Rachida Dati
Rachida Dati | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 11 January 2024 – 25 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Gabriel Attal Michel Barnier François Bayrou Sébastien Lecornu |
| Preceded by | Rima Abdul Malak |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Pégard |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 18 May 2007 – 23 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Preceded by | Pascal Clément |
| Succeeded by | Michèle Alliot-Marie |
| Mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Dumont |
| Councillor of Paris | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2008 | |
| Constituency | 7th arrondissement |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Île-de-France |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1965 |
| Citizenship | France • Morocco |
| Party | LR (2015–2024; since 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | UMP (2006–2015) Independent (2024–2025) |
| Spouse |
Unknown
(m. 1992; ann. 1995) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Burgundy (MAEs) Panthéon-Assas University (LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer • Magistrate • Politician |
Rachida Dati ([ʁaʃida dati] ⓘ; born 27 November 1965) is a French politician, lawyer and magistrate who served as Minister of Culture from 2024 to 2026 in the government of Gabriel Attal, government of Michel Barnier, government of François Bayrou and the first and second governments of Sébastien Lecornu. She previously was Minister of Justice from 2007 to 2009 under Prime Minister François Fillon.
A member of The Republicans (LR), Dati was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2019, representing Île-de-France. She was a spokesperson for Nicolas Sarkozy during his 2007 presidential campaign; following his victory, he appointed her to the Government.
Dati was elected to the mayorship of the 7th arrondissement of Paris in 2008, when she also entered the Council of Paris. In the 2020 Paris municipal election, she unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Paris against incumbent Anne Hidalgo. Following the election, she was installed as opposition leader in the Council of Paris.