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Jean-Jacques Aillagon
French politician
Jean-Jacques Aillagon (born 2 October 1946, Metz) is a French museum director[1] and politician.[2]
Aillagon was a close confidant of Jacques Chirac,[3] as well as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) political party. He became Minister of Culture and Communication in 2002, a post in which he served until 2004.[2] During his time in government, Aillagon worked on a law concerning philanthropy, patronage, and foundations in France.[4][5]
Outside of politics, he has been the chairman at the Centre Georges Pompidou, the CEO of the worldwide satellite TV station TV5MONDE, and president of the Château de Versailles. Jean-Jacques Aillagon is a confidant of François Pinault and has worked as his art advisor.[6]