Jacques Chirac: a life in politics
China Daily | Updated: 2007-03-13 07:10
November 1932: Born, son of a company director in Paris.
March 1956: Marries Bernadette. The couple have two children, Laurence and Claude.
May 1974: Nominated prime minister by President Valery Giscard d'Estaing. Resigns in 1976.
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