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
Born9 March 1987 (1987-03-09) (age 33)
Grenoble, France
Alma materSciences Po
OccupationPolitical 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
  1. Pietralunga, Cédric (19 December 2016). "Ismaël Emelien, le bras droit d'Emmanuel Macron". Le Monde. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. Raulin, Nathalie (26 September 2016). "Ismaël Emelien, de petite main à bras droit". Libération. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. Lhaïk, Corinne (25 October 2016). "De DSK à Macron, l'étonnant parcours d'Ismaël Emelien". L'Express. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. Raulin, Nathalie (7 May 2017). "Ismaël Emelien Le spécialiste de l'opinion". Libération. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. Piedtenu, Ludovic (7 May 2017). "Les marcheurs d'Emmanuel Macron". France Culture. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. Penicaud, Céline (14 May 2017). "Le parcours fulgurant d'Ismaël Emelien, le nouveau conseiller spécial d'Emmanuel Macron". BFM TV. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. 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.
  8. Dupont, Laureline (February 11, 2019). "EXCLUSIF. Ismaël Emelien : " Mon départ est une nouvelle étape de mon engagement "". Le Point. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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