Audrey Azoulay's aunt, Eliane Azoulay, is a journalist for the French magazine "Telerama".
11 Facts About Audrey Azoulay
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Audrey Azoulay gained a master's degree in management sciences from Paris Dauphine University in 1994 and a master's degree in business administration from Lancaster University.
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Audrey Azoulay studied at Sciences Po and the Ecole nationale d'administration in 2000.
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Audrey Azoulay recalled having participated in demonstrations against the Devaquet bill in 1986 and against the Juppe plan in 1995, and against the candidature of Jean-Marie Le Pen in the second round of the 2002 French presidential election.
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In 2000, Audrey Azoulay was appointed civil administrator, assigned to the general secretariat of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's government.
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In 2003, Audrey Azoulay was in charge of the conference on media strategy, audiovisual and cinema financing at Sciences Po.
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In 2006, Audrey Azoulay joined the National Center of Cinematography and the moving image, successively holding the positions of Deputy Director for Multimedia Affairs, Chief Financial and Legal Officer and Deputy Director-General.
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Audrey Azoulay succeeded Fleur Pellerin as Minister of Culture on 11 February 2016.
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In 2017, Audrey Azoulay was one of the nine candidates seeking to succeed Irina Bokova as Director-General of UNESCO.
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In 2021, Audrey Azoulay was elected to a second four-year term.
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Audrey Azoulay has a son and a daughter with her husband Francois-Xavier Labarraque, who studied at the Ecole nationale d'administration.