In Juppe, Philippe recognized a man whose political positions were similar to those of his previous mentor – Michel Rocard. In 2002 Philippe met Alain Juppe and immediately found a new “guiding light” in his political development. He was appointed deputy mayor of the city in charge of legal affairs in 2001 under Antoine Rufenacht who would go on to serve as mayor until 2010. Rocard’s ousting from the party led to Philippe’s own permanent break with the leftist parties in politics.Īfter a brief break from politics, Edouard Philippe staged his return in the municipal administration at Le Havre.
At the time he was infatuated and heavily influenced by Michel Rocard, the then-leader of the French Socialist Party and Prime Minister under Francois Mitterrand. Philippe’s political career began during his studies at Science Po. Born on 28 November 1970, he grew up in a left-leaning family of dockworkers who played a key role in his early political development. Much like his boss Emmanuel Macron, Edouard Philippe is fairly young for a politician. Eduard Philippe has constantly proven to the nation and to the world that despite his lack of a flashy political background, he’s got what it takes to handle one of Europe’s toughest jobs. One can hardly imagine Emmanuel Macron’s presidency without his loyal and dutiful Prime Minister. The former mayor of Le Havre and incumbent French Prime Minister has one of the toughest jobs in Europe – being Emmanuel Macron’s Number 2. Major Mayors of Europe – Edouard Philippe
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