Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

Audrey Azoulay (French pronunciation: ​[o.dʁɛ a.zu.lɛ]; born 4 August 1972) is a French politician. She was France's Minister of Culture from 2016 to 2017.[1][2]

Audrey Azoulay
10th Director-General of the UNESCO
Assumed office
15 November 2017
Preceded byIrina Bokova
Minister of Culture
In office
11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded byFleur Pellerin
Succeeded byFrançoise Nyssen
Personal details
Born (1972-08-04) 4 August 1972 (age 52)
La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France
Political partySocialist Party
Spouse(s)François-Xavier Labarraque
Children2
Alma materParis Dauphine University
Lancaster University
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration
Signature

She was nominated on 13 October 2017 and, on 10 November 2017, appointed as the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), becoming the second female leader of the organization.

References

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  1. "Audrey Azoulay". gouvernement.fr. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. "UN Says Attacks on Heritage Sites Could Be War Crimes". voanews. 24 March 2017.