Marine Le Pen is a French lawyer and prominent politician associated with the far-right National Rally party. She served as the party's president for a decade and has been a member of the National Assembly since 2017. Notably, Le Pen has run for the French presidency three times, in 2012, 2017, and 2022, becoming a significant figure in French politics.
In August 1968, Marion Anne Perrine "Marine" Le Pen was born. She is a French lawyer and politician.
On 25 April 1969, Marine Le Pen was baptized at La Madeleine Church in Paris.
In 1976, when Marine Le Pen was eight years old, a bomb meant for her father exploded outside the family's apartment. The family was unharmed.
In 1984, when Marine Le Pen was 16, her mother left the family.
In 1986, Marine Le Pen joined the National Front (FN) at the age of 18.
In 1987, Marine Le Pen's parents divorced.
In 1991, Marine Le Pen graduated with a Master of Laws degree from Panthéon-Assas University.
In 1992, Marine Le Pen earned a Master of Advanced Studies (DEA) in criminal law.
In 1993, Le Pen first ran for parliament in Paris' 16th constituency, finishing third with 11.10% of the votes. Bernard Pons was re-elected as the MP in the first round.
In 1995, Marine Le Pen married Franck Chauffroy.
In 1995, Steeve Briois led the FN list with Marine Le Pen in second position for a municipal election. The FN list came second with 28.53% in the first round.
In 1998, Marine Le Pen acquired her first political mandate when she was elected a Regional Councillor for Nord-Pas-de-Calais. She also joined the FN's juridical branch.
In 1998, Marine Le Pen joined the legal department of the National Front after working as a lawyer.
In 1998, Marine Le Pen was included in the FN list in Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
In 2000, Marine Le Pen became president of Generations Le Pen. She also became a member of the FN Executive Committee.
In 2000, Marine Le Pen divorced Franck Chauffroy.
In 2001, Gérard Dalongeville became the Mayor of Hénin-Beaumont.
In 2002, Le Pen stood in the election in Pas-de-Calais' 13th constituency, Lens. Le Pen polled 24.24% in the first round, qualifying for the run-off against socialist Jean-Claude Bois, in which Le Pen received 32.30%; Bois was re-elected as the MP with 67.70%.
In 2002, Le Pen's list polled 18.31% (224.871 votes) and finished in third position in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. In Pas-de-Calais, her list polled 19.81% (96,556 votes), ahead of the UMP (15.91%, 77,550 votes), and won by a large margin in Hénin-Beaumont (39.08%, 2,949 votes).
In 2002, Marine Le Pen married Eric Lorio.
In 2012, Marine Le Pen achieved better results, in both percentage vote-share and number of votes, than her father had in the 2002 presidential election.
In 2003, Marine Le Pen became vice-president of the FN.
In 2003, Marine Le Pen ceased leading the juridical branch of the FN.
On July 20, 2004, Marine Le Pen became a Member of the European Parliament in the Île-de-France constituency, initially as a Non-Inscrit.
In 2004, Marine Le Pen led the FN list in the Île-de-France constituency for the European Parliament election. The list polled 8.58%, winning one of fourteen available seats.
In 2004, Marine Le Pen's six-year term as a regional councillor (1998-2004) ended.
In the 2004 elections, Marine Le Pen led the FN regional list in Île-de-France and the departmental list in Hauts-de-Seine.
In September 2005, "À vous de juger" series first aired.
In 2006, Marine Le Pen divorced Eric Lorio.
In 2006, Marine Le Pen managed the presidential campaign of her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen.
On January 15, 2007, Marine Le Pen joined the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group in the European Parliament.
On November 14, 2007, Marine Le Pen returned to being a Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament after a period with Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty.
In 2007, Le Pen and her substitute Steeve Briois stood for the FN in the Pas-de-Calais' 14th constituency, Hénin-Beaumont. Le Pen's campaign committee was led by Daniel Janssens.
In 2007, Marine Le Pen became one of the two executive vice-presidents of the FN, with responsibility for training, communication, and publicity.
In the 2007 parliamentary election, Marine Le Pen contested Pas-de-Calais' 14th constituency but came second behind incumbent Socialist MP Albert Facon.
In December 2008, Marine Le Pen appeared on Quebec web-radio station Rockik.
In 2008, Steeve Briois was the FN top candidate with Marine Le Pen in second position in municipal election of Hénin-Beaumont.
In February 2009, Le Pen stepped down as regional group leader to concentrate on the European election campaign in the North-West France constituency.
In July 2009, a municipal by-election was held in Hénin-Beaumont. Steeve Briois was the FN top candidate with Le Pen in second position.
On July 13, 2009, Marine Le Pen's term as a Member of the European Parliament in the Île-de-France constituency came to an end.
On July 14, 2009, Marine Le Pen became a Member of the European Parliament in the North-West France constituency, initially as a Non-Inscrit.
In October 2009, during an appearance on the programme Mots croisés (Crossed Words) on France 2, Marine Le Pen quoted sections of Frédéric Mitterrand's autobiographical novel The Bad Life, accusing him of having sex with underage boys and engaging in sex tourism, and demanding his resignation as Minister of Culture.
From 2009 until 2019, Marine Le Pen was in a relationship with Louis Aliot.
In 2009, Marine Le Pen led the FN list in the North-West France constituency for the European parliament election. The party polled 10.18% of the votes and won one of the ten seats. The FN's constituency list received its highest regional result in Picardy, its highest departmental result in Aisne, and its highest municipal results in Pas-de-Calais.
In January 2010, Marine Le Pen appeared on À vous de juger (You Be The Judge) on France 2 opposite Éric Besson, then-Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Mutually Supportive Development.
On 3 September 2010, Marine Le Pen launched her leadership campaign at Cuers, Var.
During a meeting in Paris on 14 November 2010, Marine Le Pen outlined her goals for the National Front.
During her final meeting of the campaign in Hénin-Beaumont on 19 December 2010, Marine Le Pen claimed that the FN would present the real debate of the next presidential campaign.
In December 2010, FN members began voting for their new president and the members of the central committee.
In December 2010, French journalist Guillaume Tabard described Marine Le Pen as the "revelation of the year", and as "first an electoral phenomenon" and "a media phenomenon after".
In December 2010, Marine Le Pen was questioned on economic, social and immigration issues on "À vous de juger" by Chabot and political commentator Alain Duhamel. She then took part in debates with Manuel Valls and Rachida Dati. The broadcast had the highest viewing figures for 2010 for the show.
On 10 December 2010, Marine Le Pen made controversial comments comparing Muslim prayers in public streets to the Nazi occupation of France during a speech to party members in Lyon.
On 13 December 2010, Marine Le Pen reasserted her statement about Muslim prayers during a press conference. She also accused the Élysée Palace of organising "state manipulation".
Early in 2010, Marine Le Pen expressed her intention to run for leader of the FN.
In a 2010 RTL interview, Marine Le Pen stated that her strategy was about showing the FN as it really is.
In the 2010 elections, Marine Le Pen led the FN regional list in Nord-Pas-de-Calais and the departmental list in Pas-de-Calais.
On 16 January 2011, Marine Le Pen was elected as the new president of the FN.
On January 16, 2011, in Tours, Marine Le Pen advocated to restore the political framework of the national community and to implement direct democracy. She defended a protective state favoring secularism, prosperity, and liberties, denouncing the Europe of Brussels.
On 24 February 2011, Le Pen resigned as a municipal councillor because of the law on the accumulation of mandates. She expressed the view that her political activities would be more effective for the city at regional and European levels than in the municipal council.
In March 2011, Marine Le Pen appeared on the Israeli radio station 90FM. She also appeared on the front cover of The Weekly Standard magazine.
In April 2011, Marine Le Pen was featured in the 2011 Time 100 with a commentary from Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
After the traditional Joan of Arc march and Labour Day march in Paris on May 1, 2011, Marine Le Pen gave her first speech in front of 3,000 supporters.
On May 16, 2011, Marine Le Pen's presidential candidacy was unanimously approved by the FN Executive Committee.
In June 2011, Marine Le Pen appeared opposite Cécile Duflot, national secretary of The Greens on the show "Des paroles et des actes".
In September 2011, Marine Le Pen's first appearance as a sole guest on Parole directe (Direct Speech) on TF1, was viewed by an average of 6 million viewers.
On September 10 and 11, 2011, Marine Le Pen launched her presidential campaign in Nice.
On September 10 and 11, 2011, Marine Le Pen made her political comeback with the title "the voice of people, the spirit of France" in the convention centre of Acropolis in Nice. Her closing speech addressed immigration, insecurity, and economic issues.
On October 6, 2011, Marine Le Pen held a press conference to introduce the members of her presidential campaign team.
On November 19, 2011, in Paris, Marine Le Pen presented the main themes of her presidential campaign, including sovereignty, Europe, re-industrialisation, family, education, immigration, and geopolitics.
On December 11, 2011, Marine Le Pen held her first campaign meeting in Metz.
On December 8, 2011, during a demonstration held in front of the Senate, Marine Le Pen expressed her firm and absolute opposition to the right of foreigners to vote.
In 2011, Marine Le Pen won the leadership of the FN with 67.6% of the vote, succeeding her father Jean-Marie Le Pen.
In 2011, Time named Marine Le Pen one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
In January 2012, Marine Le Pen spoke to international journalists at a press conference organised by the European American Press Club.
On January 12, 2012, Marine Le Pen presented a detailed assessment of her presidential project and a plan to reduce France's debt at a press conference.
On February 1, 2012, Marine Le Pen outlined her policies for the overseas departments and territories of France during a press conference.
On March 13, 2012, Marine Le Pen announced that she had collected the 500 signatures required to take part in the presidential election.
On April 17, 2012, between 6,000 and 7,000 people participated in Marine Le Pen's final campaign meeting, held at the Zenith in Paris.
On April 19, 2012, the Constitutional Council approved Marine Le Pen's candidacy. On April 22, 2012, she polled 17.90% in the first round, finishing third.
On May 1, 2012, Marine Le Pen refused to endorse either Nicolas Sarkozy or François Hollande in the presidential run-off. She vowed to cast a blank ballot and told her supporters to vote with their conscience, accusing both candidates of surrendering to Europe and financial markets.
Following the increase in support for the FN, Marine Le Pen announced the formation of the Blue Marine Gathering electoral coalition to contest the June 2012 parliamentary elections. She ran for Pas-de-Calais' 11th constituency but was defeated in the second round.
In June 2012, Le Pen stood in Pas-de-Calais' 11th constituency. She finished first in the first round with 42.36% of the votes, but was defeated in the second round by Philippe Kemel.
In 2012, French sociologist Sylvain Crépon analysed the social and occupational groups of the FN voters, explaining that they were made up of the victims of globalisation, including small shopkeepers, low-paid workers, and the unemployed.
In 2012, Marine Le Pen placed third in the French presidential election with 17.9% of the vote.
In 2012, Marine Le Pen was accused of producing and distributing flyers purporting to be from electoral opponent Jean-Luc Mélenchon, calling for 'Arab' votes.
In 2012, during the presidential election, Éric Zemmour, a journalist for Le Figaro, criticized Marine Le Pen, stating that the FN had become a left-wing party under the influence of Florian Philippot.
Marine Le Pen said in November 2010 that in her view the FN leader should be the party's candidate in the 2012 presidential election.
In February 2013, Marine Le Pen spoke at the Cambridge Union Society, sparking controversy and protests from anti-fascist groups.
On May 24, 2014, the FN received the most votes in the European elections in France, with a 24.90% share. Marine Le Pen came in first place in her North-West constituency with 33.60%.
In July 2014, 25 FN representatives were elected to the European Parliament from France and they voted against the Juncker Commission when it was formed.
In September 2014, Marine Le Pen moved to La Celle-Saint-Cloud with her three children.
In 2014, Foreign Policy magazine mentioned Marine Le Pen in its list of the 100 global thinkers of the year, recognizing her efforts to "renovate the image" of her party.
In 2014, Marine Le Pen led the party to further electoral advances in the municipal and senatorial elections. Eleven mayors and two senators were elected, with the FN entering the upper chamber for the first time.
In 2014, the Criminal Court of Bethune found Marine Le Pen guilty of electoral fraud, for producing and distributing flyers during the 2012 election purporting to be from electoral opponent Jean-Luc Mélenchon, calling for 'Arab' votes. She was ordered to pay a €10,000 fine.
On June 16, 2015, Marine Le Pen's term as a Member of the European Parliament in the North-West France constituency came to an end.
In August 2015, Marine Le Pen expelled her father from the National Front (FN) after he made controversial statements.
Marine Le Pen had tweeted an image of beheaded journalist James Foley in December 2015, which was deleted following a request from Foley's family.
On 15 December 2015, a Lyon court acquitted Marine Le Pen of "inciting hatred" regarding her comments on Muslim prayers.
In 2015, Marine Le Pen announced her candidacy for the presidency of the regional council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie in the regional elections. On December 6, she finished first with 40.6% of the vote, but ultimately lost to Xavier Bertrand.
In 2015, Marine Le Pen expelled her father from the National Front (FN) as part of her policy of "de-demonisation" of the party.
In 2015, Nicolas Sarkozy declared Marine Le Pen a far-left politician due to her social program and support of SYRIZA in the Greek general elections. President François Hollande also stated that she was talking like a leaflet of the Communist Party in 2015.
In 2015, Time named Marine Le Pen one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
In February 2016, the FN asked Russia for another loan of €27 million, but the second loan was not paid.
On April 8, 2016, Marine Le Pen announced her candidacy for the 2017 French presidential election. She appointed FN Senator David Rachline as her campaign manager.
As a result of Marine Le Pen keeping a low media profile and using thematic think tanks to expand and promote her political programme, her rare media appearances attracted large audiences in September 2016.
On 8 November 2016, Marine Le Pen posted a tweet congratulating Donald Trump on his election as U.S. President.
In 2016, Politico named Marine Le Pen the second-most influential MEP in the European Parliament.
In 2016, Marine Le Pen said she would not officially launch her campaign before February 2017, waiting for the results of the Republican and Socialist primaries.
On February 4 and 5, 2017, Marine Le Pen launched her candidacy in Lyon, promising a referendum on France's membership of the European Union. The campaign emphasized a softer, feminine image, using a blue rose as a symbol.
On March 2, 2017, the European Parliament voted to revoke Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution for tweeting violent imagery.
In April 2017, Marine Le Pen cancelled a planned campaign event in the wake of a shooting targeting police officers. Following this, she called for the closure of all "extremist" mosques, a remark that was criticised by Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. She also called for the expulsion of hate preachers and people on the French security services' watch list, and the revocation of their citizenship.
In April 2017, Marine Le Pen secured 21.3% of the vote in the first round of the election, placing her second behind Emmanuel Macron. The following day, she announced that she would temporarily step down as the leader of the FN in an attempt to unite voters.
In April 2017, United States President Donald Trump commented on the French presidential election, stating on Twitter that the shooting would have "a big effect". Later that day, Trump said that Le Pen was the "strongest on borders, and she's the strongest on what's been going on in France". Meanwhile, former US President Barack Obama phoned Emmanuel Macron to express his support.
On April 13, 2017, the ground floor of the building which housed Marine Le Pen's campaign headquarters was targeted by an arson attempt.
In May 2017, Marine Le Pen announced her candidacy for the parliamentary elections in the Pas-de-Calais's 11th constituency, and was elected as a deputy, and became a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the National Assembly. She then resigned as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
In May 2017, after progressing to the second round of elections, Marine Le Pen was criticised by members of her party when a video emerged of her copying sections of a speech by Francois Fillon word-for-word.
On May 7, 2017, Marine Le Pen conceded the presidential election after receiving approximately 33.9% of the vote in the second round against Emmanuel Macron.
In June 2017, Le Pen stood again in Pas-de-Calais' 11th constituency. She finished first in the first round with 46.02% of the votes, and won the seat in the second round with 58.60% of the votes over Anne Roquet.
In 2017, Marine Le Pen argued that France as a nation bore no responsibility for the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup, in which Paris policemen arrested Jewish citizens for deportation to Auschwitz as part of the Holocaust. She repeated a Gaullist thesis according to which France was not represented by the Vichy regime, but by Charles de Gaulle's Free France.
Marine Le Pen announced her candidacy for the 2017 French presidential election on 8 April 2016.
In 2019, it was reported that Marine Le Pen no longer wants France to leave the European Union, nor for it to leave the euro currency. Instead, it was reported she and her party wants to change the EU bloc from the inside along with allied parties.
In 2019, the relationship between Marine Le Pen and Louis Aliot ended.
In January 2020, Marine Le Pen announced her third candidacy for president of France in the 2022 presidential election.
In July 2021, Marine Le Pen was re-elected to lead the National Rally with no opposing candidate.
In January 2022, Marine Le Pen launched her campaign for the French presidential election.
In February 2022, during Le Pen's presidential campaign, Stéphane Ravier, the only Senator from her political party, publicly endorsed her far-right presidential rival Zemmour.
In June 2022, Le Pen stood for re-election in Pas-de-Calais' 11th constituency. She finished first in the first round with 53.96% of the votes, and won the seat again in the second round with 61.03% of the votes over Marine Tondelier.
Since June 2022, Le Pen has been the parliamentary party leader of the National Rally in the Assembly.
In November 2022, Marine Le Pen stepped down from chairing the National Rally. She was succeeded by Jordan Bardella who had previously acted as the party's interim leader during her presidential campaign.
In 2022, Marine Le Pen led her party into winning its highest number of seats in the National Assembly since its founding, with RN eventually becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. Days later, she was elected by acclamation as leader of the parliamentary National Rally party in the Assembly, a position she currently holds.
In 2022, Marine Le Pen ran for president and lost to Emmanuel Macron in the second round.
In October 2023, Marine Le Pen was convicted of committing defamation against French NGO Cimade for accusing the organisation of being "accomplices to smugglers" and being involved in an "illegal immigration network from the Comoros" in Mayotte back in January 2022. She was ordered to pay €500 and sustain court costs.
In November 2023, Marine Le Pen participated in the March for the Republic and Against Antisemitism in Paris in response to the rise in antisemitism since the start of the Gaza war.
In December 2023, Marine Le Pen was ordered to stand trial after being charged with paying National Rally party officials through funds earmarked for European Parliament assistants. Her trial, for embezzlement of public funds, was scheduled in March 2024 to occur between 30 September and 27 November the same year.
In January 2024, Marine Le Pen became the most popular politician in France, according to a Verian-Epoka poll for Le Figaro Magazine.
In March 2024, the trial of Marine Le Pen for embezzlement of public funds, was scheduled to occur between 30 September and 27 November the same year.
In May 2024, Marine Le Pen officially met with an Israeli government minister for the first time.
In 2024, Le Pen once again stood for re-election in Pas-de-Calais' 11th constituency in the French legislative election.
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