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Former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin Dies
Lionel Jospin died on Sunday, 23 March, at age 88. He served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002.
He was a Socialist. He worked under President Jacques Chirac.
Jospin introduced a national 35-hour workweek. He also helped replace the franc with the euro.
Klear Note — Jospin was Prime Minister during France's shift to the euro. The 35-hour workweek was a major labor policy change in France.
Key Terms 4
- Prime Minister
- The head of government who runs the country day to day
- Socialist
- A person who believes the government should share wealth more equally
- franc
- The old money used in France before the euro replaced it
- euro
- The shared money used across many European countries today