Brigitte Macron
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Brigitte Macron | |
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Spouse of the President of France | |
Current | |
Assumed role 14 May 2017 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Preceded by | Valérie Trierweiler (2014) |
Personal details | |
Born | Brigitte Marie-Claude Trogneux 13 April 1953 Amiens, France |
Spouses | |
Children | 3, including Laurence Auzière-Jourdan |
Occupation | Teacher (formerly) |
Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron (French:
Early life
Brigitte Macron was born Brigitte Marie-Claude Trogneux in Amiens, France. She is the youngest of six children[3] of Simone (née Pujol; 1910–1998) and Jean Trogneux (1909–1994), the owners of the five-generation Chocolaterie Trogneux,[4] founded in 1872 in Amiens.[5] The company, now known as Jean Trogneux,[6] is run by her nephew, Jean-Alexandre Trogneux.[4]
Career
Macron, at the time Brigitte Auzière, taught literature at the Collège Lucie-Berger in
It was at the after-school drama club of Lycée la Providence that she and Emmanuel Macron first met.[10] She was in charge of the after-school theater club that he attended when he was 15 alongside her own daughter Laurence who was in his class.[11] Their relationship has attracted controversy, as she is his senior by close to 25 years, and Macron has described it as "a love often clandestine, often hidden, misunderstood by many before imposing itself".[12]
Politics
In 1989, Brigitte Macron (then Auzière) unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the city council of Truchtersheim.[7] It was the only time she ran for office.[7]
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".
He proposed creating an official "
Personal life
On 22 June 1974, Brigitte married banker André-Louis Auzière, with whom she had three children (Sébastien, born 1975;
Honours
Foreign honours
- Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (28 August 2018).[23]
- Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1 July 2021).[24]
- National Order of Ivory Coast (21 December 2019).[25]
- Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (30 January 2024)[26]
References
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- ^ "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 TROGNEUX – Fraternelle : l'encyclopédie biographique de l'Homo erectus – Geneanet". Geneanet. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ a b Lévy-Frébault, Tiphaine (25 June 2015). "Qui est Brigitte Trogneux, l'épouse d'Emmanuel Macron?". L'Express. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Arras : la chocolaterie Trogneux va déménager sur la place des Héros". La Voix du Nord. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Homepage". Jean Trogneux. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d Hartzer, Renaud (8 May 2017). "Brigitte Macron a fait ses premiers pas en politique... en Alsace". France 3 Grand Est. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Brigitte Macron". elysee.fr. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Les petits secrets de la famille Arnault, propriétaire de LVMH". Capital.fr (in French). 5 April 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "France's Macron defied parental veto on schoolboy love affair with teacher". Reuters. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Persio, Sofia Lotto (6 February 2017). "Emmanuel Macron: From teacher's pet to French president". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- 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.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Masters, James (7 August 2017). "Emmanuel Macron under fire over wife's 'First Lady' role". CNN. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Brigitte Macron: A 'first lady' in all but title – France 24". France 24. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "'I will come back and I will marry you': How Emmanuel Macron met his teacher and wife Brigitte Trogneux". DNA India. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Gerber, Louis. "Emmanuel Macron the new French minister of the economy". www.cosmopolis.ch. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ VIDEO. Les images du mariage d'Emmanuel Macron temps de Brigitte Trogneux diffusées. Le Parisien (22 November 2016).
- ^ "Modtagere af danske dekorationer". Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Quirinale website
- ^ "Le président Emmanuel Macron élevé dans la dignité de grand croix de l'ordre national". Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Statsbesök från Frankrike". 30 January 2024. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024.
External links
- (in French) Charte de transparence relative au statut du conjoint du Chef de l’État, Presidency of the French Republic, 2017