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Former French Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin dies at 88
Jospin led France's left-wing government from 1997-2002, introducing the 35-hour workweek and social reforms; his 2002 presidential loss marked a political turning point, officials said.
- On Sunday, Agence France-Presse reported that Lionel Jospin, former Socialist prime minister, died at 88 after a serious operation in January, his family said.
- Long ago, during his student and early career, Lionel Robert Jospin, born July 12, 1937, in Paris, joined the Foreign Ministry after graduating from Ecole Nationale d'Administration and left in 1971 to teach economics and join the Socialist Party.
- His government enacted the 35-hour workweek to share work and lower unemployment, cutting the jobless rate from 10.7% to 7.7% and selling stakes in Air France SA and France Telecom SA.
- In the 2002 election, Lionel Jospin finished third, allowing far‑right leader Jean‑Marie Le Pen to reach the runoff, and Jospin quit politics after losing by 16.9% to 16.2%.
- He later served on France's Constitutional Council from December 2014 and had a family with spouse Sylviane Agacinski and two children, Hugo and Eva, from his first marriage.
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Prime Minister Reduced France's Workweek
Former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, who brought France its 35-hour workweek and then withdrew from politics after leading the nation's Socialist Party to an earth-shaking presidential election defeat against far-right firebrand Jean-Marie Le Pen, has died. He was 88. Jospin died on Sunday, the AP reports. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu...
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French politician Lionel Jospin died at the age of 88. From 1997 to 2002 the Socialist was French Prime Minister.
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