Brigitte Macron
| Brigitte Macron | |
|---|---|
| First Lady 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, 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 |
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 a high-school teacher and the wife of Emmanuel Macron, the President of the French Republic.[1] As of 2015[update], Brigitte Macron teaches literature at the élite lycée Saint-Louis de Gonzague in Paris.[2]
Early life and education
Brigitte Macron was born Brigitte Marie-Claude Trogneux in Amiens, France. Her parents were Simone (née Pujol; 1910–1998) and Jean Trogneux (1909–1994), the owners of the five-generation Chocolaterie Trogneux,[3] founded in 1872 in Amiens.[4] The company, now known as Jean Trogneux,[5] is run by her nephew, Jean-Alexandre Trogneux.[3] She was the youngest of her parents' six children.[6][6]
Career
Brigitte Auzière taught literature at the Collège Lucie-Berger in Strasbourg in the 1980s.[7] By the 1990s, she taught French and Latin at Lycée la Providence, a Jesuit high school in Amiens. It was at that high school that she and Emmanuel Macron first met.[8] He attended her literature classes and she was in charge of the theater class he attended.[9] Their romance was not typical as she was his senior by 24 years and 8 months, and Macron has described it as "a love often clandestine, often hidden, misunderstood by many before imposing itself".[10]
Politics
Brigitte Auzière ran for the city council of Truchtersheim in 1989, but she lost.[7] It was the only time she ran for office.[7]
Brigitte Macron played an active role in her husband's campaign; a top adviser was quoted as saying that "her presence is essential for him".[11] 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".[12]
Personal life
On 22 June 1974, she married the banker André-Louis Auzière, with whom she had three children: Sébastien Auzière (born 1975), cardiologist Laurence Auzière-Jourdan (born in 1977) and Typhaine Auzière (born in 1984).[13] They resided in Truchtersheim until 1991, when they moved to Amiens.[7] She divorced Auzière in 2006 and married Macron in 2007.[14][15]
References
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- ↑ VIDEO. Les images du mariage d'Emmanuel Macron temps de Brigitte Trogneux diffusées. Le Parisien (22 November 2016).
