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Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo Aleu is a Spanish-born French politician who served as the Mayor of Paris from 2014 to 2026 and is the first woman to hold the office. She is a member of the Socialist Party (PS).
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Born 19 June 1959 · Q2851133
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C’est avec une profonde tristesse que j’ai appris la disparition de Bernadette Chirac. Figure marquante de la vie politique française, elle a su mettre sa détermination et sa générosité au service des Parisiens et des Français.
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“Soutien total à mon amie Alexandra Cordebard, maire du 10e, agressée hier soir lors de la Nuit Blanche par des militants d’extrême droite. Aucune cause, aucune conviction ne justifie la violence contre une élue de la République.”
“C’est avec une profonde tristesse que j’ai appris la disparition de Bernadette Chirac. Figure marquante de la vie politique française, elle a su mettre sa détermination et sa générosité au service des Parisiens et des Français.”
“C’est avec une immense tristesse que j'ai appris la disparition d’Edgar Morin, après plus d’un siècle d'une vie foisonnante, une vie joyeuse au service des idées. Edgar Morin, c’est une vie hors du commun qui se confond avec les combats du siècle passé et actuel.”
““Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.””
“Merci ! Plus que jamais, vive Paris !”
“Dernier mariage que je célèbre en tant que Maire de Paris. Et pas n'importe lequel, celui de deux fonctionnaires de la Ville de Paris. Vive les mariés, vive l'amour et vive Paris ! ❤️”
“Merci Paris. Merci aux Parisiennes et aux Parisiens.”
“Pour mon dernier déplacement comme Maire de Paris, j’ai tenu à saluer la mémoire des victimes des attentats du 13 novembre 2015 au jardin du souvenir. Je me suis rendue ensuite au Mémorial de la Shoah qui fait vivre chaque jour cette exigence de mémoire et le souvenir des victimes.”
“Quelle émotion ce soir à la Mairie du 10e pour célébrer Newroz, le Nouvel an kurde ! Newroz est bien plus qu'une fête, c'est un symbole universel de résistance, de renaissance, de liberté et d'espoir.”
“Immense honneur de recevoir la médaille de la préfecture de police. Je tiens à remercier chaleureusement le préfet de police de Paris pour ce geste qui me touche beaucoup.”
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (2025).
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Earned Silver Olympic Order (2024).
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Paris hosted the Summer Olympics; the opening ceremony was held outside of a stadium for the first time in modern history, with the athletes paraded by boat along the Seine
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Hidalgo announced that she would not seek a third term as Mayor of Paris, naming Rémi Féraud as her preferred successor
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Hidalgo faced criticism of her trip to French Polynesia, which her political opponents called a "holiday"
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Campaign: 2022 presidential election.
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Awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2021).
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Hidalgo's administration faced the Saccage Paris movement, which denounced on social media a degraded living environment in Paris, commenting on city cleanliness and urban planning
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“we must forget about crossing Paris from east to west by car”
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Career landmark: Councillor of Paris (2020–2026).
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Career landmark: mayor of Paris (2020–2026).
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Oversaw the disaster recovery efforts for the Notre-Dame de Paris fire
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Criticising Hidalgo's style of governance
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Awarded prix de la Carpette anglaise (2017).
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United Nations Secretary General António Guterres appointed Hidalgo to the eight-member Independent Panel to Assess, Enhance Effectiveness of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
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An article from Capital stated that Hidalgo had been paid €100,000 by the Ministry of Labour from 2001 to 2003, while being Bertrand Delanoë's first deputy
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Awarded Officer of the National Order of Merit (2016).
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Awarded Knight of the National Order of the Lion (2016).
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Career landmark: Councillor of Metropolis of Greater Paris (2016).
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Career landmark: chairperson (2016–2019).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2015).
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After Delanoë declined to seek a third term
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Career landmark: Councillor of Paris (2014–2020).
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Career landmark: mayor of Paris (2014–2020).
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Career landmark: 2016-2019 UCLG Co-President (2013–2019).
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“I earn 5,000 euros net per month for my mandates”
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2012).
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Hidalgo announced her intention to succeed Delanoë in the 2014 Paris municipal election
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Won Medal of Andalusia (2006).
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Publicly supported Dominique Strauss-Kahn, while remaining close to Lionel Jospin and Bertrand Delanoë
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Hidalgo took a stand in the debate on cults in France, becoming the president of a committee of vigilance against the cults at the Council of Paris
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Career landmark: member of the regional council of Île-de-France (2004–2014).
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Regained Spanish nationality and since then has had dual French–Spanish citizenship
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Acted as Mayor of Paris during the convalescence of Delanoë after he was stabbed during an attempted assassination
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Hidalgo was elected councillor in the 15th arrondissement
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Joined the vocational training delegation at the Ministry of Labour and then obtained a mission at the International Labour Office in Geneva from 1995 to 1996
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Hidalgo was appointed director of the National Institute of Labour
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A lawyer, and Elsa, born in 1988, an engineer – with her ex-husband Philippe Jantet
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At the age of 24, before receiving a post in the 15th arrondissement of Paris where she lived, a few months later
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Hidalgo entered the national contest for the Inspection du travail (Labour Inspectorate), ranking fifth
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Born 1959-06-19.
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“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
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