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Ismaël Emelien (born 9 March 1987) is a French political advisor. He co-founded En Marche! and served as President Emmanuel Macron's special advisor for strategy, communication and speeches.
Ismaël Emelien | |
|---|---|
| Special advisor to the President of France | |
| In office 2017–2019 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1987 Grenoble, France |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Emelien was born 9 March 1987 in Grenoble.[1] He has a sister, Marie.[2] He graduated from Sciences Po in 2010.[1][3][4]
Emelien worked on Dominique Strauss-Kahn's campaign during the 2006 Socialist Party primary of the 2007 presidential election. Strauss-Kahn lost to Ségolène Royal (who lost to President Nicolas Sarkozy in the general election).[1][3][5]
Shortly afterward, Emelien joined Fondation Jean-Jaurès, where he worked for Gilles Finchelstein and co-edited a book with Julia Cagé.[1][3] He subsequently worked for Euro RSCG, a PR firm now known as Havas Worldwide.[1][3] He worked on Nicolás Maduro's campaign in 2013.[3]
Emelien first met Macron in 2009.[1][2] He later worked for him at the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance.[1][3] In 2016, Emelien quit his job at the ministry and co-founded En Marche!.[1][3][4] He advised Macron during the 2017 French presidential campaign.[1][3][5] He worked with Liegey Muller Pons, an electoral strategy start-up, and Proxem, a linguistics analysis start-up.[1][6]
Emelien was appointed as President Macron's special advisor for strategy, communication and speeches, on 14 May 2017.[7]
In July 2018, Emelien's name was mentioned in the Benalla affair. He was suspected of having taken custody of video surveillance recordings illegally given to Alexandre Benalla by three police officers.[8]
On February 11, 2019, Emelien announced his resignation as President Macron's special advisor to Le Point.[9][10]
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[11]
- Cagé, Julia; Emelien, Ismaël, eds. (2012). Repenser l'action publique. Paris: Fondation Jean Jaurès. ISBN 9782362440441. OCLC 800526944.
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