Christine Albanel
This poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. )Find sources: "Christine Albanel" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2014) |
Christine Albanel | |
---|---|
French Minister of Culture | |
In office 18 May 2007 – 23 June 2009 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres |
Succeeded by | Frédéric Mitterrand |
Personal details | |
Born | Toulouse, France | 25 June 1955
Political party | UMP |
Christine Albanel (born 25 June 1955) is a French politician and civil servant. From May 2007 to June 2009, she was France's
Early career
Albanel is
In 2000, she became
She became president of the museum and domain administration of the Palace of Versailles in 2003.
Minister of Culture
In 2007, Albanel was appointed
During her time in office, Albanel proposed a new law (the
In 2008, Sarkozy ordered Albanel to test free admission in certain museums for six months.[2]
Also in 2008, Albanel launched a campaign to revive the country’s art market through a battery of fiscal and financial incentives.[3]
Lastly, Albanel is credited as a driving force behind the 2008 exhibition “Looking for Owners: Custody, Research and Restitution of Art Stolen in France During World War II” at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.[4]
Life after politics
After leaving government, Albanel was appointed Executive Vice-President of multi-national telecommunications corporation
Under the leadership of Anne Levade, Albanel was part of the organizing committee of the Republicans’ first-ever primary to select the party’s candidate for the 2017 presidential election.[6]
Controversy
In early 2009, Albanel received an anonymous death threat accompanied by a 9mm-calibre bullet.[7]
References
- ^ Nate Anderson (10 June 2009). "French court savages "three-strikes" law, tosses it out". Ars Technica. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- New York Times.
- ^ Paul Betts (2 April 2008), Paris parries art attack Financial Times.
- New York Times.
- ^ "Christine Albanel". Orange. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ Présidentielle 2017 : Anne Levade veillera sur la primaire UMP Les Echos, 25 January 2014.
- ^ Lizzy Davies (3 March 2009), Five French rightwing politicians receive death threats The Guardian.