Sarah Knafo | |
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Member of the European Parliament for France | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Member of the Court of Audit | |
In office 9 January 2020 –15 July 2024 | |
President | Pierre Moscovici |
Personal details | |
Born | Les Pavillons-sous-Bois,France | 24 April 1993
Political party | REC (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | UMP (2011–2015) LR (2015–2021) |
Domestic partner | Éric Zemmour (2021–present) |
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Occupation | Magistrate •Civil servant |
Sarah Knafo (born 24 April 1993) is a French magistrate,member of the Court of Audit,civil servant,author and politician. She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2024.
Knafo was born in Les Pavillons-sous-Bois to a family of Maghrebi Jewish ancestry who had roots in Algeria and Morocco. [1] [2] [3] Her grandparents moved to France in the wake of the Six Day War in response to the rise of Arab nationalism in North Africa. [4] Her mother works as a hypnotherapist and her father is a businessman. Knafo moved to Paris as a teenager. [1]
Knafo graduated with a degree in public administration at Sciences Po after a Baccalauréat in 2011 and then economics and political science at the Sorbonne [ which? ] in 2014. [5] During her studies,she worked as an intern at the French embassy in Libya (at the time relocated to Tunisia). [6] During that time,she also conducted research into illegal immigration routes from Africa into Europe. [7] In 2020,she began working as a civil servant in Seine-Saint-Denis and became a magistrate. [8]
In 2021, L'Express reported that she has been advising Éric Zemmour,a friend of her family,in the event of putting his name for the candidacy for the 2022 French presidential election. [7] [9] L'Obs magazine also claimed she had facilitated meetings between Zemmour and Nicolas Dupont-Aignan,as well as Laurent Wauquiez and Marion Maréchal. [10] In October 2021,she was named as one of Zemmour's campaign directors for his presidential campaign bid and Reconquête party. [11]
Knafo previously had a relationship with Louis Sarkozy,the son of former President Nicolas Sarkozy. [1] In January 2022,Éric Zemmour informed the public that Knafo is his romantic partner. [12] Regarding her beliefs,Knafo has described herself as Jewish but influenced by Christian culture. [7]
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