Born Aline Chaîné, she married lawyer Jean Chrétien on September 10, 1957. They have two sons and one daughter.
On November 5, 1995, an intruder, Andre Dallaire, broke into the Prime Minister's residence at 24 Sussex Drive, in Ottawa, Ontario. Awake next to her sleeping husband, Aline Chrétien confronted the intruder at their bedroom door. Seeing that he was armed with a large knife, she slammed the door and locked it, then woke her husband.
Her husband sought out her advice often, and has publically stated that she is his key advisor. He once joked that Canada is run exclusively by women: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Governor General of Canada were both women and Madame Chrétien was pulling the strings of the Prime Minister. He made similar jokes often, once telling a reporter that he didn't know when the next election would be because he hadn't yet asked Aline.
See also: Spouses of the Prime Ministers of Canada
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