Marine Le Pen is a famous French lawyer and politician, she is loved by many people because she has run for president of France many times.
She is known for leading the National Rally Party (RN), formerly known as the National Front (FN), from 2011 to 2021.
Le Pen is currently the leader of the National Rally parliamentary party in the National Assembly. She has been a member of the National Assembly for the 11th constituency of Pas-de-Calais since 2017.
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- Full name: Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen
- Other names: Marine Le Pen
- Date of birth: August 5, 1968
- Age: 55 years old
- Gender: Female
- Place of birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Nationality: French
- Occupation: Lawyer, Politician
- Parents: Jean-Marie Le Pen (father), Pierrette Le Pen (mother)
- Siblings: Marie Caroline Le Pen, Yann Le Pen
- Spouse: Franck Chauffroy (m. 1995, div. 2000), Eric Lorio (m. 2002, div. 2006)
- Children: Mathilde Chauffroy, Jehanne Chauffroy, Louis Chauffroy
- Relationship status: Single
- Net worth: $5 million
Early life and education
Marine Le Pen, now 55 years old, was born on August 5, 1968 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
She is the youngest of three daughters of Jean-Marie Le Pen, a Breton politician and former paratrooper, and his first wife, Pierrette Le Pen.
Le Pen was baptized on April 25, 1969, at La Madeleine Church in Paris. She grew up with her two sisters, Yann and Marie Caroline.
During her childhood, Le Pen experienced a traumatic event when a bomb intended to be thrown at her father exploded in the stairwell of their apartment building while they were sleeping. Fortunately, the explosion did not harm Le Pen or her family.
She attended the Lycée Florent Schmitt in Saint-Cloud. However, when Le Pen was 16, her mother left the family, leaving her devastated and feeling abandoned. Her parents eventually divorced in 1987.
Le Pen pursued her higher education at the University of Panthéon-Assas, where she studied law. In 1991, she graduated with a Master of Laws, and in 1992, she obtained a Master of Advanced Studies (DEA) in criminal law. Le Pen also became a registered member of the Paris Bar Association.
Le Pen was raised in a Roman Catholic family. She married Franck Chauffroy, a business executive with ties to the National Front, in 1995.
They had three children together named Jehanne, Louis and Mathilde. However, their marriage ended in divorce in 2000.
In 2002, Le Pen married Eric Lorio, the National Front’s national secretary and former adviser for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional elections. The couple later divorced in 2006.
From 2009 to 2019, Le Pen was in a relationship with Louis Aliot, who is of French Pied-Noir and Algerian Jewish descent. Aliot served as secretary-general of the National Front from 2005 to 2010 and then as vice-president of the National Front.
Le Pen currently lives in La Celle-Saint-Cloud with her three children. She also owns an apartment in Hénin-Beaumont. In 2010, she and Aliot bought a house together in Millas.
Career
Le Pen’s political career began in 1986 when she joined the National Front at the age of 18. She achieved her first political mandate in 1988 when she was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region.
During this time, she also joined the FN’s judicial department and headed it until 2003.
Her involvement with FN grew and she joined the FN Executive Committee in 2000. In 2003, she was appointed vice president of FN, responsible for training, communications and publicity.
Le Pen played a key role in managing her father’s 2006 presidential campaign. She became one of the FN’s two executive vice-presidents in 2007.
Throughout her career, Le Pen has held various political positions, including serving as regional councillor for Nord-Pas-de-Calais (1998–2004, 2010–2015), Île-de-France (2004–2010) and Hauts-de-France (2015–2021). She has also served as a Member of the European Parliament (2004–2017) and city councillor for Hénin-Beaumont (2008–2011).
Le Pen’s most important achievement within the National Front was winning the 2011 party leadership election. She won 67.6% of the vote, defeating Bruno Gollnisch and succeeding her father as party chair.
In 2012, she ran for president of France and came in third in the first round of the election. Le Pen made a second bid for the presidency in 2017, where she came in second in the first round and faced Emmanuel Macron in the second round. Although she did not win, she received significant support, receiving 33.9% of the vote.
Le Pen announced her third candidacy for the French presidency in the 2022 election. She came in second place in the first round with 23.2% of the vote, qualifying for a second round runoff against Macron.
However, she ultimately lost, receiving only 41.5% of the vote in the second round.
Argumentative
Le Pen has been embroiled in a number of controversies throughout her political career. One notable incident occurred in 2010 when she compared the use of public streets for Muslims to pray in a speech to the Nazi occupation of France.
Her comments drew criticism from many groups and individuals, including government officials, religious organizations and human rights associations. Le Pen faced legal proceedings but was eventually acquitted of “inciting hatred” in 2015.
Net worth
Marine Le Pen has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Her wealth comes mainly from her political career and her involvement in the National Front/Rally party.
Social media
- Instagram Name: @marine_lepen
- Twitter Username: @MLP_officiel
