Bernadette Chirac

Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac (born Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chodron de Courcel; 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the widow of the former President Jacques Chirac.

Post-First Lady roles
Since 2001, Bernadette has been 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.

Honours
 60px Knight of the Legion of Honour ()

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)

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Other websites

Category:1933 births
Category:Living people
Category:Politicians from Paris
Category:First Ladies of France