Claire Gibault

Claire Gibault (born 31 October 1945 in Le Mans) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France. She is a member of the Union for French Democracy, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

She is also a member of the delegation to the EU–Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Japan.

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Baccalaureate
First prize for violin at the Le Mans conservatory of music (1958)
Prize for harmony, fugue, counterpoint, aesthetics and the history of music, Paris Higher National Conservatory of Music (CNSM) (1968)
First prize for conducting the CNSM orchestra, Paris (1969)
Conductor of the Opéra orchestra, Lyons
director of vocal training (solo and choral), Opéra of Lyons (1971-1978)
Conductor of the Chambéry and Savoy orchestra (1977-1984)
Musical director of Musica per Roma (2000-2002)
Numerous concerts in Europe and the United States
Knight of the National Order of Merit
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Officer of the Ordre des Palmes académiques