Janine Jambu

Jambu was born in Berre-l'Étang, Bouches-du-Rhône on 18 November 1942, to the construction technician Adrien Jambu and Julienne Auber. She had an older brother and obtained her Baccalauréat in school. In 1959, Jambu began working as an office worker at the Ferodo company in Saint-Ouen. == Political career ==

Influenced by the activism her brother was carrying out, she joined the Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France in 1959 at an initiative for peace in Algeria. Jambu sat in the national office of the organisation in 1961 as well as the (UJFF). After the invalidation of her election in March 2001 by the Conseil d'État, she won election for the final time in October 2002. Jambu resigned the mayorship effective 15 May 2004, being succeeded by her assistant Marie-Hélène Amiable. She was elected deputy for Hauts-de-Seine's 11th constituency in the National Assembly and took up her seat on 2 April 1993. Janine aligned her actions with the Union of the Left, She was a member of the , the Economic Affairs Committee, the and the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee. == Death and legacy ==

She died of a sudden heart attack in Bagneux on 17 April 2012. Jambu's funeral took place at Cimetière parisien de Bagneux on 24 April 2012, attended by between 2,000 and 3,000 people. The Janine-Jambu sports hall opened in 2013 in the southern district of Bagneux was named for her. ==References==