Raphaël Glucksmann

Raphaël Glucksmann (born 15 October 1979) is a French journalist, film director, and political figure. In May 2019, he was elected a member of the European Parliament, within the S&D alliance.

Raphaël Glucksmann
Raphaël Glucksmann in 2017
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencyFrance
Personal details
Born (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyPlace Publique
Spouse(s)Eka Zguladze (divorced)
Domestic partnerLéa Salamé
Children1
ParentsAndré Glucksmann
Alma materSciences Po

Political career

Raphaël Glucksmann is the son of philosopher and writer André Glucksmann.

In 2018, he founded the French centre-left French political party Place Publique.[1]

On 26 May 2019, Place publique and the French Socialist Party presented a joint list at the European Parliament election, with Raphaël Glucksmann as the head,[2] under the title "Envie d'Europe, écologique et sociale".[3] The list obtained a total of 6.2%, thereby sending six delegates to the European parliament: Raphaël Glucksmann, Sylvie Guillaume, Eric Andrieu, Aurore Lalucq, Pierre Larrouturou, Nora Mebarek.[4] He has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Human Rights. Glucksmann has focused attention on the Xinjiang re-education camps.[5]

Personal life

Between 2005 and 2012, Glucksmann was an adviser to former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.

Glucksmann was married to Georgian and Ukrainian politician Eka Zguladze until 2014.[6]

He has a son, Gabriel, born 12 March 2017, with journalist Léa Salamé.[7]

Publications
  • Je vous parle de liberté, with Mikheil Saakashvili, Paris, Hachette Livre, 2008, ISBN 978-2012376489.
  • Mai 68 expliqué à Nicolas Sarkozy, with André Glucksmann, 2008, ISBN 978-2207260074.
  • Génération gueule de bois, Manuel de lutte contre les réacs, Allary Éditions, 2015, ISBN 978-2370730404.
  • Notre France. Dire et aimer ce que nous sommes, Allary Éditions, 2016.
  • Les Enfants du vide. De l'impasse individualiste au réveil citoyen, Allary Éditions, 2018, ISBN 978-2370731623.

References
  1. "Européennes : Place publique, le pari citoyen de Raphaël Glucksmann". Le Parisien. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. "Européennes, le PS se range derrière Raphaël Glucksmann". La Croix. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. Official homepage of the list “Envie d'Europe, écologique et sociale”.
  4. European elections 2019: official results.
  5. Rosman, Rebecca (1 October 2020). "One French politician fights to expose China's Uighur concentration camps". Public Radio International. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. "Dans la famille Glucksmann, le fils est conseiller de président" [In the Glucksmann family, the son is an advisor to the president]. Le Monde (in French). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  7. Garin, Clément (14 March 2017). "Léa Salamé a accouché : découvrez le joli prénom de son bébé". Télé Star. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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