Cécilia Attias

Politician + Second + Center

Female

Born Nov 12, 1957

Age 55

Hometown Boulogne-Billancourt

Other Names Sarkozy, Cecilia

Cécilia María Sara Isabel Attias (born 12 November 1957) was the second wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy until October 2007. She married Richard Attias, Executive Chairman of The Experience, an events management company, on March 23, 2008, in New York's Rockefeller Center.… Read More

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Richard Attias and wife Cecilia Attias The 9th Annual Marrakech Film Festival - Tribute to Christ...

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Dec 5, 2009

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Richard Attias and wife Cecilia Attias Opening ceremony of the Ninth Marrakech International Film...

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Dec 4, 2009

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Cecilia Attias The 2008 Womens conference held at the Long Beach Convention Centre

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Oct 21, 2008

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Cecilia Attias and Richard Attias Roland Garros 2008 French Open

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May 27, 2008

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Richard Attias
Dated 2005 - 2006
Nicolas Sarkozy
Dated 1996 - 2007
Jacques Martin
Married 1983

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Cécilia Attias

Age 55

children

Jeanne-Marie Martin

Daughter, Age 25

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Cecilia Attias: Why We Need To Educate Girls
Huffington Post - Apr 03, 2013

Last month, Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old girl who had been shot by the Taliban near her home in Pakistan, returned to school in Birmingham, UK. It was a truly happy moment and marked a major step in her recovery. But there are all too many reminders of the challenges facing girls who seek an education in many parts of the world, and also the brave teachers who offer it. Just last week, a Pakistani woman was killed by Taliban gunmen on her way to the school where she taught. ...
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Cecilia Attias: Forging A Plan To End Violence Against Women
Huffington Post - Feb 27, 2013

The theme of this year's International Women's Day, coming up on March 8, is a strong desire to end violence against women and girls. In recent months there have been too many reminders of how urgently we need to address this cause, from the shooting of Malala Yousafzai in a Pakistani town to the killing of a young Indian student as she returned home from the movies. These tragic events are indicative of the deep problems that exist and the difficulties many women face when going...
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Cecilia Attias: Why Gender Equality Is Still An Issue
Huffington Post - Nov 30, 2012

Last week, there was some stunning news from the other side of the Atlantic. The Church of England's General Synod decided to ban women from becoming bishops. It was a close decision, lost by just six votes in the House of Laity (the other two Houses were in favor). Because of the way the rules work, it may be five years before a similar vote can be held again. The result has wide implications in Britain. The Church of England is the established church of the land and its bishops...
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Cecilia Attias: Encouraging Girls To Get Into Sports
Huffington Post Sports - Oct 31, 2012

The British Olympic rower Helen Glover told the Telegraph recently that she nearly decided not to try out for her country's rowing team. She had just finished university and wanted to begin her career; but then she was offered a scholarship that gave her an opportunity to row for the first time. Within four years, she was an become an Olympic victor. "When I was at school I was quite strong-minded, I started up sports teams, I played in the boys' football team," she said in the ...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1957 Birth Born on November 12, 1957.

TWENTIES

1984 26 Years Old They married on 10 August 1984. … Read More

THIRTIES

1988 30 Years Old … In any case, Cécilia Martin would leave her husband to live with Sarkozy in 1988 and obtained a divorce three months later.

1996 38 Years Old Once Sarkozy had himself obtained a divorce in 1996, they married in Neuilly on 23 October 1996. … Read More

1997 39 Years Old Six months later, on 23 April 1997, Cécilia Sarkozy gave birth to the couple's only child, Louis. … Read More

FORTIES

2002 44 Years Old When her husband was a minister, Cécilia Sarkozy had an office next to his, serving as his close adviser. In 2002, she was appointed to the Office of the Ministry of the Interior. … Read More

2005 47 Years Old Nicolas Sarkozy once declared that his now-former wife was his "strength and his Achilles' heel". Nicolas Sarkozy wrote in his 2005 book, Testimony, "Today, Cécilia and I are reunited for good, for real, doubtless for ever... … Read More

2007 49 Years Old 1 More Event

In October 2007, several French, American, and British media outlets published rumors that the Sarkozys had separated and expected to announce their plans to divorce shortly. The Associated Press and CNN.com reported on 18 October 2007, that a divorce announcement was imminent. … Read More

FIFTIES

2008 50 Years Old 1 More Event

She married Richard Attias, Executive Chairman of The Experience, an events management company, on 23 March 2008, in New York's Rockefeller Center.

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