Nicole Péry
Nicole Péry | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Women's Rights and Professional Training | |
| In office 30 March 1998 – 6 May 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Member of the National Assembly for Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 5th constituency | |
| In office 1 June 1997 – 1 May 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Lamassoure |
| Succeeded by | Jean Espilondo |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 17 September 1981 – 16 July 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Sarre |
| Succeeded by | Marie-José Denys |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1943 Bayonne, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Profession | Teacher |
Nicole Péry (born 15 May 1943) is a French politician who served as Secretary of State for Women's Rights and Professional Training from 1998 to 2002 under Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), she is a professor of literature by occupation.
Péry served as Deputy Mayor of Ciboure from 1977 to 1983, when she became leader of the municipal opposition in Bayonne. She entered the European Parliament in 1981 and the National Assembly in 1997, after she stood as a candidate in the 5th constituency of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Péry was named special assistant to the Prime Minister for regional languages and cultures in October 1997 before her appointment as a Secretary of State to the Minister of Employment and Solidarity.