Catherine Lalumière (born 3 August 1935 in Rennes) is a French politician of the Radical Party of the Left. Before her political career, she lectured on public law at the University of Rennes and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She began a foray into politics in 1981 as Minister of Consumption in the cabinet of Pierre Mauroy, and held several offices throughout the 1980s. She served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 1989 to 1994, and became a member of the European Parliament in 1994, re-elected in 1999 until 2004. She has been Vice-President of the International European Movement where she chaired the Working Group on Enlargement. Lalumière is currently President of the Maison de l'Europe de Paris. References 1935 births Living people Politicians from Rennes Council of Europe Secretaries-General Radical Party of the Left politicians Radical Party (France) MEPs MEPs for France 1994–1999 MEPs for France 1999–2004 20th-century women MEPs for France 21st-century women MEPs for France Women government ministers of France Officiers of the Légion d'honneur