Brigitte Macron
Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron (French pronunciation: [bri.ʒit ma.ʁi klodə ma.kʁɔ᷉]; née Trogneux, pronounced [tʁɔ.ɲø], previously Auzière, French pronunciation: [o.zjɛːʁ]; born 13 April 1953) is a French former teacher who is the wife of Emmanuel Macron, the President of the French Republic.[1]
Her Excellency Brigitte Macron | |
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| Spouse of the President of France | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2017 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Valérie Trierweiler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brigitte Marie-Claude Trogneux 13 April 1953 Amiens, Somme, France |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Relations | Jean-Michel Macron (father-in-law) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Simone Pujol Jean Trogneux |
| Residence | Élysée Palace |
| Occupation | High school teacher |
Politics
changeIn 2015, to help support her husband in his political career, she ended her career as a teacher of literature at the elite lycée Saint-Louis de Gonzague in Paris.[2]
Macron ran for the city council of Truchtersheim in Bas-Rhin in 1989, but lost. It would be the only time she would run for office.
First Lady
changeIn 2017, Brigitte Macron played an active role in her husband's presidential campaign; a top adviser was quoted as saying that "her presence is essential for him".[3] After winning of the French presidency, Emmanuel Macron said that his wife "will have the role that she always had with me, she will not be hidden".[4]
After being elected, President Macron wanted to create an official "first lady" title for his wife along with giving her a personal staff, office and a giving her part of the budget for her activities.[5] This was not popular with the French people because some thought it was a sign of nepotism, something that Macron openly spoke out against.[6] A petition against his proposal got more than 275,000 signatures, and the French government announced that Brigitte Macron would not hold the official title of "first lady" and would not be given an official budget.[7]
Personal life
changeIn 1993, at the age of 40, she met the then 15-year-old Emmanuel Macron in La Providence High School[8] where she was a teacher and he was a student and a classmate of her daughter.[9]
References
change- ↑ "Brigitte Trogneux – La biographie de Brigitte Trogneux avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Média Prisma. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ↑ "Brigitte Macron, l'ex-prof de français qui pourrait entrer à l'Elysée". leparisien.fr. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "The Singular Woman Behind France's Front-Runner". Bloomberg.com. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ↑ Pithers, Ellie. "How Brigitte Macron Is Redefining First Lady Dressing". British Vogue. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ↑ Willsher, Kim (2017-08-06). "Emmanuel Macron under fire for plan to give wife 'first lady' role". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ↑ Masters, James (2017-08-07). "Emmanuel Macron under fire over wife's 'First Lady' role". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ↑ Willsher, Kim (2017-08-08). "No 'first lady' title for Brigitte Macron after petition over her status". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ↑ "'I will come back and I will marry you': How Emmanuel Macron met his teacher and wife Brigitte Trogneux". DNA India. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ Fulda, Anne (2018-07-17). "The Macron affair: How the French election winner's parents discovered he was dating his teacher". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
Other websites
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