Brigitte Macron
Brigitte Macron | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brigitte Marie-Claude Trogneux 13 April 1953 |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Spouse(s) |
André-Louis Auzière
(m. 1974; died 2006) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Simone Pujol Jean Trogneux |
| Relatives | Jean-Michel Macron (father-in-law) |
Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron (née Trogneux, previously Auzière, born 13 April 1953)[1] is a high school teacher and the wife of Emmanuel Macron, President-elect of the French Republic.[2] She is currently teaching literature at the elite lycée Saint-Louis de Gonzague in Paris.[3]
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,[4] founded in 1872 in Amiens.[5] The company, now known as Jean Trogneux,[6] is run by her nephew, Jean-Alexandre Trogneux.[4] She was the youngest of their six children.[1]
Career
Brigitte Auzière taught French and Latin at La Providence, a Jesuit high school in Amiens. It was at that high school that she and Emmanuel Macron first met.[7] He attended her literature classes and she was in charge of the theater class he attended.[8] 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".[9]
Politics
Brigitte Macron plays an active role in her husband's campaign; a top adviser is quoted as saying that "her presence is essential for him".[10] She is also rumored to be "one of the few people he trusts".[10] 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".[11]
Personal life
On 22 June 1974, she married the banker André-Louis Auzière, with whom she had three children. She divorced Auzière in 2006 and married Macron in 2007.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b "Brigitte TROGNEUX – Fraternelle : l'encyclopédie biographique de l'Homo erectus – Geneanet". gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Brigitte Trogneux – La biographie de Brigitte Trogneux avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Média Prisma. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Brigitte Macron, l'ex-prof de français qui pourrait entrer à l'Elysée". leparisien.fr. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Druckerman, Pamela (2017-02-02). "Sex and the French Elections". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "France's Macron defied parental veto on schoolboy love affair with teacher". Reuters. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Persio, Sofia Lotto (6 February 2017). "Emmanuel Macron: From teacher's pet to teacher's husband to President of France?". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b "The Singular Woman Behind France's Front-Runner". 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.
- ^ 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 et de Brigitte Trogneux diffusées. Le Parisien (22 November 2016).