Ismaël Emelien
Ismaël Emelien (born in 1987) is a French political advisor. He is a co-founder of En Marche!, and President Emmanuel Macron's special advisor for strategy, communication and speeches.
Ismaël Emelien | |
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Born | 9 March 1987 33) Grenoble, France | (age
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Occupation | Political advisor |
Early life
Ismaël 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]
Career
Emelien worked on Dominique Strauss-Kahn's campaign during the 2006 Socialist Party primary of the 2007 presidential election, where 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 he 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] To do this, he worked with Liegey Muller Pons, an electoral strategy start-up, and Proxem, a linguistics analysis start-up.[1]
Emelien was appointed as President Macron's special advisor for strategy, communication and speeches, on 14 May 2017.[6]
In July 2018, his name is mentioned in the Benalla affair. He is suspected of having taken custody of video surveillance recordings illegally given to Alexandre Benalla by three police officers.[7]
On February 11, 2019, he announced his resignation as President Macron's special advisor to Le Point.[8]
Works
- Cagé, Julia; Emelien, Ismaël, eds. (2012). Repenser l'action publique. Paris: Fondation Jean Jaurès. ISBN 9782362440441. OCLC 800526944.
References
- Pietralunga, Cédric (19 December 2016). "Ismaël Emelien, le bras droit d'Emmanuel Macron". Le Monde. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- Raulin, Nathalie (26 September 2016). "Ismaël Emelien, de petite main à bras droit". Libération. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- Lhaïk, Corinne (25 October 2016). "De DSK à Macron, l'étonnant parcours d'Ismaël Emelien". L'Express. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- Raulin, Nathalie (7 May 2017). "Ismaël Emelien Le spécialiste de l'opinion". Libération. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- Piedtenu, Ludovic (7 May 2017). "Les marcheurs d'Emmanuel Macron". France Culture. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- Penicaud, Céline (14 May 2017). "Le parcours fulgurant d'Ismaël Emelien, le nouveau conseiller spécial d'Emmanuel Macron". BFM TV. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Laske, Karl (July 28, 2018). "Macron aide scandal: illegally copied CCTV footage given to Élysée ended up on Twitter". Mediapart.fr. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- Dupont, Laureline (February 11, 2019). "EXCLUSIF. Ismaël Emelien : " Mon départ est une nouvelle étape de mon engagement "". Le Point. Retrieved February 12, 2019.