Newly appointed French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal took France’s political and media spheres by surprise on Thursday as he named controversial politician Rachida Dati as his culture minister.

Rachida Dati has been named France’s new minister of culture during a cabinet reshuffle following the promotion of Gabriel Attal to prime minister. The news comes as a surprise due to Dati’s ...

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati said certain public art schools are “in a crisis situation” and may need to be shut down. “They no longer have the means to offer a quality environment.” ...

Lawyer Rachida Dati, named as French justice minister by President Sarkozy, is the first person of North African origin to hold a top government post in Paris. She was born in 1965 to an Moroccan ...

This week’s surprise news of conservative politician Rachida Dati becoming France’s new Culture Minister provoked an earthquake within the country’s predominantly left-leaning film and TV ...