# Anh Dao Traxel

_Vietnamese writer_

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Last updated: 2026-11-02

> Anh Dao Traxel is the foster daughter of the late French president Jacques Chirac (1932–2019) and his wife Bernadette (1933–2026). She was a boat-person refugee, and met Jacques Chirac, then the Mayor of Paris, at Roissy Airport in 1979. He told her "Don’t cry, ma chérie. You are coming home with us" and took her home. She was then 21 and her adoptive father was 47.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 22 August 1957 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447613#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Saigon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447613#P19))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447613#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447613#P106))
- **Positions held:** president (since 1999) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447613#P39))
- **Awards:** Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officer of the National Order of Merit ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447613#P166))

## Questions

**When was Anh Dao Traxel born?**  
Anh Dao Traxel was born on 22 August 1957 in Saigon.

**What positions has Anh Dao Traxel held?**  
Positions held by Anh Dao Traxel include: president (since 1999).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Anh Dao Traxel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anh_Dao_Traxel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q447613](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447613) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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