Raphaël Glucksmann | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
Constituency | France |
Personal details | |
Born | Boulogne-Billancourt, France | 15 October 1979
Political party | Place Publique |
Spouse | Eka Zguladze (divorced) |
Domestic partner | Léa Salamé |
Children | 2 |
Parent | André Glucksmann |
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Raphaël Glucksmann (French pronunciation: [ʁafaɛl ɡlyksman], 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.
Glucksmann is the son of philosopher André Glucksmann. Between 2005 and 2012, he was an adviser to then-President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili.
In 2018, Glucksmann 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 Glucksmann as the head, [2] under the slogan, "Envie d'Europe, écologique et sociale". [3] 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. [4]
In Parliament, Glucksmann has served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Human Rights. Since 2020, he has also chaired the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union. [5] [6]
In addition to his committee assignments, Glucksmann is a member of the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group [7] and the Spinelli Group. [8]
In his parliamentary work, Glucksmann has focused attention on the Xinjiang re-education camps, for which he has been sanctioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. [9] [10]
Glucksmann has led public campaigns to raise awareness and enact legislation to hold companies accountable for labor exploitation and forced labor in the fashion supply chain industry in China. [11]
In March 2024, Glucksmann was one of twenty MEPs to be given a "Rising Star" award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards [12]
In May 2021, Glucksmann joined a group of 39 mostly Green Party lawmakers from the European Parliament who in a letter urged the leaders of Germany, France and Italy not to support Arctic LNG 2, a $21 billion Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, due to climate change concerns. [13]
In November 2021, Glucksmann led a group of seven Members of the European Parliament to Taiwan to send a strong signal in support of the self-ruling island, despite a threat of retaliation from China. [14] During this visit, the delegation stated to President Tsai Ing-wen: "Europe is standing with you." Glucksmann has been a strong proponent for deepened cooperation with Taiwan. [15]
Glucksmann was married to Georgian and Ukrainian politician Eka Zguladze until 2014. [16]
He has a son, Gabriel, born 12 March 2017, with journalist Léa Salamé. [17]
The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, in the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new U.S President Joe Biden. In retaliation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry sanctioned several European nationals, including French Member of the European Parliament Raphaël Glucksmann.
Raphaël Glucksmann | |
---|---|
Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
Constituency | France |
Personal details | |
Born | Boulogne-Billancourt, France | 15 October 1979
Political party | Place Publique |
Spouse | Eka Zguladze (divorced) |
Domestic partner | Léa Salamé |
Children | 2 |
Parent | André Glucksmann |
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Raphaël Glucksmann (French pronunciation: [ʁafaɛl ɡlyksman], 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.
Glucksmann is the son of philosopher André Glucksmann. Between 2005 and 2012, he was an adviser to then-President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili.
In 2018, Glucksmann 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 Glucksmann as the head, [2] under the slogan, "Envie d'Europe, écologique et sociale". [3] 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. [4]
In Parliament, Glucksmann has served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Human Rights. Since 2020, he has also chaired the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union. [5] [6]
In addition to his committee assignments, Glucksmann is a member of the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group [7] and the Spinelli Group. [8]
In his parliamentary work, Glucksmann has focused attention on the Xinjiang re-education camps, for which he has been sanctioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. [9] [10]
Glucksmann has led public campaigns to raise awareness and enact legislation to hold companies accountable for labor exploitation and forced labor in the fashion supply chain industry in China. [11]
In March 2024, Glucksmann was one of twenty MEPs to be given a "Rising Star" award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards [12]
In May 2021, Glucksmann joined a group of 39 mostly Green Party lawmakers from the European Parliament who in a letter urged the leaders of Germany, France and Italy not to support Arctic LNG 2, a $21 billion Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, due to climate change concerns. [13]
In November 2021, Glucksmann led a group of seven Members of the European Parliament to Taiwan to send a strong signal in support of the self-ruling island, despite a threat of retaliation from China. [14] During this visit, the delegation stated to President Tsai Ing-wen: "Europe is standing with you." Glucksmann has been a strong proponent for deepened cooperation with Taiwan. [15]
Glucksmann was married to Georgian and Ukrainian politician Eka Zguladze until 2014. [16]
He has a son, Gabriel, born 12 March 2017, with journalist Léa Salamé. [17]
The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, in the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new U.S President Joe Biden. In retaliation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry sanctioned several European nationals, including French Member of the European Parliament Raphaël Glucksmann.