Talk:Christine Lagarde/Archive 1

Forbes

According to the article, Mme Lagarde is ranked the 14th most powerful woman in the world, but your source says that she is only 30th ... Should i correct the article ? 82.241.244.179 (talk) 10:02, 6 June 2010 (UTC) SHE IS STILL POWERFUL AND A SEX STAR

Jean Claude Lagarde

I looked around on the web and found nothing. That usually makes me suspicious that it is worth looking at a bit more closely. Would it be a bad idea to include a bit more info about the ex husband of "so powerful a celebrity" ? John5Russell3Finley (talk) 22:31, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I don't agree. Doesn't seem particularly important and/or relevant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ItCanHappen (talk • contribs) 23:23, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I don't see what could be offensive about having a full biography of the person in the article. To my understanding a full biography includes family which in this case includes Jean Claude. John5Russell3Finley (talk) 22:25, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

The marital history does seem a little opaque. The article's box refers to Wilfried Lagarde, whereas this note talks of Jean Claude. Also she is said to have been divorced twice, which seems to leave us with one missing husband, unless of course she and Monsieur L did a Taylor-Burton style double act.Nandt1 (talk) 20:33, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

The Daily Mail identifies two ex-husbands: Wilfred (sic) Lagarde and Eachran Gilmour. I have put them both into the Box. Nandt1 (talk) 13:27, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

There seem to have been several attempts to remove Mr Gilmour. Very strange. I have reinserted him. Roundtheworld (talk) 19:16, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Accent

I've removed the bit about her having no discernible French accent as it's patently untrue. One only has to listen to any of the many interviews with her to hear the classic accent of an educated French person speakiing English. The Paul Solomon article only shows that Paul Solomon has cloth ears. 88.97.15.184 (talk) 08:59, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

crise économique

bonjour madame garde cristian de toute ou d'une autre je viens de vous propsé que je vais arrétter cet l'inertie de soleil de ce terain économique Européenne Ec2=Gt . force.m de ce wagon européenne /v que cette énergitique cinématique dynamique économique est toujours isolé mécaniquement de ce train européenne en fin je veux dire toujours fixé sur un point h'iér soir j'ai contacté la présidence madame angela-merkel je viens maintenant de réparer des informations de pratique d'un plant pour supprimer cette recession en mouvement en déplacement d'un point vers un autre M1_______________M2 Tous va bien passé madame merci — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.142.95.9 (talk) 12:17, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

University degree

The article says Mme Lagarde graduated in political sciences (master of political sciences, which in French should be a "Maitrise en Sciences Politiques"). Second it says she then worked as a lawyer (obviously in the US ?) - how is this possible with a degree in political sciences ? How could she get admitted to the lawyers board without proper qualification ? (I studied in France myself and acquired a masters degree in law). Lagardes professional career indeed appears to be quite obscure.

Introductory Paragraph - Split Infinitive?

Correct me if I'm wrong but in the introductory passage, isn't there a split infinitive in the sentence "Lagarde was the first woman ever to become Minister of Economic Affairs of a G8 economy, and is the first woman to ever head the IMF." Should it instead read "...and is the first woman ever to head the IMF." Just a thought; I know grammar purists will say that split infinitives are actually perfectly acceptable.

--86.47.32.66 (talk) 15:38, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Taken care of as part of a larger clean-up of this article. Nandt1 (talk) 13:48, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Paragraph on Payback Controversy

I have taken something of a red pencil to the previous version of this paragraph. Lagarde was clearly being interviewed about Greece, where the failure of many in the elite to pay their taxes is very widely recognized as being a major part of the economic problem. The paragraph as previously drafted, however, then went to considerable lengths to argue that fiscal issues were not the prime cause of economic dificulties in Spain and Ireland, including a good deal of editorializing (with heavy sarcasm) about Lagarde apparently being unaware of this. To reiterate: she was speaking about Greece. The only link that one could possibly make is that the interviewer apparently said that she seemed to be saying that people in Greece and elsewhere in Europe had had a nice time and now it was payback time, and she agreed. It is a very long stretch to go from this phrase to saying that Lagarde claimed that fiscal issues were the main problem in Spain and Ireland. Apart from the fact that the interviewer's reference to countries other than Greece had apparently been both fleeting and vague, there are in any case multiple ways to "have a nice time" -- one is fiscal excess, but another is a property boom paid for by excessive borrowing (clearly relevant to both Spain and Ireland). I've therefore edited out the extraneous material about these other countries, so that the paragraph as now written is a discussion of the controversy as it pertains to Greece. Nandt1 (talk) 13:43, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

I've also tried to sort out the para on the Tapie controversy. As drafted, it made it sound as if CL had been formally charged. In fact the "accused" quote from the source referred to her being accused of knowing what was going on by her former aide who himself faces formal charges in the case. Nandt1 (talk) 13:58, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

Withdrawal as a Commencement Speaker in Smith College

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/05/12/one-of-the-most-powerful-women-in-the-world-wont-speak-at-smith-college-after-protests/

Why is this not even mentioned here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.120.155.235 (talk) 02:38, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

The site is manipulated. That's why. 78.151.25.50 (talk) 13:28, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

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Negligent

We probably should add something about her being found negligent but without a sentence, Since the page is fully protected we need to make an editprotected request. Proposed wording and location? Nil Einne (talk) 14:23, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

How about replacing "Another hearing has been scheduled for December 2016." in the section "Investigation into alleged misuse of power" with "In December 2016, the court found Lagarde guilty of negligence, but declined to impose a penalty." TwoTwoHello (talk) 18:22, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

References

 Done Samsara 19:00, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Given that the judges stopped short of imposing a criminal sentence on her, is it really right to call her a "convicted criminal" in the opening paragraphs?Royrashbrook (talk) 11:51, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

There was the guilty act and the guilty mind, therefore she was sentenced. It doesn't matter that there was no sanction. It's an important fact that the election of a convicted criminal is unprecedented in the history of the ECB. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.226.235.156 (talk) 22:10, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

tbh, I'd probably say her being a convicted felon is to her credit considering how. rare this is. 73.227.195.63 (talk) 13:00, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

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Chairman title

The sources used are unambiguous that her title is Chairman.

• Baker & McKenzie - bakermckenzie.com, bloomberg (also of note it is her clearly stated preference, NYTimes)
• IMF - imf.org, bloomberg

Per WP:BLPSOURCES, the inaccurate and politically-motivated "chair"/"chairperson"/"chairwoman" insertions must be reverted immediately. I am appalled that so many supposed advocates for women would deny this women's right of identity. -- Netoholic @ 15:15, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

If it's her preference, then the article should say so in order to provide a reason not to use what would otherwise be the default terminology. XOR'easter (talk) 15:45, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

"Right of identity" Christ why haven't you been topic-banned yet? --JBL (talk) 16:16, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

First woman ECB president - Future tense

The article spoke about the first female president in the future tense - that is why that line is now removed. Please do not revert. Bringeroftruth92 (talk) 15:14, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

degrees of C. Lagarde

C. Lagarde has only one Master degree and three 4 years degree which are equivalent to bachelors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arnaudlafai (talk • contribs) 02:25, 7 December 2020 (UTC)