Catherine Barbaroux (; born 1 April 1949) is a French politician who previously served as the acting president of the political movement

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, after she succeeded

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following his election as President of France.

Early life

Catherine Barbaroux was born on 1 April 1949. Her parents were immigrants from Spain; her grandparents worked as miners in

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. Her father was a member of the

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. Barbaroux graduated from

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in 1975.

Career

Barbaroux worked as an advisor to Trade Minister

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from 1981 to 1986. She worked in

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for

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and Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (now known as

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) from 1986 to 1993. She worked as an advisor to Employment Ministers

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and

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from 1999 to 2005. She joined the regional council of

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in 2005, and she later became its director of services. She was the president of the

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(Adie), an employment organization, from 2011 to 2017. In May 2017, Barbaroux became the acting president of

Personal life

Barbaroux is married, with two children.

References

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