Yvette Madeleine Chassagne ( 28 March 1922 – 4 September 2007) was a French civil servant. She was the first woman to hold the position of prefect in France.[1]
The daughter of André Brunetière and Lily Barrière,[2] she was born Yvette Madeleine Brunetière in Bordeaux and originally wanted to become an archaeologist.[1][2]
From 1943 to 1944, during the German occupation of France, she was part of a French Resistance network that produced false identity papers and warned Jewish families of impending raids.[3]
In 1981, she was named prefect for Loir-et-Cher by François Mitterrand.[4] After leaving that post, she was president of the Union des assurances de Paris [fr] from 1983 to 1987. She subsequently served as president of the Association Prévention Routière [fr]. From 1988 to 1994, she served as advisor to the president of Club Med. She was elected to the municipal council for Narbonne in 2001.[4][2]
She married Jean Chassagne; the couple had two children but later divorced.[2]
^ abc"Yvette Chassagne, première femme nommée préfet". Le Monde (in French). 8 September 2007.
^ abcde"Biographie Yvette Chassagne". Who's Who in France (in French).
^ ab"Yvette Chassagne". linternaute.com (in French).
^ ab"Yvette Chassagne vient de disparaître". L'Argus de l'Assurance (in French). 5 September 2007.
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