Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (French: [kʁistin madlɛn ɔdɛt laɡaʁd]; née Lallouette, IPA:; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has been the President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from

Sep 12, 2019 · Christine Lagarde joined the French government in June 2005 as Minister for Foreign Trade. After a brief stint as Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in June 2007 she became the first woman to hold the post of Finance and Economy Minister of a G-7 country.

Jan 24, 2025 · Christine Lagarde (born January 1, 1956, Paris, France) is a French lawyer and politician who was the first woman to serve as France’s finance minister (2007–11), as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF; 2011–19), and as president of the European Central Bank (2019– ).

Jul 2, 2019 · Christine Lagarde's status as rock star of international finance is beyond doubt. She has a high profile as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, building on her experience as a...

Feb 16, 2024 · Christine Lagarde is a French lawyer and politician who has served as the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) since 2019. She was the first woman to hold the post of finance minister...

Jul 2, 2019 · Christine Lagarde's status as rock star of international finance is beyond doubt. She has a high profile as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, building on her experience as...

Apr 10, 2019 · In July 2011, Christine Lagarde became the eleventh Managing Director of the IMF, and the first woman to hold that position. Christine Lagarde was named Officier in the Légion d'honneur in April 2012.

Jul 16, 2019 · Christine Lagarde has said she will step down as managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It comes ahead of a decision on her nomination to become head of the European Central...

Jul 5, 2011 · The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today released the terms of appointment of Christine Lagarde as Managing Director of the IMF. Ms. Lagarde is the 11th Managing Director of the IMF, succeeding Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

In July 2011 Christine Lagarde was elected the 11th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the first woman to hold that position. In February 2016 she was selected to serve a second five-year term. She resigned from the IMF on 12 September 2019