Franck Riester
Appearance
Franck Riester | |
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Minister of Culture | |
In office 16 October 2018 – 3 July 2020 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
Preceded by | Françoise Nyssen |
Succeeded by | Roselyne Bachelot |
Member of the National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne's 5th constituency | |
In office 20 June 2007 – 16 November 2018 | |
Preceded by | Guy Drut |
Succeeded by | Patricia Lemoine |
Mayor of Coulommiers | |
In office 2008–2017 | |
Preceded by | Guy Drut |
Succeeded by | Ginette Motot |
Personal details | |
Born | Paris, France | 3 January 1974
Nationality | French |
Political party | The Republicans (until 2017) Agir (2017–present) |
Alma mater | ISG Business School ESSEC Business School |
Franck Riester (born 3 January 1974) is a French politician. He is the current French Minister of Culture. He was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2018. He represented the Seine-et-Marne department,[1] and is a former member of The Republicans, formerly known as the Union for a Popular Movement.
He founded and currently leads the Agir party.
In March 2020 during the coronavirus outbreak Riester tested positive for COVID-19.[2]
He is a homosexual.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ↑ "#Coronavirus : Franck Riester, le ministre de la Culture, testé positif mais "en forme" (cabinet)". Twitter. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 9 March 2020.