Le Siècle (think tank)




Le Siècle is an elite bi-partisan social club in France that meets once a month for dinner at the French Automobile Club in Paris's Place de la Concorde.[1][2][3] Membership in Le Siècle "symbolizes the French nomenklatura" and includes France's top intellectuals, politicians, chief executives, journalists, and artists; since the 1970s, one-third to half of all French government ministers were members of Le Siècle, regardless of political affiliation or party membership.[4]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Membership


    • 2.1 List of members




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


Le Siècle was founded in 1944 by Georges Bérard-Quélin, a journalist and Freemason.[3] The small group of the 1940s and 1950s eventually expanded to include major politicians across the political spectrum, from François Mitterrand, who was close associate of Bérard-Quélin, to Georges Pompidou via Pierre Mendès France.[5] When a similar think tank called the Saint-Simon Foundation dissolved in 1999, many of its former members joined [Le Siècle (think tank)|Le Siècle]].[6] Former CFDT Secretary General Nicole Notat has served as President of Le Siècle; not only is she the first woman to serve as President, she was also the first woman to lead a trade union in France.[1]



Membership


Membership in Le Siècle "symbolizes the French nomenklatura" and includes France's top intellectuals, politicians, chief executives, journalists, and artists.[4] In fact, between one-third and a half of all French government ministers were members of Le Siècle since the 1970s, regardless of political affiliation or party membership. That percentage peaked at 72% under Prime Minister Édouard Balladur (1993–95).[7] French journalist and writer Emmanuel Ratier wrote in 1996 that the club's membership controls 90% of French GDP.[8]


According to a 2011 article in Le Monde diplomatique, the members of Le Siècle are predominantly:[9]



  • Male (85%)

  • Over 55 years old (80%)

  • The sons of captains of industry, high-ranking public servants, or senior liberal professionals (55%)

  • Graduates of Institute of Political Studies (50%) and École nationale d'administration (40%)

  • From families with highly qualified engineers and links to significant business interests (25%)


There are 580 members, subject to change every year, and 160 guests.[3]



List of members




  • Claude Bébéar, former CEO of AXA.[3]


  • Thierry Breton, CEO of Atos, former Minister Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry (2005-2007).[3]


  • Emmanuel Chain, former TV presenter on M6.[3]


  • Jean-Marie Colombani, former editor-in-chief of Le Monde (1994-2007).[3]


  • Jean-François Copé, President of the Union for a Popular Movement; member of the French National Assembly (2002-incumbent); Mayor of Meaux (1995-2002; 2005-incumbent); former Minister of the Budget (2005-2007).[3]


  • Michèle Cotta, first female member in 1983; political journalist.[3]


  • Anne-Marie Couderc, CEO of Presstalis.[3]


  • Rachida Dati, Member of the European Parliament and Mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris; former Minister of Justice (2007-2009).[2]


  • Renaud Denoix de Saint Marc, member of the Constitutional Council of France (2007-incumbent).[3]


  • Olivier Duhamel, Vice-President of Le Siècle (2010-incumbent); professor at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris; former Socialist Member of the European Parliament (1997-2004).[1]


  • Laurent Fabius, former Prime Minister (1984-1986).[3]


  • François Fillon, Prime Minister (2007-2012); former Minister of National Education (2004-2005); former Minister of Social Affairs (2002-2004).[3]


  • Claude Imbert, founding editor of Le Point.[3]


  • Odile Jacob, publisher.[3]


  • Denis Jeambar, journalist.[3]


  • Laurent Joffrin former editor-in-chief of Libération (2006-2011).[3]


  • Lionel Jospin, former Prime Minister (1997-2002), former Minister of National Education (1988-1992); former Minister of Sport (1988-1991).[3]


  • Serge July, founding editor of Libération.[3]


  • Denis Kessler, CEO of Scor, former President of Le Siècle (2007-2010).[1]


  • Étienne Lacour, Secretary General of Le Siècle; editor-in-chief of the Société Générale de Presse.[1]


  • Maurice Lévy, CEO of Publicis.[3]


  • Henri Loyrette, Vice-President of Le Siècle (2010-incumbent); director of the Louvre Museum (2001-incumbent).[1]


  • Nicole Notat, President of Le Siècle (2010-incumbent); CEO of Vigeo; former Secretary General of the CFDT.[1][3]


  • Michel Pébereau, CEO of BNP Paribas.[3]


  • Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, newscaster on TF1.[3]


  • Alain de Pouzilhac, former CEO of Havas.[3]


  • David Pujadas, TV presenter on France 2.[3]


  • Jean-Pierre Raffarin, member of the French Senate; former Prime Minister (2002-2005).[3]


  • Edouard de Rothschild.[3]


  • Nicolas Sarkozy, French President (2007-2012).[3]


  • Louis Schweitzer, former CEO of Renault.[3]


  • Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (2007-2011).[3]


  • Marc Tessier, Treasurer of Le Siècle (2010-incumbent); former Chairman of France Télévisions.[1][3]


  • Philippe Villin, former Chairman of Le Figaro and France Soir.[3]


  • Gérard Worms, former CEO of N M Rothschild & Sons.[2]



References





  1. ^ abcdefgh AFP, '"Le Siècle": Nicole Notat présidente', in Le Figaro, 12/11/2010 [1]


  2. ^ abc Rachida Dati, Fille de M'Barek et de Fatim-Zhora: Ministre de la Justice, Paris: XO Editions, 2011, pp. 197-199


  3. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeaf Frédéric Saliba, "Le pouvoir à la table du Siècle", Stratégies, issue 1365, April 14, 2005, p. 49.


  4. ^ ab Ferguson, Niall (2017). The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook. Penguin Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0735222915..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ Dicko, Saidatou (2017). Réseaux de relations sociales, connexions et élitisme: Quels enjeux pour les organisations?. Editions JFD. p. 50. ISBN 9782924651254.


  6. ^ Windle, Joel A. (2016). Making Sense of School Choice: Politics, Policies, and Practice under Conditions of Cultural Diversity. Springer. p. 123. ISBN 9781137483539. Retrieved 27 January 2018.


  7. ^ Brigitte Granville; Jaume Martorell Cruz; Martha Prevezer (2015). "Elites, Thickets and Institutions: French Resistance Versus German Adaptation to Economic Change, 1945-2015" (PDF). CGR Working Paper No. 63. Queen Mary University of London: Centre for Globalization Research: 6. Retrieved 27 January 2018.


  8. ^ Ratier, Emmanuel (1996). Au coeur du pouvoir : Enquête sur le club le plus puissant de France. Paris: Facta. ISBN 9782950831835. Retrieved 27 January 2018.


  9. ^ François Denord; Paul Lagneau-Ymonet; Sylvain Thine (February 2011). "Aux dîners du Siècle, l'élite du pouvoir se restaure". Le Monde diplomatique. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 27 January 2018.




External links



  • The official website

  • LeSiecle.info a website dealing with the club Le Siècle latest news




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