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Born Bernadette Chodron de Courcel on 18 May 1933 in Paris

Married to Jacques Chirac on 16 March 1956

Two children, Laurence and Claude

Education

• Graduate of the Paris Institut d'Etudes Politiques
  
• Master's in Archeology

Professional Career

• 1971: Elected to the Sarran (Corrèze) Municipal Council
  
• 1977: Deputy to the Mayor of Sarran
  
• 1978: Founder and President of the Assocation for the Promotion of the Arts
  
• 1978: Founder and President of the Festival of Sacred Art
  
• 1979: Elected to the Corrèze General Council (first woman to occupy a seat in this Departmental Assembly). Re-elected in the first round 8 March 1992
  
• 1990: Founder and President of the Association "Le Pont Neuf" to encourage youth exchanges between Eastern European countries and France
  
• 1991: President of the New International Festival of Dance
  
• 1994: President of the Association Fondation-Hôpitaux de Paris