A great-niece of the councilor of Saint-Pierre and senator Henri Claireaux,[2] Girardin is the eldest of four siblings; her mother was a housewife and her father, after fishing activities, ran a family bakery business.

She became a mother at the age of sixteen, giving birth to a girl, future weather presenter and host of a cooking show on the local TV channel.

[3] Her companion is Jean-François Vigneau, territorial advisor of Saint Pierre and Miquelon who succeeds in 2016 to the advisory commission of local public services.

[4] In March 2016, journalists Sylvie Koffi and Shaman Dolpi devoted a 52-minute documentary film, "Annick, the pirate of hope", a co-production France Télévisions and AYA Reportage, with the participation of TV5Monde.

[citation needed] On 9 April 2014, Girardin was appointed Secretary of State Development and Francophonie in the Valls Cabinet.

On 27 June 2014, Girardin was appointed president François Hollande's "personal representative" to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.

[13] Girardin was appointed Minister of Public Service in the Second Valls government,[14] replacing Marylise Lebranchu, during the reshuffle of 11 February 2016.

On 9 December 2016, Émile Zuccarelli presented Girardin with the "Laïcité and public service" report containing twenty proposals.