Nicolas Revel
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Nicolas Revel né Ricard (born 26 May 1966 in Paris) is a senior French civil servant. He has been the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff since 3 July 2020.
He was Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic from 15 May 2012 to 17 November 2014, then Director of the National Health Insurance Fund.
Family
Nicolas Revel, born Ricard, is the son of academician Jean-François Revel, born Ricard (1924-2006), and journalist Claude Sarraute[1] (born 1927). His maternal grandmother, Nathalie Sarraute (1900-1999), was a Jewish woman of Russian background who came to France as a child.
He has a sister, called Véronique, born in 1968.[2] His twin brother is Matthieu Ricard a monk and writer, and his aunt is Anne Sarraute and photographer Dominique Sarraute.
He has three sons named Simon, David et Benjamin.
Career
A graduate of the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Public Service section, class of 1988) and former student of the École nationale d'administration (class of Léon-Gambetta, 1991-1993), Nicolas Revel joined the Court of Auditors as legal adviser.
In 2000, he was appointed technical advisor by the Minister of Agriculture Jean Glavany.
After Bertrand Delanoë's victory in the 2001 municipal elections, the new mayor of Paris chose him as deputy chief of staff (in 2003). He appointed him Chief of Staff in 2008.
References
- ^ "L'équipe élyséenne de Hollande révélée". Libération.fr (in French). 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Généalogie de Véronique REVEL". Geneanet (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-27.