Catherine Tasca

Catherine Tasca
French Minister of Culture
In office
2000–2002
President Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister Lionel Jospin
Preceded by Catherine Trautmann
Succeeded by Jean-Jacques Aillagon
Personal details
Born (1941-12-13) 13 December 1941
Lyon, France
Nationality French
Political party Socialist Party
Alma mater Sciences Po, ÉNA

Catherine Tasca (born 13 December 1941 in Lyon) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Yvelines department. She is a member of the Socialist Party; she currently serves as the Senate's vice-president. From 2000 to 2002 she was Minister of Culture in France.

Family life

She 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.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Catherine Trautmann
Minister of Culture
2000–2002
Succeeded by
Jean-Jacques Aillagon
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