Christine lagarde arrested 2016
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Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank since 2019
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (French:[kʁistinmadlɛnɔdɛtlaɡaʁd]; née Lallouette, IPA:[lalwɛt]; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has been the 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.[1]
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 labour and anti-trust, as well as mergers and acquisitions.
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