Lagarde was born in Paris, France, into a family of teachers. Her father, Robert Lallouette, was a professor of English; her mother, Nicole (Carré), was a Latin, Greek and Frenchliterature teacher. Lagarde and her three younger brothers

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Lagarde joined Baker & McKenzie, a large Chicago-based international law firm, in 1981. She handled major antitrustand labour cases, was made partner after six years and was named head of the firm in Western Europe. She joined the executive committee in 1995 and

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As France's Trade Minister between 2005 and May 2007, Lagarde prioritized opening new markets for the country's products, focusing on the technology sector. On 18 May 2007, she was moved to the Ministry of Agriculture as part of the government of François Fillon.

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On 2 July 2019, Lagarde was nominated by the European Council to succeed Mario Draghi as President of the European Central Bank (ECB) on 1 November 2019. On 17 September 2019, the European Parliamentvoted via secret ballot to recommend her to the position, with 394 in

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European Union institutions
• European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), ex officio chair of the General Board (since 2019)
• European Investment Bank (EIB), ex officio member of the board of governors (2007–2011)

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The Lagarde list
In 2010 Lagarde, then finance minister of France, sent a list of 1,991 names of Greek customers who were

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Appointment
On 25 May 2011, Lagarde announced her candidacy to be head of the IMF to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn, upon his resignation. Her candidacy received the support of the British, Indian, United States, Brazilian, Russian,

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