Audrey Azoulay

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Audrey Azoulay
Azoulay in 2016
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 November 2017
Deputy Director-General	Xing Qu
Preceded by	Irina Bokova
Minister of Culture
In office 11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017
Prime Minister	Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded by	Fleur Pellerin
Succeeded by	Françoise Nyssen
Personal details
Born	(1972-08-04) 4 August 1972 (age 52) La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France
Political party	Independent
Parent	André Azoulay (father)
Education	Paris Dauphine University Lancaster University Sciences Po École nationale d'administration
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Audrey Azoulay (French pronunciation: [o.dʁɛ a.zu.lɛ]; born 4 August 1972) is a French-Moroccan civil servant and politician who has served as the 11th Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 2017, becoming the second female leader of the organization. She previously served as France's Minister of Culture under Prime Ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve from 2016 to 2017. In 2024 she won the award of Paris Dauphine University Alumna of the Year.^[1]