Odile Quintin

TRAINING

Licence in Public law and political Sciences (Lyon, 1967)
(Public law and political Sciences) (1968) and Letter ESC (Philosophy, History)
A compared Public law
Proficiency in English (Cambridge, 1964)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Research worker in the inter-University Institute of compared Right (Brussels, 1970)
Expert within the Commission (Brussels, 1970)
Official in the European Commission since 1971

DG Agriculture (Fishing) - Administrator
Fishing rights, accession negotiations, international conventions, Law of the Sea (1971-1974)

DG Foreign Affairs - Administrator then principal Administrator
The North-South dialogue, agreements by products, raw materials (1974-1978) Desk Officer-relations EE-Japan (1978-1980)
Relations with the Eastern European countries - general and multilateral problems = COMECON. Conference on safety and the cooperation in Europe (Madrid Conference). The economic Commission of the United Nations for Europe (1980-1982)

Employment and social Affairs
1982 - 1988, Head of the Service for Employment and women's equality
1989 - 1994, Head of the Division "Social Security and social Actions"
1994 - 1995, European Social Fund Director - Implementation
1995 - 1996, Director of Employment and Labour Market
Since 1 March 1996, Director of Social Dialogue, Social Rights and questions of Equality

Simultaneously

Acting Deputy Director-General, then ad interim, of DG Employment and Social Affairs since 21 September 1998, and Acting Director-General since 1 May 2000.

Member of the Board of Directors of 3 Agencies: European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions, Dublin - European Agency for Safety and Health at work, Bilbao - European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, Vienna.

Author of several articles and publications on various Community policies (Nord-Sud, Relations EEC-Japan, Social Policy).

Last publication: Social Europe, issues and realities, in collaboration with Brigitte Favarel, ED French Documentation.