Jack Lang

Jack Lang

politician France

Jack Lang is a prominent French politician, former Minister of Culture, and president of the Institut du monde arabe. He gained attention for his involvement in various cultural initiatives and reforms in France. Recently, he was in the news after being physically confronted during a rally against pedocriminality, which led to an investigation into the incident.

Born on Feb 09, 1938 (87 years old)

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.01%
Persistence
2 wks
Reach
131,203
Power
5,427$
Sentiment
7.50
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
France 2 7.50 0.17% +20% 65,273,511 131,203 $2,700,000 5,427$
Totals 2 65,273,511 131,203 $2,700,000 5,427$
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Recent Mentions

France France: Jack Lang, the former Minister of Culture, initiated the Techno Parade in 1997 and described its cancellation as a humiliation for Paris and France. 7

Le Monde: La Techno Parade 2025 annulée en raison de difficultés financières

France France: Jack Lang was the Minister of Culture who sought to celebrate summer by encouraging people to take to the streets with their instruments or voices. 8

Le Monde: « Le succès de la Fête de la musique a lancé un débat biaisé entre un Paris vivant et progressiste et une ville embaumée et réac »

Germany Germany: The eager former Culture Minister Jack Lang introduced the music festival in the early 1980s to democratize culture. 8

Süddeutsche Zeitung: Fête de la Musique in Frankreich: Frauen berichten von Angriffen mit Spritzen - Panorama

France France: Jack Lang is credited with initiating the Fête de la musique in 1982 as a political act of participatory democracy. 9

Le Monde: Fête de la musique : derrière le bruit des guitares, les mots du politique

France France: Jack Lang is a prominent French politician known for his role as the Minister of Culture under François Mitterrand and for creating the Fête de la musique. 8

Le Monde: « Jack Lang, le beau rôle », sur France 5 : ministre, maire, député, directeur… huit décennies d’une existence dense, commentées par l’intéressé