Raphaël Glucksmann
French politician (born 1979)
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- Raphaël Glucksmann ( French: [ʁafaɛl ɡlyksman] ; born 15 October 1979 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French politician.
- He is the co-president of the political party Place publique.
- He is the son of philosopher André Glucksmann (who was an Ashkenazi Jew) and Françoise Glucksmann (née Villette), daughter of philosopher Jeannette Colombel.
- He was married to former Georgian and Ukrainian politician Eka Zguladze, with whom he has a son.
- The couple are now divorced.
Raphaël Glucksmann (French: [ʁafaɛl ɡlyksman]; born 15 October 1979 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French politician. Since 2019, he has been a member of the European Parliament (MEP), within the S&D alliance, being the lead candidate for the PS-PP alliance in 2019 and 2024. He is the co-president of the political party Place publique.
Early life and career
Glucksmann was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. He is the son of philosopher André Glucksmann (who was an Ashkenazi Jew) and Françoise Glucksmann (née Villette), daughter of philosopher Jeannette Colombel. Between 2005 and 2012, he was an adviser to the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. He was married to former Georgian and Ukrainian politician Eka Zguladze, with whom he has a son. Zguladze was a special adviser to President Saakashvili from 2009 to 2012 and later served as First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from 2014 to 2016. The couple are now divorced.
Political career
Beginnings
In 2018, Glucksmann founded the centre-left political party Place Publique.
Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present
On 26 May 2019, Place Publique and the French Socialist Party presented a joint list at the European Parliament election, with Glucksmann as the head, under the slogan, "Envie d'Europe, écologique et sociale". The list obtained a total of 6.2%, thereby securing the election of six members to the European Parliament: Glucksmann, Sylvie Guillaume, Eric Andrieu, Aurore Lalucq, Pierre Larrouturou, Nora Mebarek.
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