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Lionel Jospin

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Lionel Robert Jospin (French: [ljɔnɛl ʁɔbɛʁ ʒɔspɛ̃]; born 12 July 1937) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002. Jospin was First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 1995 to 1997 and the party's candidate for President of France in the 1995 and 2002 elections. In 1995, he was narrowly defeated in the second round by Jacques Chirac. In 2002, he was eliminated in the first round after finishing behind both Chirac and Jean-Marie Le Pen, prompting him to announce his retirement from politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lionel Jospin is the 3,881st most popular politician (down from 3,623rd in 2019), the 1,161st most popular biography from France (down from 1,132nd in 2019) and the 275th most popular French Politician.

Lionel Jospin is most famous for being the Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002. He was also the Socialist Party candidate in the 1995 presidential election.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lionel Jospin ranks 3,881 out of 19,576. Before him are Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Ramiro I of Aragon, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Salonia Matidia, Louis, Duke of Savoy, and Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia. After him are Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, Andrea Gritti, Zhang Zuolin, Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, Al-Muntasir, and Salome Alexandra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Lionel Jospin ranks 65. Before him are Hélène Cixous, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Ferdinand Piëch, Mario Capecchi, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Fernando de la Rúa. After him are Andrei Konchalovsky, Valentyn Sylvestrov, Thomas Pynchon, Paolo Conte, Roger Zelazny, and Joseph Nye.

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In France

Among people born in France, Lionel Jospin ranks 1,161 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean II Le Maingre (1366), Alain Poher (1909), Jean Rochefort (1930), Louise de Marillac (1591), Étienne Bézout (1730), and Jean-Marc Nattier (1685). After him are Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754), Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208), Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802), Leonard of Noblac (496), Nicolas Leblanc (1742), and Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (1762).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Lionel Jospin ranks 275. Before him are François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577), Hugh of Italy (880), James II of Majorca (1243), Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), Daniel Cohn-Bendit (1945), and Alain Poher (1909). After him are Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611), Richard III, Duke of Normandy (1001), Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), Ferdinand Buisson (1841), Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (1401), and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (1523).

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