Spouses and partners of the president of France often play a
protocol
Protocol may refer to:
Sociology and politics
* Protocol (politics), a formal agreement between nation states
* Protocol (diplomacy), the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state
* Etiquette, a code of personal behavior
Science and technology
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role at the
Élysée Palace
The Élysée Palace (french: Palais de l'Élysée; ) is the official residence of the President of the French Republic. Completed in 1722, it was built for nobleman and army officer Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, who had been appointed Gover ...
and during official visits, though they possess no official title.
Brigitte Macron
Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron (; née Brigitte Trogneux , previously Auzière ; born 13 April 1953) is a French former educator. She is the wife and former teacher of Emmanuel Macron, who is the current President of France and Co-Prince of Andor ...
is the spouse of the current president,
Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...
, who took office on 14 May 2017.
List
Current living presidential spouses or partners
Living French presidential spouses or partners as of (''from oldest to youngest''):
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File:Bernadette Chirac 1 (2009) (cropped).jpg, {{center, Bernadette Chirac
Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac ( Chodron de Courcel; born 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the widow of the former president Jacques Chirac.
She and Chirac met as students at Sciences Po, and were married on 16 March 1956. They had t ...
(1995–2007)
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Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron (; née Brigitte Trogneux , previously Auzière ; born 13 April 1953) is a French former educator. She is the wife and former teacher of Emmanuel Macron, who is the current President of France and Co-Prince of Andor ...
(2017–present)
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File:CĂ©cilia Attias - Salon du livre de Paris - 23 mars 2014 - crop.JPG, {{center, CĂ©cilia Attias
CĂ©cilia MarĂa Sara Isabel Attias ( Ciganer-AlbĂ©niz, formerly Martin and Sarkozy; born 12 November 1957) was the second spouse of French president Nicolas Sarkozy until October 2007.
Background
Cecilia Attias was born CĂ©cilia MarĂa Sara Is ...
(2007)
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File:Valérie Trierweiler, 2012.jpg, {{center, Valérie Trierweiler
Valérie Trierweiler (; née Massonneau; born 16 February 1965) is a French journalist and author.
(2012–2014)
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(2008–2012)
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See also
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First Lady
First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical
A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...
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President of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency i ...
References
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
Spouses of the President