Marine Le Pen

Le Pen in 2015, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen

Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Date of Birth: 5 August, 1968

Ethnicity: French, Breton, as well as 1/16th Swiss-French and 1/16th Maltese

Marine Le Pen is a French lawyer and politician. She has been a Member of the European Parliament, from 20 July, 2004 to 13 July, 2009, and again, from 14 July, 2009 to 18 June, 2017; President of the National Rally, from 16 January, 2011 to 13 September, 2021, Chair of the Europe of Nations and Freedom Group, from 15 June, 2015 to 19 June, 2017, and President of the National Rally group in the National Assembly, from 28 June, 2022 to 9 June, 2024; as well as, Member of the National Assembly for Pas-de-Calais’s 11th constituency, since 18 June, 2017.

Marine is the daughter of Pierrette Le Pen (née Lallane) and politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was President of the National Front, from 5 October, 1972 to 15 January, 2011, and subsequently Honorary President of the National Front, from 16 January, 2011 to 20 August, 2015. She succeeded him as leader of the party, since renamed. Her father was born in La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France. Her mother was born in Aire-sur-l’Adour. Her niece, sister’s daughter, is politician Marion Maréchal (born Marion Jeanne Caroline Le Pen), who has been a Member of the National Assembly, from 20 June, 2012 to 20 June, 2017, and Executive Vice President of Reconquête, from 19 April, 2022 to 12 June, 2024. Her brother-in-law is politician Philippe Olivier.

She has three children with her former husband, business executive Franck Chauffroy.

Marine’s paternal grandfather was Jean Marie Le Pen (the son of Pierre Marie Le Pen and Marie Hubert). Marine’s grandfather Jean Marie was born in La Trinité-sur-Mer. Pierre was the son of Pierre Marie Le Pen and Jacquette/Jacqueline Moroch. Marine’s great-grandmother Marie was the daughter of Jean Hubert and Mathurine Hellégouarch.

Marine’s paternal grandmother was Anne Marie Madeleine Vincente Hervé (the daughter of Vincent Marie Hervé and Marie Vincente Robert). Marine’s grandmother Anne Marie was born in Locmariaquer, Morbihan, Brittany. Marine’s great-grandfather Vincent was the son of Charles Hervé and Marie Michelle Stéphant. Marine’s great-grandmother Marie Vincente was the daughter of Louise Robert and Françoise Le Fay.

Marine’s maternal grandfather was Pierre Lalanne (the son of Jean Maurice Lalanne and Marie Léonie Remazeilles). Pierre was born in Saint Martin D’Oney, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, and was a wine seller. Jean was the son of Jean Lalanne and Jeanne Jollibert. Marie Léonie was the daughter of Henri Cécile Remazeilles and Jeanne Marie Perrenx.

Marine’s maternal grandmother was Jeanne/Jeanette/Jeannette Pauline Sirgue (the daughter of Jean Baptiste Sirgue and Pauline Vincent). Marine’s grandmother Jeanette was born in Asyut, Egypt. Marine’s great-grandfather Jean Baptiste was a French expatriate, from Brasc, Aveyron, and was the son of Pierre Joseph Sirgue and Henriette Pauline Tarrisse/Tarisse. Marine’s great-grandmother Pauline was from Alexandria, Egypt, and was the daughter of French expatriate Georges Louis Jean Vincent, of Lausanne, Switzerland; and of Marie Micallef/Micalleff, or Micalleff in French, whose parents, Carmelo Micallef/Micalleff and Pauline Pace, were Maltese.

Sources: Genealogies of Marine Le Pen – https://www.geni.com
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