Jack Lang (French politician)

Jack Mathieu Émile Lang ( born September 2, 1939 in Mirecourt in Lorraine ) is a French politician and served as minister of education and culture of the country.

Life

Long comes from a wealthy Jewish family with three other siblings, his mother was Catholic. His father and his grandfather were members of a Masonic lodge. In the 2nd World War, his father engaged in the Resistance. Long grew up in Nancy, studied at the " Institut d' études politiques de Paris» Political Science and Public Law and received a PhD degree in both disciplines. From 1971 to 1981 he was Professor of International Law at the University of Nancy. From 1986 to 1988 and from 1993 to 1997 he was professor of law at the University of Paris - Nanterre. His early interest in the theater led to that he was from 1963 to 1977 director of the Festival of Nancy from 1972 to 1974 director of the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris.

Political career

Politically, he was an early supporter of Pierre Mendès -France and was then a member of the French Socialist Party. Within the Socialist Party, he soon took high office, including, he led the party to the European election campaign in 1979, then was National Delegate of the Party for Culture Affairs, played a leading role in the election of François Mitterrand and was then from 1987 to 1988 in the party served as national Secretary of Culture and Youth.

Minister of Education and Culture

One of the public at large but he was known primarily for his ministerial posts. In 1981 he was Minister of Culture in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy ( 1981-1984 ), an office which he left in the cabinets of Laurent Fabius ( 1984-1986 ), Michel Rocard ( 1988-1991) and Edith Cresson ( 1991-1993) held. He called, among other things, the 1982 Fête de la Musique in life and accompanied the era François Mitterrand with such a comprehensive cultural activity, as it was no longer considered by the Ministry of Culture since André Malraux in the 1960s. In particular, he also had interest in the architectural redesign of Paris. On him the glass pyramid at the Louvre and the new Arc de Triomphe La Grande Arche in La Défense goes back. In the context of decentralization in France, he also met with the founding of numerous cultural centers in the province. He spoke out against the dominance of American culture and advocated the strengthening of the European by the quotation of indigenous and European film productions on TV one. His commitment to the rights of homosexuals earned him the criticism of conservative and religious circles.

In the cabinet Pierre Bérégovoy he was 3 April 1992 to 29 March 1993 ' super-minister " of Education and Culture in the rank of Minister of State, ie superior to the ministerial colleagues. 1994 to 1997 he was a member of the European Parliament. As part of a reshuffle of the Cabinet Jospin in March 2000 he was again Minister of Education and remained so until the resignation of the government in May 2002.

Other political offices

In addition to his ministerial activities Lang has also held other offices: From 1989 to 2001 he was also mayor of Blois. After that, he was from 2002 to 2012 deputy in the National Assembly for the electoral district 6 of the department Pas-de -Calais.

Familial

His two daughters Valérie Lang (1966-2013) and Caroline Lang ( b. 1961 ) were both actresses.

Awards

In 1991 he was awarded the Medal for Combating Deadly Seriousness of the Aachen carnival association.

Film

  • Jack Lang - Culture makes policy. Actor, educator, minister. Documentation, France, 2011, 43 min, written and directed by Marie -Eve Chamard and Philippe Kieffer, Production: ARTE France, German Original Air Date: June 19, 2011 Summary.
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