Cherie Blair has focused on legal and charity work since her husband Tony quit as prime minister . Cherie Blair is set to join Renault next month to improve the diversity on its board , it has been revealed . The French car manufacturer has approached the well-known women ’ s rights activist as it attempts to improve its female representation . Mother-of-four Mrs Blair , 60 , has been concentrating on her legal and charity work since her 61-year-old husband Tony left the office of prime minister in 2007 . Renault - the world ’ s fourth biggest car maker by sales through its alliance with Nissan - said the barrister would also add helpful experience in employment and human rights law . Mrs Blair , who ‘ works closely ’ with more than 20 charities according to her website , has never previously been appointed to a French corporation , reported The Daily Telegraph . Last year she left human rights practice Matrix Chambers to join the international legal consultancy firm Omnia Stategy , which she co-founded four years ago . Mrs Blair , who was born into a working-class family in Liverpool , also founded the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women , which helps female entrepreneurs in the developing world . A quota system exists in France to demand that women make up 20 per cent of board members – a figure that will rise to 40 per cent in 2017 . Four of Renault ’ s current 19-member board are women . Other prominent women in the male-dominated industry include Ursula Piëch of Volkswagen , Mary Barra of General Motors and Patience Wheatcroft of Fiat Chrysler , reported the Financial Times . New arrival ? Renault - the world ’ s fourth biggest car maker by sales through its alliance with Nissan - said the barrister would also add helpful experience in employment and human rights law . Mrs Blair is set to be proposed as a director for four years at Renault 's annual shareholders meeting on April 30 , according to a list of resolutions published by the firm last Friday . Meanwhile , it was reported earlier this week that her husband is to step back from his role as Middle East peace envoy . The former Labour leader has been the envoy for the Middle East Quartet peace negotiators - the UN , the EU , Russia and the US - since he quit as prime minister . It is understood that the former Prime Minister has met John Kerry , the US secretary of state , and Federica Mogherini , the EU 's foreign policy chief , to discuss a possible job change .
She has focused on legal and charity work since Tony left office in last Friday . Renault says Mrs Blair will add helpful experience in human rights law . French quota system demands women make up 20 % of board members .