Rachida Dati and Vivenne Poy

Here is a podcast on this subject.

The new Minister of Justice in France is a 41 year old daughter of North African immigrants. Here is a youtube about her. If you google her name you will find many more.

I am still angry every time I think about Vivienne Poy. Yet she is typical of so many ignorant and smug people.

I attach a list of the recently formed French Cabinet. You will see many names that are not of "of old French blood."

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy

  The Prime Minister, Mr François Fillon

MINISTERS

  Ministre d’Etat, Minister for Ecology and Sustainable Planning and Development: Mr Jean-Louis Borloo

  Minister of the Interior, Overseas France and Local Authorities: Mrs Michèle Alliot-Marie

  Minister of Foreign and European Affairs: Mr Bernard Kouchner

  Minister for the Economy, Finance and Employment: Mrs Christine Lagarde

  Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development: Mr Brice Hortefeux

  Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice: Mrs Rachida Dati

  Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries: Mr Michel Barnier

  Minister for Labour, Labour Relations and Solidarity: Mr Xavier Bertrand

  Minister for National Education: Mr Xavier Darcos

  Minister for Higher Education and Research: Mrs Valérie Pécresse

  Minister of Defence: Mr Hervé Morin

  Minister for Health, Youth and Sport: Mrs Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin

  Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs: Mrs Christine Boutin

  Minister for Culture and Communication, Government Spokesperson: Mrs Christine Albanel

  Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and the Civil Service: Mr Eric Woerth

MINISTERS OF STATE

  Minister of State, attached to the Prime Minister, Responsible for Relations with Parliament: Mr Roger Karoutchi

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, responsible for European Affairs: Mr Jean-Pierre Jouyet

  Minister of State attached to the Prime Minister,   Government Spokesman: Mr Laurent Wauquiez

  Minister of State, attached to the Prime Minister, responsible for Forward Planning and Assessment of Public Policies: Mr Eric Besson

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister for Labour, Labour Relations and Solidarity: Mrs Valérie Létard

  Minister of State, attached to the Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Planning and Development, responsible for Transport: M. Dominique Bussereau

  Minister of State, attached to the Ministre d’Etat,  Minister for Ecology and Sustainable Planning and Development, responsible for Ecology: Mrs Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister of the Interior, Overseas France and Local Authorities, responsible for Overseas France: Mr Christian Estrosi

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and the Civil Service, responsible for the Civil Service: M. André Santini

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, responsible for Cooperation and Francophony: Mr Jean-Marie Bocquel

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Employment, responsible for Businesses and Foreign Trade: Mr Hervé Novelli

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, responsible for Urban Affairs: Mrs Fadela Amara

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister of   Defence, responsible for Veterans : Mr Alain Marleix

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, responsible for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights: Mrs Rama Yade

  Minister of State, attached to Minister for the Economy, Finance and Employment, responsible for Consumer Affairs and Tourism: Mr Luc Chatel

MINISTER OF STATE AS FROM END OF OCTOBER 2007, AFTER THE RUGBY WORLD CUP

  Minister of State, attached to the Minister for Health   Youth and Sport, responsible for Youth and Sport:       Mr. Bernard Laporte

HIGH COMMISSIONER

  High Commissioner for Active Solidarity against Poverty: M. Martin Hirsch

                                                                                      

Comments

[kmk]

Steve,
Here is another good exemple with Rama Yade
(Minister of State, attached to the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, responsible for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights):
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=JLqDNMh12V0
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=gGMF30QOwOs