Françoise Nyssen

Françoise Nyssen
Minister of Culture
In office
17 May 2017  16 October 2018
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byAudrey Azoulay
Succeeded byFranck Riester
Personal details
Born (1951-06-09) 9 June 1951
Etterbeek, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
French
Parent(s)Hubert Nyssen
Christine Le Bœuf
Alma materUniversité libre de Bruxelles

Françoise Nyssen (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swaz nisɛn]; born 9 June 1951) is a French-Belgian publisher and politician and a former director of the Actes Sud publishing house. From 2017 until 2018, she served as Minister of Culture of France in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.