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Catherine Tasca (French pronunciation: [katʁin taska]; born 13 December 1941 in Lyon) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as a member of the Senate of France, representing the Yvelines department from 2004 to 2017, including as the Senate's vice-president. From 2000 to 2002 she was Minister of Culture in France.
Catherine Tasca | |
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| French Minister of Culture | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Preceded by | Catherine Trautmann |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Jacques Aillagon |
| Senator for Yvelines | |
| In office 26 September 2004 – 1 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1941 Lyon, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
Early life and education
editTasca is the daughter of Angelo Tasca, a former founding member of the Communist Party of Italy from Piedmont. After expulsion from the Communist Party, Angelo went into exile in France. There he joined the French Section of the Workers' International in 1934 and later supported the Vichy regime in the 1940s.
Political career
editDuring her time as Minister of Culture, Tasca caused a diplomatic incident when she announced that she would boycott the opening of the Paris Book Fair in 2002, which celebrated Italy, if it were attended by Italy's right-wing prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi.[1]
Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Tasca endorsed Martine Aubry as the party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election.[2]
References
edit- ^ Alan Riding (30 January 2002), French Government and the Louvre in a War of Words New York Times.
- ^ Primaire PS: 39 sénateurs PS apportent leur soutien à Aubry Le Point, 13 October 2011.