Michèle Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie (born 10 September 1946) is the French Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories; she is the first woman to hold that position and the first woman to lead a major French political party. She was Minister of Defence in Jacques Chirac's cabinet and was the first woman to hold that position as well.
In 2006, Forbes magazine declared her the 57th most powerful woman in the world.