We left a livid Benjamin Griveaux on January 14, 2020. Dark suit over a white shirt adorned with a midnight blue tie, the former government spokesperson announced in a press conference that he was giving up running for mayor of Paris , after the broadcast of an intimate video by a Russian activist.
Four years later, we found him in a Parisian brasserie, smiling and relaxed.
Jeans, sneakers and a hooded sweatshirt, he's ready to talk about his life afterward.
A week after the last reshuffle, some outgoing ministers may be curious to know its trajectory.
To name only the best known, Julien Denormandie and Jean-Baptiste Djebbari in April 2022, Marlène Schiappa or Pap Ndiaye in July 2023 had to reinvent a professional life.
Today, it is the turn of Olivier Dussopt or Rima Abdul Malak to be faced with this challenge.
“
Before the campaign, I had decided that, if I was not elected mayor of Paris, I would turn the page on politics
,” explains Benjamin Griveaux, a 46-year-old HEC graduate.
So go for the private sector.
“
I wondered if this affair could pose a problem for me professionally
,” he says.
It was not the case.
I was the victim.
And I received thousands of messages of support.
» A job offer in a company worth several billion euros, contacts with a large consulting firm... he says he had opportunities to sign a permanent contract.
He preferred to become an entrepreneur.
Linkedin helped him a lot.
An American banker…
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