Catherine Tasca

Catherine Tasca (born 13 December 1941 in Lyon) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Yvelines department from 2004 to 2017. She is a member of the Socialist Party, and served as the Senate's vice-president. From 2000 to 2002 she was Minister of Culture in France.

Catherine Tasca
French Minister of Culture
In office
2000–2002
PresidentJacques Chirac
Prime MinisterLionel Jospin
Preceded byCatherine Trautmann
Succeeded byJean-Jacques Aillagon
Senator for Yvelines
In office
26 September 2004 – 1 October 2017
Personal details
Born (1941-12-13) 13 December 1941
Lyon, France
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materSciences Po, ÉNA

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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