The appointment of François Bayrou to the post of Prime Minister shined the spotlight on the private life of Michel Barnier's successor. The Matignon hotel now houses the centrist and his wife, the discreet Élisabeth Perlant. With more than half a century of living together, this lasting couple gave birth to a large family of six children and 21 grandchildren.
Professor of literature, Élisabeth Perlant does not particularly hold the political world in her heart. “She thinks it feels like the playground too oftenexplains her husband in an interview published by Gala in 2012. We made this choice thirty years ago. It's a way for her to protect herself, but not only that. She would have hated being the 'wife of' and would not have tolerated the superficiality of this world.”
François Bayrou: this daring confidence about his wife Elisabeth
When they talk about their private lives, politicians remain restrained. François Bayrou does not hesitate to say things frankly. In an interview given to the show Cinq ans avec broadcast in 2007 on M6, the man who would become Emmanuel Macron's Prime Minister had made an unfiltered statement about his married life.
“She likes that I am virile, that I assume my place as a man in the house”he said in front of the cameras. Known for her outspokenness, Élisabeth Perlant occupies a central place in her husband's life. “She helps me by talking to me, (…)
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