“We need his kind of commitment.” Marine Tondelier, the only French woman in the top 100 of Time magazine.

Only one French woman made the Top 100 this year Time magazine. And this woman is none other than… Marine Tondelier. The National Secretary of Environmentalists is the only person from France chosen by the leading American media, which lists the most influential leaders of tomorrow on the planet for five years.

“Marine has stood firm against those who attack our open societies. With her trademark green jacket, her mint-colored bike and her inimitable sense of humor, Marine tirelessly defends our freedom while working for ecological transformation,” writes German Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock, who wrote a short portrait of her in the publication. “We need this kind of commitment in these troubled times. We need strong personalities like Marine, who stand up for their convictions and refuse to back down,” he concludes.

Marine Tondelier’s response

The main stakeholder was quick to react to the news. “Looks like I’m in the 100 Time magazine For 2024… A surprise that honors me. But what would honor me more is that we are saving the habitability of the planet,” Marine Tondelier responded in a tweet on Thursday, October 3.

Marine Tondelier, unknown to the general public a few months ago, established herself as a leading figure of the left during the legislative campaign. Almost overnight, the 38-year-old elected official became a media beast, dominating television and morning radio after Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly in June. Many articles were then written about the woman leading the Greens from 2022, who was presented as the focal point of a very fresh union on the left, the New People’s Front (NFP). But it is above all the interview given to France Inter on July 1, in which he is upset with Bruno Le Maire’s “anti-LFI stance” and his “cowardly and cowardly behavior” (. ..) on the ground [et] lunar” that goes viral and makes it happen.

Marine Tondelier told in July Madame Figaro still struggling to process his sudden stardom. If he even recognized him, he would be stopped on the street from now on. “They are always kind comments, often thank you. Even at Henin-Beaumont I received remarks such as: “Oh baby, we saw you on TV,” which I clearly haven’t escaped Time magazine.