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French politician (1925–2024)

Christiane Scrivener Official portrait, 1989 European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union[a] In office 6 January 1989 – 23 January 1995 President Jacques Delors Preceded by Henning Christophersen Succeeded by Yves-Thibault de Silguy Member of the European Parliament In office 1979–1989 Personal details Born Christiane Fries (1925-09-01)1 September 1925 Mulhouse, France Died 8 April 2024(2024-04-08) (aged 98) Paris, France Party Republican Party Spouse Pierre Scrivener ​ (m. 1944)​ Children 1 Alma mater University of Paris Harvard Business School

**Christiane Scrivener** ([née](/source/Birth_name) **Fries**; 1 September 1925 – 8 April 2024) was a French politician who was a member of [Valéry Giscard d'Estaing](/source/Val%C3%A9ry_Giscard_d'Estaing)'s [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(France)) (now replaced by [Alain Madelin](/source/Alain_Madelin)'s [Liberal Democracy](/source/Liberal_Democracy_(France))).

## Life and career

Christiane Scrivener was born in [Mulhouse](/source/Mulhouse), France on 1 September 1925.

Scrivener was [Secretary of State](/source/Secretary_of_State) of Trade for Consumers' protection between 1976 and 1978, first in [Jacques Chirac](/source/Jacques_Chirac)'s and then in [Raymond Barre](/source/Raymond_Barre)'s cabinet. In this capacity she spearheaded several legislative changes, including an Act to protect the information of consumers on products and services (loi sur la protection et l'information des consommateurs de produits et de services, 1978), well known under the name of loi Scrivener.

Scrivener was then elected a Member of the [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament) (1979–1984).

In 1989, she became the European Communities Commissioner for Taxes, Revenue Harmonization and Consumer Policies in the [Delors Commission](/source/Delors_Commission), a position she retained until 1995.

Scrivener died on 8 April 2024 in [Paris](/source/Paris), aged 98.[1]

## See also

- [Feminism in France](/source/Feminism_in_France) (for the representation of women in government)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Also [Consumer Protection](/source/European_Commissioner_for_Health_and_Food_Safety) from 1993.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Christiane Scrivener"](https://carnetdujour.lefigaro.fr/deces/annonces/500888150/). *[Le Figaro](/source/Le_Figaro)*. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

## Sources

- [guide2womenleaders.com](http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/France.htm)

## External links

- [Personal profile of Christiane Scrivener](http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/1600) in the [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament)'s database of members

v t e European commissioners from France Robert Lemaignen Robert Marjolin Henri Rochereau Raymond Barre Jean-François Deniau François-Xavier Ortoli Claude Cheysson Edgard Pisani Jacques Delors Christiane Scrivener Yves-Thibault de Silguy Édith Cresson Pascal Lamy Michel Barnier Jacques Barrot Michel Barnier Pierre Moscovici Thierry Breton Stéphane Séjourné

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