Date of Birth 1st January 1956(65 years)

Who was Christine Lagarde?

Christine Lagarde is a French politician, a lawyer, and an economist. She is well-known for holding the top position of European Central Bank from November 2019. Christine Lagarde was raised in a middle-class family; her late father, Robert Lallouette, was an English professor at Rouen University.

Her mother, Nicole Carré, was a literature teacher in a Catholic school. Being raised by language tutors, Christine got an opportunity to learn diverse languages such as Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, and English at a tender age.

Top five facts:

• Christine Lagarde's parents were both language teachers, where she learned diverse languages such as English, French, Spanish, and Greek before shifting to politics.
• She is passionate about synchronized swimming, which allowed her to participate on the French national team during her teenage years.
• She was married to Wilfried Lagarde from 1982 to1992 and bore two kids Thomas and Pierre-Henri, and then divorced later married to Eachran Gilmour and divorced.
• Christine was appointed the first female to head the Ministry of Finance, Economy and Trade in France later became the director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
• Christine was the first female to be the president of the European Central Bank since Nov 2019.

Motivational Quotes from Christine Lagarde:

According to Christine, leadership is an encourager and a stimulator. Its steers and inspires people to make outstanding achievements with a purpose.

Christine also inspired persons in the banking sector that the regulations are beneficial since they expose nations and people in jeopardy.

The other motivational quote by Christine encourages the individual self-drive; that they have to encourage and convince one another to move forward.

Christine’s Childhood

Christine Lagarde was born on January 1, 1956, in Paris. Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885, in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Her parents Robert Lallouette and Nicole Carré, were language professors at the University of Rouen. Unfortunately, her dad died when she was at the age of 16.

She studied law and business through a scholarship at an American woman’s institution, also known as the Holton Arms School in Maryland. She studied at the University of Paris, the Faculty of Law, then a Masters degree in Political Science at the Institute of Political Studies, Aix-en-Provence.

Christine as a Lawyer

Her law career started in 1981 when she was 25 years. She started working as a lawyer at Baker & McKenzie, a well-known international laws company situated in Chicago international trade. She specialized in labor and antitrust cases and was later appointed as the director of Western European Company. 

Eighteen years later, she was elected as the company's president, being the first female to hold the post. Her experience in European law gave her a chance to open the “Center for European Law” to practice European Union law.

Christine Lagarde has the character of being open and natural. Besides, she is patient to listen and not acting immediately. She is well known for her pride through not arrogant. Her capability in heading different law institutions has enabled her to acquire diplomatic qualities by far.

Significant Mission

Starting from being an intern in Capitol Hill, Christine Lagarde has taken a different task with a mission to safeguard the globe from falling out of the euro crisis. The global economies face a diverse problem from one critical region during the Latin American crisis.

She has convicted that the euro crisis will leave no region untouched with the help of $500bn is enough to pay the global firewall. Her law experienced having made her achieve more to persuade non-eurozone nations to give in their domestic interests for the global benefit.

Christine's passion for growing the economy and being the International Monetary Fund director has given her the strength to keep working hard to save the global economy.

Christine Lagarde, the Economist

Being appointed as the IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde has brought multiple monetary and economic changes to the board. Her perfection in command of English is popularly recognized. Having advanced her education in an economics degree, Christine has much to offer in solving the intense economy and debt crisis.

With a mission of adapting the economies of nations in crisis to the valid IMF policies, more so on the public spending, Christine has made a tremendous move by far. The introduction of IMF reforms has favored the emerging nations and feared the entire IMF policies.

Christine an Inspiration to Many

Christine Lagarde has remained an inspirational icon to young girls. In her endeavors, many organizations have developed reforms in leadership and managerial roles across the globe. Being the first woman to be the European Central Bank president has solved much crisis currently witnessed in the banks and public companies in matters of public spending.

Her achievements by far have solved many global and debt crises that have long been affecting the country’s economy. The new IMF policy reforms which she introduced have persuaded more non-eurozone nations.