| Ismaël Emelien | |
| Office: | Special advisor to the President of France |
| Term Start: | 2017 |
| Term End: | 2019 |
| President: | Emmanuel Macron |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Grenoble, France |
| 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]