Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (France)
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The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports ("Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports", alternatively translated "Minister of Youth and Sports") is, in the Government of France
, the cabinet member
in charge of national and public sport associations, youth affairs, public sports centers and national stadia (like the Stade de France
). The position has changed names a number of times since its creation and has occasionally been eliminated or regrouped with the Minister of National Education
. Currently the minister is the same as for health : Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin
.
Government of France
The government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic"...
, the cabinet member
French government ministers
The Cabinet of France is a body of top administration members of the Prime Minister's Cabinet. In French, the word gouvernement generally refers to the "Administration", but in a narrower sense to the Cabinet.The Council is responsible to the French National Assembly...
in charge of national and public sport associations, youth affairs, public sports centers and national stadia (like the Stade de France
Stade de France
The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...
). The position has changed names a number of times since its creation and has occasionally been eliminated or regrouped with the Minister of National Education
Minister of National Education (France)
The Ministry of National Education, Youth, and Sport , or simply "Minister of National Education," as the title has changed no small number of times in the course of the Fifth Republic) is the French government cabinet member charged with running France's public educational system and with the...
. Currently the minister is the same as for health : Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot , is a French politician, current Minister of Solidarities and Social Cohesion, and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's PartyShe was the French Minister for Health and Sports until 14...
.
Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Pierre Bourdan (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports) - 22 January 1947 - 22 October 1947
- André Morice (Secretary of State of Youth, Sports and Professional Education) 11 September 1948 - 11 August 1951
- Pierre ChevalierPierre ChevalierPierre Chevalier was a well-known caver and mountaineer from France, with many alpine ascents and cave explorations to his credit. Chevalier is principally known for the exploration of the Dent de Crolles cave system over a twelve-year period , which became the deepest cave in the world...
(Secretary of State of Youth, Sports and Professional Education) 11 August 1951 - 12 August 1951 - Pierre ChevalierPierre ChevalierPierre Chevalier was a well-known caver and mountaineer from France, with many alpine ascents and cave explorations to his credit. Chevalier is principally known for the exploration of the Dent de Crolles cave system over a twelve-year period , which became the deepest cave in the world...
(Secretary of e of Youth, Sports and Professional Education) 12 August 1951 - 20 January 1952 - Jean MassonJean MassonJean Masson was a French politician who served as state secretary in various governments during the French Fourth Republic, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in 1952-53....
(Secretary of State of Youth, Sports and Professional Education) 20 January 1952 - 28 June 1953 - André Moynet (Secretary of State for the Coordination of Problems with Youth ) 12 November 1954 - 1 February 1956
- René BillèresRené BillèresRené Billères was a French politician.Billères served as a Radical-Socialist deputy for the Hautes-Pyrénées from 1946 till 1973 and Senator for the same department from 1973 till 1983...
(Minister of National Education, Youth Affairs and Sports) - 1 February 1956 - 14 May 1958 - François MissoffeFrançois MissoffeFrançois Missoffe was Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport in the French government between 8 January 1966 and 30 May 1968....
(Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports) -8 January 1966 - 30 May 1968 - Roland Nungesser (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports) - 30 May 1968 - 10 July 1968
- Jean-Pierre SoissonJean-Pierre SoissonJean-Pierre Soisson is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement who is a deputy in the National Assembly of France for the first district of Yonne....
(Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and of Leisure Activities) - 5 April 1978 - 22 May 1981 - André HenryAndré HenryAndré Henry is a French politician. He served as Minister of Free Time from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
(Minister of Free Time) - 22 May 1981 – 22 March 1983 - Alain CalmatAlain CalmatAlain Calmat is a French former competitive figure skater, surgeon, and politician. He is the 1964 Olympic silver medalist, the 1965 World Champion, the 1962–1964 European Champion, and the 1958 & 1962–1965 French national champion.-Career:Calmat started skating at the age of nine...
(Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports) 23 July 1984 - 20 March 1986 - Christian BergelinChristian BergelinChristian Bergelin was a French politician. He was Secretary of State for Sport and Youth in the Government of Jacques Chirac ....
(Secretary of State for Youth Affairs and Sports) 20 March 1986 - 13 May 1988 - Lionel JospinLionel JospinLionel Jospin is a French politician, who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002.Jospin was the Socialist Party candidate for President of France in the elections of 1995 and 2002. He was narrowly defeated in the final runoff election by Jacques Chirac in 1995...
(Minister of National Education, Research and Sports) - 13 May 1988 - 16 May 1991 - Frédérique Bredin (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports) - 16 May 1991 - 29 March 1993
- Michèle Alliot-MarieMichèle Alliot-MarieMichèle Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie, born 10 September 1946 and nicknamed MAM, is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement . A member of all but one right-wing governments of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, she was the first woman in France to hold the portfolios of Defense , the...
(Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports) - 29 March 1993 - 18 May 1995 - Guy DrutGuy DrutGuy Drut is an Olympic champion and politician who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110m hurdles....
(Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports) - 7 November 1995 - 4 June 1997 - Marie-George BuffetMarie-George BuffetMarie-George Buffet is a French politician. She was the head of the French Communist Party from 2001 to 2010. She joined the Party in 1969, and was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from June 4, 1997 to May 5, 2002. Ms...
(Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports) - 4 June 1997 - 7 May 2002 - Jean-François LamourJean-François LamourJean-François Lamour is a former French fencer and current French politician and cabinet minister. A top fencer, he was a gold medallist at the 1984 Olympics and 1988 Olympics and a bronze medal winner at the 1992 Olympics in the men's individual sabre. He was also world champion in 1987...
(Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Associative Life) - 7 May 2002 - 18 May 2007 - Roselyne Bachelot-NarquinRoselyne Bachelot-NarquinRoselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot , is a French politician, current Minister of Solidarities and Social Cohesion, and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's PartyShe was the French Minister for Health and Sports until 14...
(Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Health) - 18 May 2007 - Incumbent
See also
- Front PopulaireFront PopulaireFront Populaire can refer to:* Popular Front * People's Front...
- 1936 French government responsible for the reduction of work hours (the 40 hour work week) and the creation of mandatory vacation time (two weeks), thus being the first major increase in leisure time for the working class in France.