Chantal Yayi

Chantal Yayi
Yayi in 2009
First Lady of Benin
In office
6 April 2006 – 6 April 2016
PresidentThomas Boni Yayi
Preceded byMarguerite Kérékou
Succeeded byClaudine Talon
Personal details
Born
Chantal de Souza

(1949-01-28) January 28, 1949 (age 75)
Ouidah, Dahomey
SpouseThomas Boni Yayi
ChildrenFive
RelativesMarcel Alain de Souza (brother)
Isidore de Souza (uncle)

Chantal de Souza Yayi (born 28 January 1949) is a Beninese politician and former First Lady of Benin from 2006 until 2016. She is the wife of former Beninese President Thomas Boni Yayi.