France Chrétien Desmarais Explained

France Chrétien Desmarais
Birth Date:5 July 1958
Birth Place:Quebec, Canada
Occupation:Lawyer, businesswoman
Spouse:André Desmarais
Children:4 including Olivier
Parents:Jean Chrétien
Aline Chaîné

France Chrétien Desmarais, (born July 5, 1958) is a Canadian lawyer and businesswoman. She is the daughter of Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada.[1]

Chrétien Desmarais is married to André Desmarais, president of the Montreal-based Power Corporation of Canada, and son of Paul Desmarais, a wealthy businessman.[2] They have four children.[3] One daughter, Jacqueline-Ariadne Desmarais, (b. January 23, 1990, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), married September 7, 2013, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Prince Hadrien Étienne Georges André Aldo de Croÿ-Rœulx (b. September 9, 1983, Uccle, Brussels, Belgium).[4] [5] The direct descendant of Anne Emmanuel de Croÿ, the 8th Duke of Croÿ of the Solre.

Chrétien Desmarais and her husband donated money to build one of the tallest buildings on the University of Ottawa Campus. She was chairman of the board of the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation and a graduate of the University of Ottawa. She is also currently chair of the Canadian Olympic Foundation as well as vice-chair of the One Drop Foundation.[6]

In 2011, Chrétien Desmarais was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harper replaces 3 Olympics directors. Canwest News Service. June 4, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108195956/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=9d95884f-5664-4ca3-8031-24b96cff094e. November 8, 2012.
  2. Web site: The French connection: Who's Who of Canuck politics. Canadian Free Press. June 4, 2010.
  3. Web site: Canadian Olympic Committee - France Chrétien Desmarais . Canadian Olympic Committee . June 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100306181441/http://www.olympic.ca/en/about/governance/coc-board-directors/member/france-chretien-desmarais/ . March 6, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Gagné. Marie-Pier. Mariage princier à Montréal. September 14, 2020. Le Journal de Montréal. September 7, 2013 .
  5. Web site: Family tree of Hadrien de CROY-ROEULX. September 14, 2020. Geneanet. en.
  6. Web site: Governance. www.onedrop.org. en. July 11, 2019.
  7. Web site: Appointments to the Order of Canada. Governor General of Canada. September 20, 2017 .