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CHRISTINE LAGARDE, 64. The french politician, ex-head of the International Monetary fund, is now president of the european Central Bank — and the first woman to lead either. The former teenage synchronised swimming champion blamed the 2008 financial crisis on the male-dominated culture at global banks. A former IMf chief economist said: ‘At finance meetings all over the world, she is treated practically like a rock star.’ Stephen Kinnock, 50. The labour MP for Aberavon is the son of former party leader neil kinnock. he is marred to the former Danish prime minister helle Thorning-Schmidt, whom he met while at college in Belgium, and they have two daughters. A keen sports fan, he regularly plays for the parliamentary football team and speaks five languages fluently.