Philippe Douste-Blazy (born on 1 January 1953 in Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées) is a French centre-right politician. He served as Minister for Health (1993–1995 and 2004–2005), Minister of Culture (1995–1997) and Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Dominique de Villepin (2005–2007).
Douste-Blazy is also a cardiologist and Christian Democrat politician from Lourdes. Formerly from the UDF party, he joined the Union for a Popular Movement. His principal former elected positions were mayor of Lourdes and mayor of Toulouse.
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