Claude Chirac Explained

Claude Chirac
Birth Date:	6 December 1962
Birth Place:	Paris, France
Education:	Lycée de la Tour
Alma Mater:	Panthéon-Assas University
Parents:	Jacques Chirac Bernadette Chirac
Children:	1

Claude Chirac, (born 6 December 1962)^[1] is the youngest daughter of French president Jacques Chirac and was her father's personal advisor from 1994 until his death in 2019.

Biography

Chirac is the director of communication at PRTP.PA which is part of Kering SA, a luxury group based in Paris, France. The group owns many luxury brands such as Italian labels Gucci and Bottega Veneta, French label Yves Saint Laurent as well as English label Alexander McQueen.

She had a relationship with Thierry Rey, the 1980 Summer Olympics and World gold medal champion in Judo. They had a son named Martin Rey-Chirac.

Since 11 February 2011, Chirac has been married to former general secretary of the Elysée, Frédéric Salat-Baroux.

Honours

• 3rd Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, Estonia^[2]
• Commander of the National Order of Benin (8 February 1996)^[3]
• Knight of the Legion of Honour, France (14 April 2017)^[4]
• Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Italy (21 October 1999) ^[5]
• Commander of the Order of Merit, Portugal (8 July 1999)^[6]

External links

• Claude! Papa! - Article about Claude and her role as personal advisor from the election 2002
• Letter from Paris – John Laurenson on Claude Chirac's crucial but understated electoral role

Notes and References

1. http://www.denistouret.net/constit/Chirac_Claude.html France, Vème République, présidence, Claude Chirac
2. Official website of the President of Estonia (Estonian), Estonian State Decorations, Claude Chirac
3. Web site: Décret N° 1996-41 du 08 février 1996 . Secrétariat général du Gouvernement du Bénin . 5 March 2024 . fr.
4. Web site: Décret du 14 avril 2017 portant promotion et nomination. 2017-04-14.
5. Italian Presidency Website, Sig.ra Claude Chirac – Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
6. Web site: Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas. Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. 29 January 2017.