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Aubry in 2012
First Secretary of the Socialist Party
In office 26 November 2008 – 12 September 2012*
Preceded by	François Hollande
Succeeded by	Harlem Désir
Mayor of Lille
In office 25 March 2001 – 21 March 2025
Preceded by	Pierre Mauroy
Succeeded by	Arnaud Deslandes
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 2 June 1997 – 18 October 2000
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Gaudin
Succeeded by	Élisabeth Guigou
Minister of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training
In office 15 May 1991 – 28 March 1993
Prime Minister	Édith Cresson Pierre Bérégovoy
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Soisson
Succeeded by	Michel Giraud
Member of the National Assembly for Nord's 5th Constituency
In office 12 June 1997 – 4 July 1997
Preceded by	Bernard Davoine
Succeeded by	Bernard Davoine
Personal details
Born	Martine Louise Marie Delors (1950-08-08) 8 August 1950 (age 75) Paris, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Parent	Jacques Delors (father)
Alma mater	Pantheon-Assas University Sciences Po École Nationale d'Administration
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Harlem Désir served as Acting Leader from 30 June 2011 – 16 October 2011.

Martine Louise Marie Aubry (French: [maʁtin obʁi]; born August 8, 1950) is a well-known French politician. She was the leader of the French Socialist Party from 2008 to 2012. Since March 2001, she has been the Mayor of Lille, a big city in France. She was the first woman to hold this important job in Lille. Her father, Jacques Delors, was also a famous politician who worked as a Minister of Finance and led the European Commission.

Martine Aubry joined the Socialist Party in 1974. She became a Minister of Labour in 1991. Later, in 1997, she became the Minister of Social Affairs. She is famous for helping to create the "35-hour workweek" law in France. This law reduced the normal full-time working week from 39 to 35 hours. She also helped create a law for Couverture maladie universelle (Universal health care coverage). This program helps everyone get medical care.

In 2001, Aubry left her job as a minister to become the Mayor of Lille. She was re-elected as Mayor of Lille in 2008 with a large number of votes. In 2008, she was chosen to lead the Socialist Party. In 2011, she tried to become the Socialist Party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election but lost to François Hollande.

About Martine Aubry

Her Early Life and Schooling

Martine Aubry was born in Paris, France. Her father, Jacques Delors, was a French Minister of Finance and later the President of the European Commission. Her mother's name is Marie. Martine went to school in Paris. She studied economic science at Panthéon-Assas University.

She continued her studies and earned diplomas from the Institut des Sciences Sociales du Travail and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (also known as Sciences Po) in 1972. From 1973 to 1975, she attended the École nationale d'administration (ÉNA), which is a famous school for future government leaders in France.

Her Career Before Politics

In 1975, Martine Aubry started working as a civil administrator at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. During this time, she was also active in a trade union called the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT). In 1978, she became a professor at ÉNA. She also worked for the State Council from 1980 to 1981.

After François Mitterrand became the French president in 1981, Aubry held several jobs at the Ministry of Social Affairs. From 1989 to 1991, she worked as an Assistant Director at a company called Pechiney.

Her Political Journey

Minister of Labour and Training: 1991–1993

Martine Aubry became the Minister of Labour, Employment, and Vocational Training in 1991. She continued in this role until March 1993. After the Socialist Party lost the elections in 1986, Aubry started a foundation called Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion (FACE), which means "Act Against Exclusion Foundation." This foundation helps fight against social exclusion.

In 1995, Pierre Mauroy, the Mayor of Lille, made her his first deputy. This helped her become more involved in the Nord region of France. When Lionel Jospin became the Socialist candidate for president in 1995, Aubry was his campaign spokesperson.

Minister of Employment and Solidarity: 1997–2000

In 1997, Martine Aubry was elected as a member of the National Assembly. She was then appointed as the Minister of Employment and Solidarity. This was a very important role, second only to the Prime Minister. In the same year, she created a new type of job contract for young people called Emplois-jeunes. These jobs received financial help from the government to fight unemployment.

In 1998, a law she helped create, establishing the 35-hour workweek, was passed. This law aimed to share work more evenly and create more jobs. In 1999, the Couverture maladie universelle (CMU) was approved. This program helps everyone get their medical expenses covered through social security. For people with low incomes, the CMU also provides extra health coverage.

Running for President in 2012

On June 28, 2011, Martine Aubry announced that she wanted to run for president in the 2012 election. She competed in the Socialist Party's primary election. In the second round of voting, she faced François Hollande. On October 16, Hollande won the nomination with 56.6% of the votes.

After she lost the primary, Aubry strongly supported François Hollande's presidential campaign. Many people thought she might become the prime minister if Hollande won. However, after Hollande was elected President, he chose Jean-Marc Ayrault as Prime Minister. Aubry decided not to join his government cabinet.

Her Views Since 2014

Martine Aubry has sometimes shared her different opinions about the government led by Manuel Valls. In October 2014, she asked for a change in the government's economic policies. In September 2015, she openly criticized some government choices.

Before the Socialist Party's primary elections in 2017, Aubry publicly supported Benoît Hamon to be the party's candidate for the presidential election that year.

Political Roles She Has Held

• Government Jobs
  • Minister of Labor, Employment and Training: 1991–1993
  • Minister of Employment and Solidarity: 1997–2000 (she resigned from this role)
• Elected Positions
  • National Assembly of France
    • Member of the National Assembly of France for Nord (5th constituency): elected in 1997, but became a minister in June of that year.
  • City Council
    • Mayor of Lille: since 2001. She was re-elected in 2014 and 2020.
    • Deputy-mayor of Lille: 1995–2001
    • Municipal councillor of Lille: since 1995. She was re-elected in 2001 and 2008.
  • Urban Community Council
    • President of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole: 2008-2014
    • Vice-president of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole: 1995–2008. She was re-elected in 2001.
    • Member of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole: since 1995. She was re-elected in 2001 and 2008.
• Party Leadership
  • • First Secretary (leader) of the Socialist Party (France): 2008–2012

See also

In Spanish: Martine Aubry para niños