Bernadette 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 |
| Died | 5 June 2026 (aged 93) 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 |
Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac (born Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chodron de Courcel; 18 May 1933 – 5 June 2026) was a French politician and the widow of the former President Jacques Chirac.
Post-First Lady roles
She was 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.
Chirac died on 5 June 2026 in Paris at the age of 93.[1]
Honours
Knight of the Legion of Honour (
France)[2]
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
- ↑ "Bernadette Chirac, widow of former French president, dies at 93". France 24. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bernadette Chiracreçoit la Légion d'honneur". 24 March 2008.
Other websites
Media related to Bernadette Chirac at Wikimedia Commons