10 Facts About Alain Minc

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Alain Minc is a French businessman, political advisor and author.

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Alain Minc was born on April 15,1949, in Paris to a family of Jewish immigrants from Poland.

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Alain Minc's father, Joseph Minkowski, was a dentist and a member of the Communist Party.

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Alain Minc is a graduate of the Ecole nationale superieure des mines de Paris, Sciences Po and the Ecole nationale d'administration.

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Alain Minc has been the Chairman of Le Monde's supervisory board.

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Alain Minc sits on the board of directors of Criteria CaixaCorp since 2007.

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Alain Minc is a board member of Prisa, Fnac, Direct Energie, Ingenico, and Yves Saint Laurent.

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Alain Minc has been an advisor to Edouard Balladur, Francois Pinault, Vincent Bollore, and ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

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Alain Minc came under fire for criticizing Pope Benedict XVI's position on the French Romani repatriation in 2010.

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Alain Minc is a member of the Nicolas Berggruen Institute.