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Christine Lagarde

ActorBorn January 1, 1956 (69 years)
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has served as President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2011 to 2019. Lagarde had also served in the Government of France, most prominently as Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry from 2007 until 2011. She is the first woman to hold each of those posts.

Born and raised in Paris, Lagarde graduated from law school at Paris Nanterre University and obtained a Master's degree from Sciences Po Aix. After being admitted to the Paris Bar, she joined the international law firm Baker & McKenzie as an associate in 1981, specializing in labor and anti-trust, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Rising through the ranks, she was a member of the executive committee of the firm from 1995 until 1999, before being elevated to its Chair between 1999 and 2004; she was the first woman in both positions. She held the top post until she decided to go into public service.

Lagarde returned to France when appointed Minister of Foreign Trade from 2005 to 2007, then briefly served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries from May to June 2007, and finally, as Minister of Finance from 2007 to 2011, making her the first female to hold the finance portfolio of any Group of Eight economy. During her tenure, Lagarde oversaw the government response to the late 2000s financial crisis, for which the Financial Times ranked her the best finance minister in the Eurozone.

On 5 July 2011, she was elected to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as managing director of the IMF for a five-year term. Her appointment was the 11th consecutive appointment of a European to head the IMF. She was selected by consensus for a second five-year term, starting 5 July 2016, being the only candidate nominated for the post. In December 2016, a French court convicted her of negligence relating to her role in the Bernard Tapie arbitration, but did not impose a penalty. Lagarde resigned from the IMF following her nomination as president of the ECB.

In 2019 and again in 2020, Forbes ranked her number two on its World's 100 Most Powerful Women list.

Christine Lagarde was born in Paris, France, into a family of teachers. Her father, Robert Lallouette, "was born to a Jewish mother and a non-religious father.", was an English teacher; her mother, Nicole (Carré), was a Latin, Greek and French literature teacher. Lagarde and her three younger brothers spent their childhood in Le Havre. There she attended the Lycée François 1er (where her father taught) and Lycée Claude Monet. ...

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Known For

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Filmography

2022
Merkel · as Self - President Of The European Bank
2022
Angela Merkel - Im Lauf der Zeit · as Self (archive Footage)
2021
Bild Live (TV Series) · as Self
2018
2018
Amanpour and Company (TV Series) · as Self - Contributor
2018
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2018
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (TV Series) · as Self - Imf Managing Director
2014
2012
CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Imf Managing Director
2010
News hour (TV Series) · as Self - Directeur Imf
2010
Inside Job · as Self - Finance Minister, France
2009
The World in Front (TV Series) · as Self
2008
Q+A (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist
2005
This Week (TV Series) · as Self - Managing Director Of The International Monetary Fund
2004
Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self
2000
L'invité (TV Series) · as Self
2000
BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Managing Director Of The International Monetary Fund
1997
HARDtalk (TV Series) · as Self
1996
The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self
1992
ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self
1991
Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1987
Dispatches (TV Series) · as Self - Finance Minister, France
1985
Today (FR) (TV Series) · as Self
1984
Dateline (AU) (TV Series) · as Self - French Minister Of Finance
1971
A-studio (TV Series) · as Self
1968
60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self
1954
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (TV Series) · as Self - President, European Central Bank

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