- Born
- Height5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
- Lionel Jospin was born on July 12, 1937 in Meudon, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He is an actor, known for The Names of Love (2010), Carnaval (1984) and Le journal de 20 heures (1956). He has been married to Sylviane Agacinski since June 30, 1994. He was previously married to Elisabeth Dannenmüller.
- SpousesSylviane Agacinski(June 30, 1994 - present)Elisabeth Dannenmüller(March 29, 1973 - September 1992) (divorced, 2 children)
- French Prime Minister from 1997 to 2002
- Two times candidate at the French presidential elections, he finished second in 1995 behind Jacques Chirac. In 2002, he was also beaten by Chirac but also by far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen. Because of having been beaten by Le Pen, he decided to retire from politics.
- President ('Premier secrétaire') of the French Socialist Party from 1981 to 1988 and from 1995 to 1997. Minister of Education, Youth and Sports from 1988 to 1992.
- Father of a son and a daughter: Hugo and Eva Jospin.
- Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).
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