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'''Jean-Jacques Aillagon''' (born 2 October 1946, [[Metz]]) is a French museum director<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knorr |first1=Katherine |title=Flinging Open Those Stately Salon Doors |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/arts/07iht-palace.html |access-date=3 October 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=6 July 2010}}</ref> and politician, a close confidant of [[Jacques Chirac]] and member of the [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (UMP) political party. From 1972 to 1976 he was a high school teacher in the [[Corrèze]] region of France. From 1982 to 2002 he was an administrator and eventually Chairman of the [[Centre Georges Pompidou]] in Paris.
'''Jean-Jacques Aillagon''' (born 2 October 1946, [[Metz]]) is a French museum director<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knorr |first1=Katherine |title=Flinging Open Those Stately Salon Doors |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/arts/07iht-palace.html |access-date=3 October 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=6 July 2010}}</ref> and politician.


He became [[Minister of Culture (France)|Minister of Culture and Communication]] in [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]]'s national government from 2002 to 2004. In 2005 he was elected CEO of the worldwide satellite television station [[TV5MONDE]].
Aillagon was a close confidant of [[Jacques Chirac]], as well as a member of the [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (UMP) political party. He became [[Minister of Culture (France)|Minister of Culture and Communication]] in [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]]'s national government from 2002 to 2004.


Outside of politics, he has been the chairman at the [[Centre Georges Pompidou]], the CEO of the worldwide satellite TV station [[TV5MONDE]], and president of the [[Château de Versailles]]. Jean-Jacques Aillagon is a confidant of [[François Pinault]] and has worked as his art advisor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mun-Delsalle |first1=Y.-Jean |title=In Conversation With Jean-Jacques Aillagon, CEO Of The Pinault Collection |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/yjeanmundelsalle/2021/08/19/in-conversation-with-jean-jacques-aillagon-ceo-of-the-pinault-collection/ |access-date=4 October 2023 |work=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
By the decree of 6 June 2007, he was appointed President of the [[Château de Versailles]] (Etablissement public du musée et du domaine national de Versailles) (Journal Officiel n°01310 dated 07/06/2007). He is also a member of The Conseil Économique et Social (Economic and Social Council), France's third most important constitutional assembly. Jean-Jacques Aillagon is a close confidant of [[François Pinault]].


Aillagon is [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]].<ref>[http://artforum.com/news/week=200220 Bonami in Venice, a New French Culture Minister, and More]</ref>
Aillagon is [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]].<ref>[http://artforum.com/news/week=200220 Bonami in Venice, a New French Culture Minister, and More]</ref>

Revision as of 18:42, 4 October 2023

Jean-Jacques Aillagon
Jean-Jacques Aillagon (2003)
French Minister of Culture
In office
7 May 2002 – 31 March 2004
PresidentJacques Chirac
Prime MinisterJean-Pierre Raffarin
Preceded byCatherine Tasca
Succeeded byRenaud Donnedieu de Vabres
Personal details
Born (1946-10-02) 2 October 1946 (age 78)
Metz, France
Political partyUMP

Jean-Jacques Aillagon (born 2 October 1946, Metz) is a French museum director[1] and politician.

Aillagon was a close confidant of Jacques Chirac, as well as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) political party. He became Minister of Culture and Communication in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's national government from 2002 to 2004.

Outside of politics, he has been the chairman at the Centre Georges Pompidou, the CEO of the worldwide satellite TV station TV5MONDE, and president of the Château de Versailles. Jean-Jacques Aillagon is a confidant of François Pinault and has worked as his art advisor.[2]

Aillagon is openly gay.[3]

Biography

  • 2005: Elected CEO of TV5MONDE, the fourth largest global television network available around the world after the BBC, CNN and MTV.
  • 2002-2004 : Jean-Jacques Aillagon was appointed Minister for Culture and Communication on 7 May 2002.
  • 2002: Renewal, by the Decree of 7 March 2002, of his appointment as Chairman of the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture
  • 1999: Renewal, by the Decree of 26 March 1999, of his appointment as Chairman of the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture
  • 1996: Appointed, by the Decree of 17 December 1996, Chairman of Mission 2000 in France. Tasked by the Prime Minister with reflecting on the organization of France's celebration of the start of the third millennium
  • Appointed, by the Decree of 28 March 1996, Chairman of the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture
  • 1995: In overall charge of organizing "France-Egypt Year" (1997–1998)
  • Elected Chairman of the Association of Cultural Affairs Directors of France's major cities
  • 1993: City of Paris' Cultural Affairs Director
  • 1992: Managing Director of the Paris Vidéothèque [video library]
  • 1990: Coordinator of the celebrations marking the centenary of General de Gaulle's birth
  • 1988: Head of the City of Paris' cultural events department
  • 1985: Deputy Director of Cultural Affairs of the City of Paris, and Director of the Cultural Information Office
  • 1982: Trustee of the National Museum of Modern Art at the Georges Pompidou Centre
  • 1981: Assistant Director of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, responsible for the Institution's cultural and scientific programme
  • 1978: Head of the External Relations and Exhibitions Department at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
  • 1977: Head of the Architectural Archives Department at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
  • 1976: On secondment to the Ministry of Culture. Researcher at the Architectural Studies and Research Centre
  • 1973-1976: Teacher at Egletons and Tulle lycées (Corrèze).

References

  1. ^ Knorr, Katherine (6 July 2010). "Flinging Open Those Stately Salon Doors". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ Mun-Delsalle, Y.-Jean. "In Conversation With Jean-Jacques Aillagon, CEO Of The Pinault Collection". Forbes. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ^ Bonami in Venice, a New French Culture Minister, and More
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Culture
2002–2004 		Succeeded by
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