Sibeth Ndiaye

Sibeth Ndiaye
Government Spokeswoman
In office
1 April 2019 – 6 July 2020
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byBenjamin Griveaux
Succeeded byGabriel Attal
Personal details
Born (1979-12-13) 13 December 1979 (age 44)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalityFrench
Senegalese
Political partyLa République En Marche!
SpousePatrice Roques
Children3
EducationLycée Montaigne
Alma materParis Diderot University
Pantheon-Sorbonne University
ProfessionCommunications advisor

Sibeth Ndiaye (born 13 December 1979)[1] is a French-Senegalese communications advisor who served as Government Spokeswoman under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 1 April 2019 to 6 July 2020.[2][3]

Early life and education

Ndiaye was born in Dakar, Senegal. Her father was involved with the Senegalese Democratic Party and her German-Togolese mother[4] was a high-ranking judge on the country's constitutional council.[5] In 1995, she moved to France to study at the renowned Lycée Montaigne where she obtained a Baccalauréat in Science. She then studied at Paris Diderot University and Pantheon-Sorbonne University.[6]

Political career

From 2002, Ndiaye was a member of the Socialist Party (PS). Alongside Ismaël Emelien, Stanislas Guerini and Benjamin Griveaux, she later formed part of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's campaign team for the party’s primaries ahead of the 2007 presidential election.[7]

In March 2008, Ndiaye was appointed head of the press department of Claude Bartolone, who had been newly elected as president of the Seine-Saint-Denis General Council.[8] Also in 2008, she became the Socialist Party’s spokesperson for children’s affairs, under the leadership of chairwoman Martine Aubry.[9] She later endorsed Aubry in the Socialist Party’s primaries for the 2012 presidential election.[10]

After the election of François Hollande as President of France, Ndiaye joined the cabinet of Minister of the Economy and Finance Arnaud Montebourg as press and communication officer and kept this position when Macron succeeded Montebourg in 2014.[citation needed]

Ndiaye subsequently was in charge of Macron's press relations during the 2017 presidential election and joined his cabinet in the Élysée Palace after he was elected. From 1 April 2019 until 2020, she served as a Secretary of State to the office of the Prime Minister and Government Spokeswoman.[11]

In late 2020, Ndiaye joined the staff of the LREM party.[12]

In October 2020, Ndiaye was one of several current and former government officials whose home was searched by French authorities following complaints about the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[13]

Career in the private sector

Since 2021, Ndiaye has been serving as managing director of Adecco in France.[14]

Personal life

Ndiaye is married to Patrice Roques, a French senior official, and has 3 children.[15] She became a naturalized French citizen in June 2016.[16]

Further reading

Macron's right-hand woman: ‘He doesn't need another flatterer’, The Guardian, April 2019

References

  1. ^ « Sibeth Ndiaye, la tête qui dépasse dans Macron, les coulisses d’une victoire », Ouest-France, 9 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Gouvernement Castex en direct : Darmanin nommé ministre de l'intérieur, Dupond-Moretti garde des sceaux et Bachelot à la culture". Le Monde.fr (in French). 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ Dikov, Ivan (1 April 2019). "Macron Appoints Senegalese-born Sibeth Ndiaye as Spokesperson in Minor Government Reshuffle". European Views. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. ^ Elaine Sciolino (2 October 2019), She Speaks for France’s President. And ‘Explosions of Color.’ New York Times.
  5. ^ "Who is France's new spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye?". 1 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ^ Média, Prisma. "Sibeth Ndiaye – La biographie de Sibeth Ndiaye avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. ^ Mariana Grépinet (28 November 2018), Stanislas Guerini, un inconnu à la tête des marcheurs Paris Match.
  8. ^ Raphaëlle Bacqué (7 June 2019), Sibeth Ndiaye, langue de bois et paroles cash au service du macronisme Le Monde.
  9. ^ Gaëtane Morin (11 April 2019), Sibeth Ndiaye, confidences d'une porte-parole Le Parisien.
  10. ^ Raphaëlle Bacqué (7 June 2019), Sibeth Ndiaye, langue de bois et paroles cash au service du macronisme Le Monde.
  11. ^ "Gouvernement : voici les remplaçants des ministres sortants". ledauphine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  12. ^ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (25 July 2020), Sibeth Ndiaye reprend du service à LREM pour identifier les «talents» de demain Le Figaro.
  13. ^ Merlin Sugue (15 October 2020), French police search health minister’s home as part of coronavirus inquiry Politico Europe.
  14. ^ Barthélémy Philippe (25 January 2021), Reconversion de Sibeth Ndiaye chez Adecco : le “oui, mais” du gendarme de la transparence Capital.
  15. ^ "Sibeth Ndiaye : on sait qui est le mari de la nouvelle porte-parole du gouvernement". Planet (in French). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  16. ^ Elaine Sciolino (2 October 2019), She Speaks for France’s President. And ‘Explosions of Color.’ New York Times.