Jack Lang (French politician)

Jack Lang
Lang at the Gay Pride in 2008
Member of the National Assembly for Pas-de-Calais's 6th constituency
In office 19 June 2002 – 17 June 2012
Preceded by	Dominique Dupilet
Succeeded by	Brigitte Bourguignon
Minister of National Education
In office 27 March 2000 – 5 May 2002
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Claude Allègre
Succeeded by	Luc Ferry
In office 2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993
Prime Minister	Pierre Bérégovoy
Preceded by	Lionel Jospin
Succeeded by	François Bayrou
Government Spokesman
In office 17 May 1991 – 2 April 1992
Prime Minister	Édith Cresson
Preceded by	Louis Le Pensec Claude Evin
Succeeded by	Martin Malvy
Minister of Culture
In office 13 May 1988 – 29 March 1993
Prime Minister	Michel Rocard Édith Cresson Pierre Bérégovoy
Preceded by	François Léotard
Succeeded by	Jacques Toubon
In office 22 May 1981 – 20 March 1986
Prime Minister	Pierre Mauroy Laurent Fabius
Preceded by	Michel d'Ornano
Succeeded by	François Léotard
Member of the National Assembly for Loir-et-Cher's 1st constituency
In office 12 June 1997 – 27 April 2000
Preceded by	Michel Fromet
Succeeded by	Michel Fromet
In office 2 April 1993 – 9 December 1993
Preceded by	Michel Fromet
Succeeded by	Michel Fromet
In office 2 April 1986 – 28 July 1988
Preceded by	Proportional representation
Succeeded by	Michel Fromet
Mayor of Blois
In office 20 March 1989 – 21 March 2000
Preceded by	Pierre Sudreau
Succeeded by	Bernard Valette
Personal details
Born	Jack Mathieu Émile Lang (1939-09-02) 2 September 1939 (age 85) Mirecourt, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	Sciences Po

Jack Mathieu Émile Lang (French pronunciation: [dʒak matjø emil lɑ̃ɡ]; born 2 September 1939)^[1] is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as Minister of Culture from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993, as well as Minister of National Education from 1992 to 1993 and 2000 to 2002.

He was also Mayor of Blois from 1989 until his resignation in 2000.^[1] Lang is best known for originating the Fête de la Musique in 1982 as Culture Minister, an all day public music festival which occurs yearly on 21 June in France and throughout the world. Since 2013 he has been president of the Arab World Institute in Paris.