Jeanne Gervais, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJeanne Gervais
Ivorian politician
Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1922
Date of Death: 09-Dec-2012
Profession: politician
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Jeanne Gervais
- Jeanne Gervais, née Jeanne Ahou Siefer-N’Dri (June 6, 1922 – December 9, 2012) was an Ivorian politician. Born in Grand-Bassam, Gervais was the daughter of a French father and a Baoulé mother.
- A longtime member of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally, she participated in the women's march in her hometown in 1949.
- Trained as a teacher, she became one of three women, alongside Hortense Aka-Anghui and Gladys Anoma, elected to the National Assembly immediately after independence; she served in that body from 1965 until 1980.
- In 1976 she was named head of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, remaining in that role until 1984 and becoming the first woman to serve in the Ivorian cabinet.
- She was also active for many years as president of the Association des Femmes Ivoiriennes.
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