Catherine Barbaroux
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Preceded byEmmanuel Macron
Succeeded byChristophe Castaner
Born1 April 1949
Political partyLa République En Marche!
Catherine Barbaroux | |
|---|---|
| President of La République En Marche! Acting | |
| In office 8 May 2017 – 17 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Macron |
| Succeeded by | Christophe Castaner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1949 |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
Catherine Barbaroux (French pronunciation: [katʁin baʁbaʁu]; born 1 April 1949) is a French politician who previously served as the acting president of the political movement En Marche!, after she succeeded Emmanuel Macron following his election as President of France.
Catherine Barbaroux was born on 1 April 1949.[1] Her parents were immigrants from Spain; her grandparents worked as miners in Asturias.[2] Her father was a member of the French Communist Party.[2]
Barbaroux graduated from Sciences Po in 1975.[2]
