FILE: Bernadette, by Jacques Chirac's side for 63 years Former French President Jacques Chirac died on Thursday morning at the age of 86. He had been married since 1956 to Bernadette, whom he had met on the benches of prestigious Parisian university Science Po. Bernadette Chirac, the General Councillor of Corrèze and Deputy Mayor of Sarran, is one of only a few wives of the President to hold elected office in France. FILE IMAGES OF BERNADETTE CHIRAC\\n