Valerie Trierweiler was born on February 16th, 1965 as Valerie Massonneau in Angers ( Maine-et-loire) in France. She is a French political journalist and television host.
She is the domestic partner of the 24th President of the French Republic, Francois Hollande.
She is the fifth child of six. Her father, Jean Noel Massonneau lost a leg on landmine during World War II when she was 13, and he died at the age of 53, when she was 21. Her mother followed his death later on.
Her grandfather and great grandfather owned the bank Massonneau & Co. which was then sold to the French bank Credit de l’Ouest.
She studied history and political science and obtained a master of advanced studies in political science from the Sorbonne.
In 2005, she hosted political talk shows most of them being interviews on the Direct 8 television channel. She hosted the talk show Le Grand 8 until 2007.
In 2012, she announced that she would keep her contract as a journalist with the magazine Paris Match despite her partner being the elected French President.
Valerie Trierweiler got married twice in her life. Her first was with her childhood friend Franck with whom she got divorced with no children.
Her second marriage was to Denis Trierweiler, a sub editor at Paris Match Magazine,a writer and academic. This marriage produced three children but they got divorced in 2010 though the procedure took three years.
She met Francois Hollande in 1988 during the parliamentary elections while he was still living with Segolene Royal.
Their relationship began in 2005 when she was still a married woman and got publicly announced in October 2010 after her divorce with Denis Trierweiler was declared.
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