Marie-George Buffet

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Marie-George Buffet
Marie-George Buffet in 2012
Member of the National Assembly for Seine-Saint-Denis's 4th constituency
In office 19 June 1997 – 21 June 2022
Preceded by	Daniel Feurtet
Succeeded by	Soumya Bourouaha
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
In office 4 June 1997 – 6 May 2002
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Guy Drut
Succeeded by	Jean-François Lamour
National Secretary of the French Communist Party
In office 2001–2010
Preceded by	Robert Hue
Succeeded by	Pierre Laurent
Personal details
Born	Marie-George Kosellek (1949-05-07) 7 May 1949 (age 75) Sceaux, France
Political party	French Communist Party
Spouse	Jean-Pierre Buffet
Children	2

Marie-George Buffet (née Kosellek; born 7 May 1949) is a French politician. She was the head of the French Communist Party (PCF) from 2001 to 2010. She joined the Party in 1969, and she served in the government as Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from 4 June 1997 to 5 May 2002. Buffet was re-elected on 16 June 2002 to another five-year term in the National Assembly as a representative of Seine-Saint-Denis.

She stood down from Parliament at the 2022 French legislative election.^[1]