Christine Lagarde emerged as a candidate to succeed 'DSK' as head of what organization following his 2011 arrest on rape charges?
Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (; née Lallouette, ; born 1 January 1956) is a French lawyer and politician who is currently serving as the Managing Director (MD) and Chairwoman of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Lagarde has held the position since 5 July 2011. Previously, she held various senior ministerial posts in the French government: she was Minister of Economic Affairs, Finance and Employment, Minister of Agriculture and Fishing and Minister of Trade in the government of Dominique de Villepin. Lagarde was the first woman to become Finance Minister of a G8 economy and is the first woman
Christine Lagarde actress Laila Robins in the 2011 HBO television drama "Too Big to Fail", which was based on the popular book of the same name by "New York Times" journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin. Lagarde presented the 2014 Richard Dimbleby Lecture, titled ""A New Multilateralism for the 21st Century"". In 2014, Lagarde was named the fifth most powerful woman in the world by "Forbes" magazine. In 2017, Lagarde was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 1 in the list of 100 Most Influential People in Multinational Organisations. Christine Lagarde Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (; née Lallouette, ; born 1 January 1956)