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 the wife and former high school teacher of Emmanuel Macron, the President of the French Republic.[1]
Her Excellency Brigitte Macron The Spouse of the President of France | |
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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) | André-Louis Auzière (m. 1974; div. 2006) Emmanuel Macron (m. 2007) |
| Relations | Jean-Michel Macron (father-in-law) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Simone Pujol Jean Trogneux |
| Residence | Élysée Palace |
| Occupation | High school teacher |
In 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.
In 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] Emmanuel Macron stated that upon his winning of the French presidency, his wife "will have the role that she always had with me, she will not be hidden".[4]
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.
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