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Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde is a French politician and lawyer who has been serving as President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 2011 to 2019. Lagarde had also served in the Government of France, most prominently as Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry from 2007 to 2011. She was the first woman to hold each of those posts. Born and raised in Paris, Lagarde graduated from law school at Paris Nanterre University and obtained a Master's degree from Sciences Po Aix. After being admitted to the Paris Bar, she joined the multinational law firm Baker & McKenzie as an associate in 1981, specialising in labour, anti-trust, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Rising through the ranks, she was a member of the executive committee of the firm from 1995 until 1999, before being elevated as its Chair between 1999 and 2004; she was the first woman in both positions. She held the top post until she decided to go into public service.
BornJanuary 1, 1956
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Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank since 2019
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (French:[kʁistinmadlɛnɔdɛtlaɡaʁd]; née Lallouette, IPA:[lalwɛt]; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has been the President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2011 to 2019. Lagarde had also served in the Government of France, most prominently as Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry from 2007 until 2011. She is the first woman to hold each of those posts.[1]
Born and raised in Paris, Lagarde graduated from law school at Paris Nanterre University and obtained a Master's degree from Sciences Po Aix. After being admitted to the Paris Bar, she joined the international law firm Baker & McKenzie as an associate in 1981, specializing in labour and anti-trust, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Rising through the ranks, she was a member of the executive committee of the firm from 1995 until 1999, before being
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Personal Life
Lagarde has been involved in three significant long-term relationships, with varying marital outcomes. Her first confirmed marriage was to French financial analyst Wilfried Lagarde in 1982, which ultimately ended in divorce in 1992. The couple shares two sons, Pierre-Henri Lagarde (born in 1986) and Thomas Lagarde (born in 1988).
Her second enduring relationship was with British businessman, Eachran Gilmour. There is some discrepancy among sources regarding whether they ever formalised their relationship through marriage.
Since 2006, Lagarde has been romantically involved with French entrepreneur Xavier Giocanti, with whom she was a fellow student at Université Paris X. While certain sources have referred to their relationship as a marriage, no official marriage date has been publicly disclosed.
Apart from her personal life, Lagarde maintains a strong commitment to her health, practising a vegetarian lifestyle. Her hobbies include frequent visits to the gym, cycling, and swimming.