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Édith Cresson
Édith Cresson (; born Édith Campion, 27 January 1934) is a French politician. She is the only woman to have held the office of Prime Minister of France. Her political career ended in scandal from corruption charges while she was the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Technology.
French Prime Minister.
Cresson was appointed to the prime ministerial post by President François Mitterrand on 15 May 1991. She soon became strongly unpopular among the electorate and had to leave office after less than one year, following
be taken in the case.
European Commissioner "European Commission vs. Édith Cresson".
On 11 July 2006, in a judgment by the European Court of Justice on Case C-432/04 ("Commission of the European Communities" versus "Édith Cresson"), the Court declared that Édith Cresson acted in breach of her obligations as a European Commissioner. While the breach of the obligations arising from the office of Member of the Commission calls, in principle, for the imposition of a penalty, the Court held that, having regard to