Ismaël Emelien | |
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Special advisor to the President of France | |
In office 2017–2019 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Personal details | |
Born | Grenoble, France | 9 March 1987
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
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.
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]