Nicole Fontaine

Nicole Fontaine
Official portrait, 2002
President of the European Parliament
In office 20 July 1999 – 14 January 2002
Preceded by	José María Gil-Robles
Succeeded by	Pat Cox
Minister of Industry
In office 17 June 2002 – 30 March 2004
Prime Minister	Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Preceded by	Christian Pierret
Succeeded by	Patrick Devedjian
Personal details
Born	Nicole Garnier (1942-01-16)16 January 1942 Grainville-Ymauville, Occupied France
Died	17 May 2018(2018-05-17) (aged 76) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Political party	UMP; EPP
Spouse	Jean-René Fontaine
Alma mater	Sciences Po
Profession	Lawyer

Nicole Fontaine (16 January 1942 – 17 May 2018^[1]) was a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France from 1984 until 2002 and from 2004 until 2009. She was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, part of the European People's Party. Fontaine was the President of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2001, and was then replaced by Pat Cox, from the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party, in accordance with an agreement between the two groups at the start of the term.