Emmanuel Macron has chosen as new adviser in charge of communication for national issues Joseph Zimet, 46, former director general of the interministerial mission of the Centenary of the First World War, announced the Elysee Tuesday.
Taking office this week
"In the cabinet of the President of the Republic, he will be in charge of the press and the national communication of the President," says the Elysee, confirming information from the World . He will take office this week. The head of state had no more responsible for its national communication since the departure of Sibeth Ndiaye in March 2019, appointed Secretary of State Spokesman of the Government.
Close to the strauss-kahnian movement
Historian by training, Joseph Zimet, a close strauss-kahnian movement, has been since 2012 the conductor ceremonies commemorating the end of the Great War. In this capacity, he organized Emmanuel Macron's "Memorizing Roaming" in the north and east of France in the fall of 2018.
Previously, he had been responsible for the memory policy of the Ministry of the Armed, after passing through the City of Paris and the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. He was the collaborator of Socialist Christian Sautter, former member of the Lionel Jospin government and deputy mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoé.