Benjamin Griveaux
A graduate of Sciences Po Paris and HEC, Benjamin Griveaux began his political career as an assistant to Dominique Strauss-Kahn (2003 to 2007), then special advisor to Marisol Touraine, Minister of Health and Social Affairs (2012 to 2014). He also held various local offices in Saône-et-Loire from 2008 to 2015 (Vice-President of the Department of Saône et Loire and Vice-President of Greater Chalon) and then joined the private sector as Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Unibail-Rodamco (2014-2016).
Close to Emmanuel Macron, he participated in the founding of En Marche and became the movement’s and candidate’s spokesperson for the 2017 presidential election. During the 2017 legislative elections, he was elected deputy for the fifth constituency of Paris. At the same time, he was appointed Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance. From November 2017 to 2019, he served as government spokesman, reporting to the Prime Minister. From 2019 to 2021, he sat on the Defence and Armed Forces Committee. In 2021, he announced that he would be ending his political career to set up a strategy consultancy firm dedicated to business leaders.
