After a few unsuccessful attempts to win the keys to the Élysée and numerous appeals to invest Matignon, congratulations must have rained down in the personal messaging of the new Prime Minister. At 73 years old, François Bayrou is in fact the father of 6 children and 21 times a grandfather.
So many good wishes to carry out his new mission, therefore, for the one who has been married to the same woman since 1971, Élisabeth Perlant, met during their literature studies.
A large, very discreet family
Preferring the shadows, unlike her husband, she only agreed to play the media game when François Bayrou, who had nevertheless been Minister of Education under the government of Édouard Balladur in 1993, decided to run for office. the 2002 presidential election.
In the meantime, the Bayrou couple gave birth to six children: Agnès, Calixte, Marie, André, Dominique and Hélène. While the politician carried out his duties, the one whom the Pau affectionately nicknamed Babeth left her teaching career aside in order to raise them.
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