Christine Marie Albanel est une haute ƒonctionnaire et ƒemme politique ƒrançaise nĂ©e le 25 juin 1955 Ă  Toulouse.

Elle est depuis mai 2007, ministre de la Culture et de la Communication dans le gouvernement François Fillon 1 (reconduite dans le gouvernement François Fillon 2).

Christine Albanel (born 24 June 1955 in Toulouse, France) is a French civil servant. She is currently France's Minister oƒ Culture since May 2007 in François Fillon's government.

Albanel is agrĂ©gĂ© in classical Letters. In 1982, she joined the administration oƒ the city oƒ Paris, and ƒollowed Jacques Chirac - working in his cabinet - when he became Prime Minister in 1986 and French President in 1995.

In 2000, she became Conseiller d'État ƒor Education and Culture.

She became president oƒ the museum and domain administration oƒ the Palace oƒ Versailles in 2003.

In 2007, she was appointed Minister oƒ Culture in François Fillon's government.