Colette Flesch (born 16 April 1937 in Dudelange) is a Luxembourgish politician and former fencer.

She gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Wellesley College in 1960, then earned an M.A.

[1][2] As a fencer she participated in the Individual foil events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.

[2][3] She worked for the European Economic Community in Brussels, specialising in the agricultural side of the Common Market for 5 years.

From 1990 to 1999, she was the European Commission's Director-General for Culture, Communication and Sports, and later for translation.