She exchanged the Palace of Versailles for a government cabinet. Catherine Pégardová, the longtime director of the world-famous castle complex and former journalist, became the new French Minister of Culture on Thursday.
Catherine Pégardová became the new French Minister of Culture on Thursday. She replaced Rachida Datiová in this position, who submitted her resignation on Wednesday in order to focus on her candidacy for mayor of Paris in the March elections. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
Pégardová is a former journalist and director of the Palace of Versailles. Her appointment was announced by the office of French President Emmanuel Macron.
In addition to the new culture minister, Paris also announced other changes on Thursday. Former minister Sabrina Roubache will return to government as deputy minister of education and training, government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon will become deputy energy minister and lawmaker Camille Galliard-Minier will be deputy minister for persons with disabilities.
