Claudie Andre-Deshay
Claudie Haigneré (born Claudie Andre-Deshays 13 May 1957 ) is a former French cosmonaut.
She is a rheumatologist with a doctorate in science, majoring neurosciences.
She was the back-up cosmonaut for a Spring 1992 trip to Mir in which her husband Jean-Pierre Haigneré participated.
She stayed 16 days in Mir in 1996, for the Russian-French Cassiopée mission.
Claudie was the first European woman to visit the International Space Station ISS in 2001
She is now minister for European Affairs in Jacques Chirac's government. She was previously minister delegate for research and new technologies.
