Mrs. Bernadette Chirac, Née Chodron de Courcel
Born on 18 May 1933 in Paris
Married on 16 March 1956 to Jacques Chirac
Two children: Laurence and Claude
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Studies

Paris Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Paris Institute of Political Science)

Career

1971 Elected municipal councilor for Sarran (Corrèze).

1977
Deputy Mayor of Sarran (Corrèze).

1978
Founding President, Festival of Sacred Art.

1979
Member of the Corrèze General Council (first woman in the Departmental Assembly). Re-elected on the first ballot on March 8, 1992 ; March 15, 1998 and March 21, 2004.

1990
Founder and Chairwonan of "Le Pont Neuf" Association, dedicated to encouraging exchanges between young people from Eastern Europe and those of France.

1991
Chairwoman of the Nouveau Festival International de la Danse (International Dance Festival).

1994
Chairwoman of the Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris - Hôpitaux de France (voluntary organization supporting public hospitals in Paris and throughout France).

Published works

Conversation, entretiens avec Patrick de Carolis (essay, Plon, 2001)