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André Henry
André Henry (born 15 October 1934) is a French politician. He served as Minister of Free Time from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterrand.Claire Frances Ullman, ''The welfare state's other crisis: explaining the new partnership between nonprofit organizations and the state in France'', Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1998, p. 10/ref>David L. Looseley, ''The Politics of Fun: Cultural Policy and Debate in Contemporary France'', Berg, 1997, p.7/ref>Frank R. Baumgartner, ''Conflict and Rhetoric in French Policymaking'', Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989 p. 3/ref> Biography He was a trade unionist for the Federation for National Education.Frank Lee Wilson, ''Interest-group politics in France'', Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1987, p. 8/ref> From 1981 to 1983, he served as Minister of Free Time. In this capacity, he developed non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French People
The French people (french: Français) are an ethnic group and nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from northern and central France, are primarily the descendants of Gauls (including the Belgae) and Romans (or Gallo-Romans, western European Celtic and Italic peoples), as well as Germanic peoples such as the Franks, the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Burgundians who settled in Gaul from east of the Rhine after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as various later waves of lower-level irregular migration that have continued to the present day. The Norse also settled in Normandy in the 10th century and contributed significantly to the ancestry of the Normans. Furthermore, regional ethnic minorities also exist within France that have distinct lineages, languages and cultures such as Bretons in Brittany, Occi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
