André Henry Explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

He was a trade unionist for the Federation for National Education.^{[2] [4]} From 1981 to 1983, he served as Minister of Free Time.^[1] In this capacity, he developed non-profit organizations in France.^[1] He also defined free time away from work as a citizenship right, and promoted ways to spend it in a leisurely way.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 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. 103 https://books.google.com/books?id=DKCrgcLRd5YC&dq=%22Andr%C3%A9+Henry%22+ministre&pg=PA103
2. David L. Looseley, The Politics of Fun: Cultural Policy and Debate in Contemporary France, Berg, 1997, p.71 https://books.google.com/books?id=9Gt3h-cruzAC&dq=%22Andr%C3%A9+Henry%22+ministre&pg=PA71
3. Frank R. Baumgartner, Conflict and Rhetoric in French Policymaking, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989 p. 31 https://books.google.com/books?id=7qg3dFqhKbkC&q=%22andre+henry%22&pg=PA31
4. Frank Lee Wilson, Interest-group politics in France, Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1987, p. 89 https://books.google.com/books?id=I5OlMVqGBKAC&q=%22andre+henry%22&pg=PA89
5. Peter Bramham, Leisure and urban processes: critical studies of leisure policy in Western European cities, Routledge, 1989, p.73 https://books.google.com/books?id=SwgOAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22Andr%C3%A9+Henry%22+ministre&pg=PA73