Catherine Barbaroux (French pronunciation: [katʁin baʁbaʁu]; born 1 April 1949) is a French politician who previously served as the acting president of the political movement En Marche!, after she succeeded Emmanuel Macron following his election as President of France.
Catherine Barbaroux | |
|---|---|
| President of La République En Marche! Acting | |
| In office 8 May 2017 – 17 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Macron |
| Succeeded by | Christophe Castaner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1949 |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
Early life
editCatherine Barbaroux was born on 1 April 1949.[1] Her parents were immigrants from Spain; her grandparents worked as miners in Asturias.[2] Her father was a member of the French Communist Party.[2]
Barbaroux graduated from Sciences Po in 1975.[2]
Career
editBarbaroux worked as an advisor to Trade Minister Michel Crépeau from 1981 to 1986.[2] She worked in human resources for Prisunic and Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (now known as Kering) from 1986 to 1993.[2] She worked as an advisor to Employment Ministers Martine Aubry, Élisabeth Guigou, François Fillon and Jean-Louis Borloo from 1999 to 2005.[2] She joined the regional council of Île-de-France in 2005, and she later became its director of services.[2] She was the president of the Association pour le droit à l'initiative économique (Adie), an employment organization, from 2011 to 2017.[2]
In May 2017, Barbaroux became the acting president of En Marche!.[3][4][5][6]
Personal life
editBarbaroux is married, with two children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). www.adie.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h Husson, Séverin (8 February 2016). "Catherine Barbaroux, le bénévolat en héritage". La Croix. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Qui est Catherine Barbaroux, la présidente par intérim de La République en marche ?". Le Figaro. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Qui est Catherine Barbaroux, présidente d'En marche ! par intérim ?". Le Monde. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ Rédaction du HuffPost avec AFP (8 May 2017). "Qui est Catherine Barbaroux, la présidente par intérim d'En Marche!". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ 02 minutes (8 May 2017). "Qui est Catherine Barbaroux, la présidente par intérim de "La République en marche"". Les Échos. France. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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