Career
He served as Minister of Free Time from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterrand. He was a trade unionist for the Federation for National Education. From 1981 to 1983, he served as Minister of Free Time.
In this capacity, he developed non-profit organizations in France.
He also defined free time away from work as a citizenship right, and promoted ways to spend it in a leisurely way.