École Nationale d'Administration, 1953–55; m. Paul Questiaux, 1951; children: 2.

Served on France's Council of State as full member (1963–74); was prominent in the launching of the new French Socialist Party (1971), becoming a member of its executive committee (1979); was also a member of the left-wing Comité d'Etudes Regionales, Économiques et Sociales (CERES); served as minister of state for national solidarity under Prime Minister François Mitterand (1981–82); became president of the 4th Subsection of the Council of State (1983); served on the board of the European Human Rights Foundation, and as its president (1998); also became a member of France's Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l'Homme, a human-rights organization; wrote Traité du social.

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