Claude Chirac, (born 6 December 1962) is the youngest daughter of French president

Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, , ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as Ma ...

and was her father's personal advisor from 1994 until his death in 2019.

Biography

Chirac is the director of communication at PRTP.PA which is part of Kering SA, a luxury group based in Paris, France. The group owns many luxury brands such as Italian labels

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and

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, French label Yves Saint Laurent as well as English label

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. She had a relationship with

Thierry Rey Thierry Rey (born June 1, 1959) is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the ''extra lightweight (60 kg) division'' at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

and World gold medal champion in

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. Rey is the father of her son, Martin Rey-Chirac. Since 11 February 2011, Chirac has been married to former general secretary of the Elysée, Frédéric Salat-Baroux.

Honours

EST Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 3rd Class BAR

3rd Class of the

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana ( et, Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk, sometimes translated as the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of ...

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Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

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(14 April 2017) * Ufficiale OMRI BAR

Officer of the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

(21 October 1999) Italian Presidency Website
Sig.ra Claude Chirac – Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
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Commander of the

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(8 July 1999)

External links

Claude! Papa! - Article about Claude and her role as personal advisor from the election 2002

Letter from Paris – John Laurenson on Claude Chirac's crucial but understated electoral role

References

1962 births Living people Politicians from Paris Jacques Chirac Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class Children of national leaders of France {{France-politician-stub