Christiane Scrivener

Christiane Scrivener (née Fries; 1 September 1925 – 8 April 2024) was a French politician who was a member of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's Republican Party (now replaced by Alain Madelin's Liberal Democracy).

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

Life and career

Christiane Scrivener was born in Mulhouse, France on 1 September 1925.

Scrivener was Secretary of State of Trade for Consumers' protection between 1976 and 1978, first in Jacques Chirac's and then in 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 (1979–1984).

In 1989, she became the European Communities Commissioner for Taxes, Revenue Harmonization and Consumer Policies in the Delors Commission, a position she retained until 1995.

Scrivener died on 8 April 2024 in Paris, aged 98.^[1]

See also

• Feminism in France (for the representation of women in government)

Notes

1. Also Consumer Protection from 1993.