Bernadette Chirac: French politician
Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac (born Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chodron de Courcel; 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the widow of the former President Jacques Chirac.
Bernadette Chirac | |
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| Spouse of the President of France | |
| In role 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Danielle Mitterand |
| Succeeded by | Cécilia Sarkozy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chodron de Courcel 18 May 1933 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Relations | Claude Chirac (daughter) Martin Rey-Chirac (grandson) Anh Dao Traxel (adoptive daughter) |
| Residence | Quai Voltaire, Paris (personal) Bity Castle, Sarran, Corrèze (personal) |
| Profession | politician |
Post-First Lady roles
Since 2001, Bernadette has been a leading member of the "Pièces Jaunes" (Yellow Coins), a charity that aids children in French hospitals by collecting small change. On 3 September 2007, she became the president of the "Fondation Claude-Pompidou" (Claude Pompidou Foundation), following the death of its founder, Claude Pompidou.
She also helped her husband's being elected in 1995 and is herself an elected official in Corrèze, the couple's home département.
Honours
Knight of the Legion of Honour (
France)
Bibliography
- 2001: Bernadette Chirac by Bertrand Meyer-Stabley (Perrin Edition)
- 2006: La Fille de Cœur by Anh Đào Traxel (Flammarion Editions) (a biography of the Chirac family by their foster daughter).
- 2001: Conversation by Bernadette Chirac, with Patrick de Carolis, (Plon Editions)
References
Other websites
Media related to Bernadette Chirac at Wiki Commons
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