The election race in France is coming to a close - the second and final stage will take place on May 7 presidential elections. Presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marie Le Pen are practicing their eloquence, and Internet users and the French media are discussing perhaps the most mysterious couple that may appear in the country as the “number one tandem.” He fell in love with her at the age of 15, she is 24 years older and she is his school teacher. The teenager's parents were against this connection, but... these two are still together. It would seem, what does politics have to do with it? And despite the fact that our heroes are the possible future president of the country, 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron, and his 64-year-old wife. HELLO.RU collected 10 interesting facts about five minutes to the first lady of France, Brigitte Tronier.

Brigitte was born on April 13, 1953 in the small town of Amiens in northern France in the family of the famous chocolatier Jean Trogneux. Confectionery factory, founded in 1872, is famous for its cookies - the business still brings the family an income of 4 million euros a year. The family is large, Bridget was the sixth and youngest child.
Brigitte Tronier (center) while working at the school where Macron studied

Bridget did not want to continue her father's work and became a teacher French and Latin. Brigitte Tronier

At the age of 21, on June 22, 1974, Bridget married banker Andre Louis Ozier and subsequently gave birth to three children: son Sebastian and daughters Laurence and Tiffany.

In 1993, 39-year-old Bridget worked as a teacher and led a theater group in private school La providence in her native Amiens, where 15-year-old schoolboy Emmanuel Macron fell in love with her. He confessed his feelings to her at the end school year. As Bridget herself told the Daily Mail years later, Emmanuel was special:

I never considered him my student. Emmanuel was not like his peers.
Emmanuel during his studies

According to the book by the French writer Anne Feld “The Ideal Young Man” (“Un jeune homme si parfait”), Emmanuel’s father Jean-Michel Macron forbade Bridget to communicate with their young son. When Emmanuel was 17 years old, his parents sent him to study in Paris, at the elite gymnasium named after Henry IV. Since then, Macron was two hours away from Bridget, but love, as they say, is not subject to either time or distance - for several years, Emmanuel and Bridget communicated through letters. In 2007, Bridget filed for divorce from her first husband and came to Macron in Paris, where they got married. Bridget's daughters Laurence and Tiffany were at the wedding. Laurence had known Emmanuel for a long time; according to some information, they former classmates.
Bridget with her daughters
Emmanuel and Bridget during a rehearsal for a school play

Currently, Bridget is a happy grandmother. The heirs have already given her 7 grandchildren, whom Emmanuel Macron looks after as his own children. According to Heavy, youngest daughter Bridget, 30-year-old Tiffany, works as a lawyer for Macron's campaign.

Bridget dedicated herself political career husband, she often helps him compose speeches for his political speeches. However, Bridget herself has no intention of becoming a politician. According to Madame Tronier, she just wants to “be close.”

Emmanuel is called "the dream" French women" - he is young for a politician and very good-looking. However, voters are attracted not only by his appearance, but also by his political program - he proposes to reduce taxes, fight unemployment, invest in education and strengthen security in the country. His wife is not far behind in terms of attractiveness Brigitte - at least, the French magazine Paris Match called her a "style icon", a tanned blonde with a toned figure, whose age only adds to her piquancy.
Emmanuel sings the French anthem

Brigitte and Emmanuel on the cover of Paris Match

Emmanuel and Bridget do not have children together. In an interview with BMFTV, Emmanuel admitted that he and his wife decided not to have children together.

“I don’t need biological children and grandchildren,” he said.

Madame Tronier follows fashion and loves branded items. She is a big fan of two major French fashion houses - Dior and Louis Vuitton. Such habits are understandable: Bridget grew up in a wealthy family, and her current husband is a successful banker and politician who is always happy to give his beloved “cute little things.”

Emmanuel Macron.

Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Trognier pose during lunch in Bagnères-de-Bigorre (Pyrenees Mountains in France), where they visited as part of the election campaign. Photo: Reuters

Brigitte and Emmanuel have been married for 10 years; Macron fell in love with her while still a schoolboy. Emmanuel was 15 and she was 39, the same as he is now. She was married to banker Andre-Louis Ozier, whom she married at age 20, and raised three daughters.

Brigitte taught French in Macron's class at the private school La Providence, and also led a theater group there. By the way, Brigitte’s daughter also studied in the same class with Emmanuel.

Brigitte and Emmanuel during school 20 years ago. Images from the school archive
Macron while at school. Images from the school archive

Brigitte was born in the city of Amiens in northern France, like Macron. Her father owned a pastry shop, but she did not continue the family business and chose teaching.

Emmanuel's parents tried to prevent their son's hobby. According to the author of a biography of Macron, journalist Anna Fulda, they asked the teacher to stay away. Macron himself was eventually sent to study in another city.

Brigitte Trognier during a visit to the settlement of Oradour-sur-Glane in France, where more than 600 local residents were killed in 1944. The ruins became a memorial and museum. Photo: Reuters

However, 17-year-old Macron promised his beloved that one day he would marry her. He kept his promise as he stood up. They got married when he was about 30 and she was over 50.

The wedding took place in Le Touque in 2007. The bride chose a short one White dress. Images: France 3 TV channel

Now the mother of the new French president is calm about her son’s choice and considers Brigitte more of a friend than a daughter-in-law. And once the mother asked not to ruin her son’s life and insisted that the woman would not be able to give Macron children, said biographer Anna Fulda.

Daughter Laurence and granddaughter of the First Lady of France leave Macron's campaign headquarters after the results of the second round of voting were announced, May 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters

The couple has no children together. Macron said he does not need biological heirs. He accepted his wife's family, and they babysit her grandchildren together.

Cover of Paris Match magazine

On stage during the rally on election day on May 7, when Macron won, in addition to Brigitte, were her daughter Laurence and granddaughter. The second daughter, Tiffany, worked as a lawyer on Macron’s headquarters.

Brigitte lives in Paris with her husband; she devoted herself to her husband’s career. They say she influenced his attitude towards women in politics. Half of the list of parliamentary candidates released by Macron's movement is women.

Emmanuel and Brigitte attend a Women's Day event in Paris. Photo: Reuters
A married couple poses for a photo outside the city of Le Touque, France. Photo: Reuters

Macron himself stated that he wants his wife to be not just the first lady of the country, but also to work next to him during his presidency. The first lady will have some kind of position and area of ​​responsibility, but the details are not yet known.

Macron and his wife at the political congress of the Forward! party he heads. Photo: Reuters
Macron with his wife at the annual evening of the Representative Council of Jewish Associations of France, Paris. Photo: Reuters
A kiss from the future presidential couple after the announcement of the preliminary results of the first round of the presidential election. Photo: Reuters

The press wrote that Macron has a young mistress, and also that the significant age difference with his wife is a cover for the man’s homosexuality. However, there was no evidence of this, and Macron himself believes that such rumors indicate the level of homophobia in the country.

Demonstrators wearing Brigitte and Macron masks take part in a May Day march in Marseille. Photo: Reuters
Mrs. Tronier places a ballot in the box during the second round of the presidential election. Photo: Reuters

Macron said that a large age difference between a man and a woman is not of particular interest if the man is older. When the situation is the opposite, many consider it something out of the ordinary.

“If I were 20 years older than my wife, no one would have the idea that our marriage is insincere,” Macron said in an interview with Le Parisien.

The love story of the new President of France, Emannuel Macron, with his wife has filled the front pages of publications not only in his country, but throughout the world.

She is 63, he is 39. Their dating story could become a script for a Hollywood melodrama - of course, with a happy ending. Emmanuel Macron is young, handsome, smart, talented and a sex symbol in French politics. Naturally, the French actively discussed his personal life.

The website "24" collected facts about the life of Brigitte Macron and amazing story love with Emmanuel, which is truly breathtaking. About how the sexy French politician won over the audience, why he babysits other people's grandchildren and why he married his own school teacher– read the material.

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron

Bridget's family

Brigitte Trogneux was born on April 13, 1953 in the north of France (the town of Amiens) - in the family of a famous chocolatier. She was the sixth and most youngest child. The company of her five-generation confectionery dynasty produces, in particular, macarons. Family business– quite successful and generates a profit of four million euros per year.

Brigitte Macron while working at the school where the future President of France studied

First marriage

When Bridget was 21, she first married banker Andre Louis Ozier and subsequently gave birth to three children: son Sebastian and daughters Laurence and Tiffany.

Dating and marriage of Macron and Bridget

The future spouses met when Emmanuel was 15 (!) years old. Brigitte Trogneux then taught French and led a theater group at the private school La providence, where Macron studied.

Emmanuel and Bridget during a rehearsal for a school play

They first met during the preparation of a theatrical play. Looking at Madame Macron, one can assume that in her youth she was very pretty, and, to be honest, now Bridget is also in in great shape. Joint classes with the teacher lasted for two years - they spent every evening together, and Emmanuel followed his teacher with his tail and even accompanied her home. Of course, Bridget's husband didn't really like the last fact.

Emmanuel Macron during school

Two years later - at 17 - the future president of France made a declaration of love to 40-year-old Bridget. But at that time, the woman already had a husband and three children, so she didn’t even think of taking the guy’s declaration of love seriously.

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron (20 years ago)

Macron confidently declared: “No matter what you do, no matter how much you evade me, I will still marry you.”

Emmanuel's father, Jean-Michel Macron, forbade Bridget to communicate with their young son. When Emmanuel was 17 years old, his parents sent him to study in Paris, at the elite gymnasium named after Henry IV. The future spouses continued to communicate through letters.

Bridget and Emmanuel on vacation

It’s hard to believe, but a few years later Bridget divorced her husband to be with Macron. At that time, Emmanuel was just beginning his journey in big politics, and Bridget became a teacher at one of the religious schools in Paris. 13 years later they got married.

Their wedding took place in the town hall, on the fashionable beach resort Le Touquet, where Brigitte inherited a luxurious villa, which today serves as the couple’s second home.

During his wedding speech, Emmanuel thanked Bridget's parents and children for supporting their union. The young groom admitted that although he and his beloved are not a “normal couple,” they are still a “real couple.”

Children and grandchildren

The Macron couple do not have children of their own. Answering a question from journalists, Macron explained that this was a conscious decision. He calls Bridget's grandchildren his children. Bridget has three children and seven grandchildren.

Brigitte Macron with her daughters

At one time, all major media outlets circulated photographs of Emmanuel Macron walking with his wife and carrying bottles of baby food for her grandchildren. French publications write that Macron is very grateful to Bridget’s children for being able to accept their relationship.

Bridget's grandchildren do not call Emmanuel “grandfather”, but call him the affectionate English “daddy”.

Macron with his grandson Bridget

Elections and support

The couple's love story captivated the French, so it played a small role in Macron's victory in the presidential election.

Emmanuel and Bridget during the first round of elections

Brigitte devoted herself entirely to her husband's political career; she often helped compose speeches for Macron's political speeches. However, Bridget herself is not going to become a politician. According to Madame Macron, she just wants to “be close.”

Age difference

Brigitte Macron is 24 years older than her husband. By the way, the current US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have the same age difference.

However, unlike the owner of the White House, the French presidential candidate always emphasizes that his wife is his closest advisor.

Emmanuel Macron with his wife

French economist Marc Ferazzi, best man at Macron's wedding and now a member of Macron's team, described their relationship this way:

Yes, they are not exactly a traditional couple. But they fell in love with each other 20 years ago and since then their feelings have only grown stronger. Their story is very simple and you have to accept the fact that people can just fall in love - and so much so that their love will never wane.

Style icon

Fashion magazines in France called the country's first lady a "style icon." The woman prefers clothes from the two largest French fashion houses - Dior and Louis Vuitton and can afford it.

Brigitte Macron called "style icon"

Today, Macron actively brings his wife into the world and allows the paparazzi to photograph them together and publish thousands of their pictures in newspapers and magazines. France has not seen such behavior, when a politician himself actively talks about his personal life, since the time of , who decided to “imitate the Kennedys” in relations with his already ex-wife Cecilia.

Emmanuel Macron is a former economy minister and the youngest presidential candidate, who is called the sexiest politician in France. The attention of people living outside France is focused not on the candidate’s political program, but on his personal life: Macron is married to a woman 25 years older than himself, his school teacher Brigitte Trognier.

At the age of 17, Emmanuel told his teacher: “No matter what you do, I will marry you,” Tronier spoke about this in an interview with Paris Match magazine. At that time, the woman was already married and raising three children, but the persistent student eventually achieved his goal. We studied the love story of the couple who became the President and First Lady of France.

Brigitte Tronier was born on April 13, 1953 in the city of Amiens in northern France. She was the youngest of six children in the family. At the age of 21, she married banker Andre Louis Azier and gave birth to three children. After maternity leave, she taught French, literature and Latin at the private Jesuit school La Providence in Amiens. There they met Macron: the boy dreamed of writing novels and went to the theater club of his literature teacher.


After a theatrical performance, 15-year-old Macron kisses his teacher. May 1993.


“He came to the casting for roles in the performance, and I looked at him. I found him incredible, he was so charming.
Without a doubt, he was different from the other students. He was always with the teachers. He just wasn’t a teenager, he interacted with adults on equal terms.”

Brigitte Tronier about her second husband


Brigitte Tronier in her youth.
IN Last year studying at school, Macron moved to Paris: they say that the parents decided to send their son to the capital because they were worried about his sympathy for adult woman. Tronier says that after the student moved, they “called each other all the time and hung on the phone for hours, for hours.” IN documentary film for French TV, she admitted how the young man won her heart: “Little by little, patiently, he overcame my resistance in an incredible way.”


Brigitte Tronier in her youth.


Macron was educated at three prestigious universities: He first studied philosophy at the University of West Paris - Nanterre-la-Défense, and then entered graduate school at the elite National School of Administration. After training, he worked as a civil servant for several years and then became an investment banker at Rothschild & Cie Banque - which is why he was dubbed the Rothschild candidate in the presidential race.


They got married in 2007, at that time Bridget had been divorced for a year. Macron was deputy at this time Secretary General under President Francois Hollande. Tronier continued to teach, but in Paris. On the wedding day, the groom was 29 years old, and the bride was 53 years old (by the way, Donald Trump has the same age difference with his wife Melania: the US President is 70 years old, and the First Lady is 46).


Macron quickly rose through the ranks and in 2012 became presidential adviser on economics, and two years later - minister of economy.

Brigitte Tronier with her daughter.
Emmanuel, who became their stepfather, found a common language with Bridget’s children from her first marriage, especially since they are the same age. And photographs of the politician feeding his wife’s grandchildren from a bottle spread across all French publications.


Now Tronier is campaigning for her husband, and the media write that she is his main adviser and political strategist in election campaign. Macron in an interview with a French TV channel: “I’m not hiding her. She is a part of my life and always has been.”


During Macron's speech during the presidential race, the couple kissed on stage, and the politician told his supporters: "I am incredibly indebted to her: it is thanks to her that I became who I am." He also warned the French that his wife would never be "after him": "If I am elected - that is, I apologize if we are elected - she will play the same role and will have the same influence."


Macron's political rivals claim that he is gay and the flamboyant marriage is intended to hide his sexual orientation. There were reports in the French media about the politician's long-standing close relationship with journalist Mathieu Galle.


In response to this information, Macron laughed and replied: “If you hear gossip that I lead double life with Mr. Halle, then it’s not me, but my hologram.” The fact is that another participant in the presidential race, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, spoke at several rallies in February using his hologram.


The French media are also circulating a story about how Macron sued a 29-year-old girl for “harassment” who tried to take him away from Bridget. Then the politician told reporters: “I love my wife.”






In the first round of the French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron received 23.75% of the vote. His closest competitor, Marine Le Pen (leader of the far-right National Front party), has 21.53%, while the candidate of the right-wing Republican party, François Fillon, has 19.5%.
On May 7, Emmanuel Macron was elected as the new president of France with about 66% of the vote.

Emmanuel Macron is the President of France, who won the 2017 elections, former Minister of Economy and Industry in the administration, leader of the Forward! party.

The future politician was born on December 21, 1977 in the city of Amiens into a professorial family. The boy's father, Jean-Michel Macron, taught neurology at the University of Picardy, and his mother, Françoise Macron-Noguez, worked as a doctor.

As a child, Emmanuel attended the Jesuit Lyceum in his hometown, and then went to study in Paris at the Ecole Normale Lyceum. After school, the young man graduated from the University of Nanterre-la-Défense, Institute of Political Studies. A versatile young man, unlike his peers, he devoted two years of his life to working with the philosopher Paul Ricoeur. From 2002 to 2004 he attended the National School of Administration.

Business

In 2004, Macron got a job in the administration of President Jacques Chirac as an inspector of finance, where he worked for 4 years. After the change of power in 2007, Macron became assistant rapporteur of the Commission for the Improvement of Economic Growth under the leadership of Jacques Attali.

In 2008, the young politician begins to engage in investment banking. The intelligent economist was invited in 2008 to work at Rothschild & Cie Banque, where Macron, having carried out a number of transactions for the resale of European companies, increased his net worth to several million euros.

Policy

As a member of the presidential administration in 2006, Emmanuel Macron became a member Socialist Party, but lasted only three years there. Macron, while dealing with economic and investment issues, monitored the political situation in society. As a member of the government of the current president, a representative of the Republican party, on next elections Emmanuel takes the side of the candidate from the Social Democratic movement.

In 2012, Macron's rapid career in Hollande's government began. Emmanuel is appointed Deputy Secretary General of the President, and two years later the banker becomes Minister of Economy. There was such a post important for a biography of Macron.

In the new place, the politician introduces a number of laws that are liberal in nature. In 2015, after a series of disputes, the government adopted the Macron Law, which was aimed at stimulating the growth of the country's economy by liberalizing a number of sectors of the economy. The bill resulted in strikes and discontent among transport workers and workers, but big business was the winner.

Watching political life from within the state apparatus, Macron came to the conclusion that none of the existing political movements does not satisfy the interests of society. Therefore, the young minister decides to create his own movement with money from private donors. On April 6, 2016, the “Forward!” party was registered. under the leadership of Emmanuel Macron. The average contribution of a party member is 50 euros, the number of registered members of Macron's social liberal party reaches 30 thousand. Among them are representatives of the clan, as well as an open participant in the gay movement, Pierre Berger, comrade-in-arms and cohabitant.

Many of Macron's opponents suggest that the presidential candidate of the Fifth Republic is an elaborate project of the leaders big business(pharmaceuticals, chemical industry, banking), who plan to achieve greater liberalization of laws through the young president.

Emmanuel Macron - leader of the Revolution program

On November 16, 2016, Macron’s “Revolution” program was published. In the book, the leader of the social liberal movement proclaims a change in the French government system and the continuation of the settlement of the country by migrants. Emmanuel Macron convinces voters of the correctness, which is economically beneficial to the state. In the book, Macron calls himself a “non-systemic politician” and reveals many secrets of the government behind the scenes. The publication broke records for distribution among the population.

Political beliefs

Emmanuel Macron supports the idea of ​​the European Union and the unity of France with neighboring Germany. The politician advocates strengthening interstate economic ties, but does not support uncontrolled foreign investment.

Macron's position on Palestine and terrorist groups is radical. Advocating for the free settlement of France by migrants, Emmanuel supports limiting the open demonstration of religious feelings of citizens. The politician plans to increase funding for the security services and police in France.

Relations with Russia

Macron plans to conduct his foreign policy carefully, without expressing obvious dissatisfaction with the hegemony of the United States, but excluding the dictates of the United States in relation to the international position of France.

Emmanuel Macron plans not to lose economic and foreign policy ties with Russia. Regarding Ukraine, the presidential candidate adheres to the Minsk agreements. Macron plans to reduce sanctions against the Russian Federation.

Personal life

Since school, Emmanuel has been in love with French teacher Brigitte Tronier. The young man was not frightened by the difference in age of 24 years, the marriage of the teacher and the presence of her three children - Sebastien, Laurence and Tiphen - the same age as Emmanuel. At the age of 17, the young man vowed to marry his beloved when he turned 30. Macron's obsessive feelings puzzled his parents, and Jean-Michel was forced to send the boy to Paris. For 13 years, the correspondence between the lovers continued, although the young, attractive and tall brown-haired man had no end to fans. In 2007, Macron proposed to Bridget, who was already divorced, and the young people got married.

Macron's wife belongs to a wealthy clan of chocolatiers in Amiens. At the moment, 64-year-old Bridget bears little resemblance to the former teacher and grandmother of 6 grandchildren. A tanned blonde with a fit figure makes a positive impression on French citizens with her outfits and snow-white smile. Free time The family spends time in their own villa in Touquet, which the newlyweds purchased in the year of their marriage. Macron cannot imagine his personal life without Brigitte: the young politician is strongly attached to his wife.

Macron emphasizes his affection for his wife, refuting rumors that he is gay. One day he filed a lawsuit against a young girl who tried to establish an intimate relationship with him. In court, Macron confirmed that he did not intend to cheat on his beloved wife, which delighted the female electorate. During the election campaign, Bridget is constantly with her husband, as evidenced by numerous photos in the press and on the Internet. Emmanuel assures that his wife will not get involved in political affairs, but will be her closest adviser in resolving government issues.

Elections 2017

On April 23, 2017, the country took place in France. 11 candidates took part in the elections, of which only two made it to the second round: the chairman of the National Front party and the leader of the “Forward!” movement. Emmanuel Macron.

Monday's news was somewhat disheartening to international observers, as the most... high ratings ended up with the youngest candidate - Macron. The percentage of voters for the former Minister of Economy was 23.75%, while for Marine Le Pen it was 21.53%.

On May 7, 2017, the second round of presidential elections took place in France. 20.7 million voters cast their ballots for Emmanuel Macron, while Marine Le Pen received 10.6 million votes. On the morning of May 8, after processing 99.9% of the ballots, the French Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the final results of the French presidential elections, in which. According to official data, he received 66.06% of the votes, and Le Pen - 33.94%.

Thus, Emmanuel Macron became the new president of France, whose victory in the elections allowed him to set a record in the history of modern France - at 39 years old, she became the youngest French head.