Christine Lagarde

official photo of Christine Lagarde c. 2011, International Monetary Fund

Birth Name: Christine Madeleine Odette Lallouette

Place of Birth: 9th arrondissement of Paris, France

Date of Birth: 1 January, 1956

Ethnicity: French, as well as small amount of Alsatian German

Christine Lagarde is a French politician and lawyer. She has been President of the European Central Bank, since 1 November, 2019. She was previously Minister for Foreign Trade, from 2 June, 2005 to 15 May, 2007, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, from 18 May, 2007 to 18 June, 2007, and Minister of Economics, Finance and Industry, from 19 June, 2007 to 29 June, 2011, in the French government; and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, from 5 July, 2011 to 12 September, 2019.

Christine is the daughter of Nicole and Robert Lallouette. She has two children with her former husband, financial analyst Wilfried Lagarde.

Christine’s patrilineal line can be traced to François Lalouette, who was born, c. 1635, in Berlize, Alsace-Lorraine, France.

Christine’s paternal grandfather was François Alfred Henri Lallouette (the son of Henri Joseph Lallouette and Marie-Thérèse Haushalter). François was born in Paris. Henri was the son of François Louis Lallouette and Estelle Constance Datte. Marie-Thérèse was the daughter of Georges Haushalter and Thérèse Wagner, who were from Bas Rhin, Alsace.

Christine’s paternal grandmother was Émilienne Louise Guillonneau (the daughter of Paul Émile Guillonneau and Eugénie Haubenestel). Émilienne was born in Alfortville, Val de Marne. Paul was the son of Paul Victor Guillonneau and Aurélie Sadier.

Christine’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Carré.

Sources: Family history of Christine Lagarde (in French) – http://www.rfgenealogie.com

Genealogies of Christine Lagarde (focusing on her father’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org
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