Catherine Tasca

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Catherine Tasca
French Minister of Culture
In office 2000–2002
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Catherine Trautmann
Succeeded by	Jean-Jacques Aillagon
Senator for Yvelines
In office 26 September 2004 – 1 October 2017
Personal details
Born	(1941-12-13) 13 December 1941 (age 82) Lyon, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	Sciences Po, ÉNA

Catherine Tasca (French pronunciation: [katʁin taska]; born 13 December 1941 in Lyon) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as a member of the Senate of France, representing the Yvelines department from 2004 to 2017, including as the Senate's vice-president. From 2000 to 2002 she was Minister of Culture in France.