Manuel Valls
Valls in 2013, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Spain
Date of Birth: 13 August, 1962
Ethnicity:
*father – Spanish Catalan
*mother – Swiss-Italian
Manuel Valls is a Spanish-French politician. He served as Prime Minister of France, from 31 March, 2014 to 6 December, 2016. He was previously Mayor of Évry, from 18 March, 2001 to 24 May, 2012, Minister of the Interior, from 16 May, 2012 to 1 April, 2014, and Councillor in Barcelona, from 15 June, 2019 to 31 August, 2021.
His father, Xavier Valls i Subirà (Francesc Xavier Valls Subirà), was a Spanish Catalan painter, from Barcelona. His mother, Luisangela Galfetti, is Swiss-Italian, from Ticino. His maternal uncle was Swiss architect Aurelio Galfetti. Manuel’s father moved to Paris in the late 1940s. His parents lived in France, where he was raised; he was born in Barcelona while they were on holiday there. He was later naturalized as a French citizen. Manuel is married to Susana Gallardo. He has four children with his former wife Nathalie Soulié.
Manuel’s paternal grandfather was named Magi Valls i Marti (the son of Josep Maria Valls i Visens, and of a woman surnamed Marti). Manuel’s grandfather Magi was born in Barcelona, and was editor-in-chief of a Republican newspaper in Spain, later being forced out during the Franco era. Josep was the son of Magí Valls i Bosch, and of a woman surnamed Visens i Gelabert.
Manuel’s paternal grandmother was named Carme de Subirà i Tomas.
Manuel’s maternal grandfather was Ugo Galfetti (the son of Giuseppe Galfetti and Angiolina Ferrari). Angiolina was the daughter of Cesare Ferrari and Caterina Ferrari. Cesare and Caterina were born with the same surname.
Manuel’s maternal grandmother was named Alban Legobbe (the daughter of parents surnamed Legobbe and Monighetti). Manuel’s great-grandmother was the daughter of Natale Alessandro Federico Monighetti and Maria del Mue.
Sources: Genealogy of Manuel Valls – http://www.geni.com
Family history of Manuel Valls – http://genealogie-magazine.over-blog.com
He lost in the French Socialist Party primary to Benoît Hamon.
He will resign on Tuesday.
It is actually effective since 6 December because he is running for President.
It already says December 6?
Information about Prime Minister Valls’s Spanish background:
http://genealogie-magazine.over-blog.com/article-genealogies-celebres-manuel-valls-124277028.html