Marine Le Pen

Marine Le Pen, born on August 5, 1968, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a prominent French lawyer and politician known for her leadership of the far-right National Rally party (RN) from 2011 to 2021. As the youngest daughter of former party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, she has been a significant figure in French politics, running for the presidency in the elections of 2012, 2017, and 2022. Since 2017, she has represented the 11th constituency of Pas-de-Calais in the National Assembly and has served as the parliamentary party leader of the National Rally since June 2022.

Le Pen's political career began when she joined the National Front (FN) in 1986. She has held various positions, including regional councillor for Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Île-de-France, and Hauts-de-France, as well as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2017. In 2011, she won the leadership of the FN with a decisive sixty-seven point six percent of the vote, succeeding her father, who founded the party in 1972.

Throughout her political journey, Le Pen has focused on a strategy of