In 2014, Jérôme Benoit takes over as interim head of the French Cultural Promotion Department at the Office of Culture of the Canton of Bern. He succeeds Aline Delacrétaz, who has headed the department for six years and will take up the post of deputy head of the Office of Culture of the Canton of Geneva on January 1, 2014.
Benoit, a 41-year-old from Bern, has worked in the department since 2007 and as a research assistant since 2013. In addition to processing applications, he is currently in charge of the office of the French-speaking cultural commissions.
Benoit studied German, English and geography at the University of Neuchâtel. "Thanks to his practical experience and as co-deputy head of department, as well as his excellent knowledge of the cultural scene in the French-speaking part of the canton of Bern and the bilingual district of Biel/Bienne", he is ideally suited to the role, writes the canton.
An interim solution until the end of 2014 is appropriate, the canton added, because the competencies and responsibilities in cultural promotion in the French-speaking part of the canton of Bern will be discussed next year as part of a project called "Statu Quo+".
