Macron loses his chief of staff and 'twin,' Alexis Kohler

Emmanuel Moulin will take over Alexis Kohler as Secretary General of the Elysée on April 14th. As a specialist in economic issues, the technocrat is a seasoned crisis manager but also a "rescapé" of political life. A draft he owes to Emmanuel Macron, of whom he will be the next right hand.

Emmanuel Moulin will succeed Alexis Kohler as Secretary General of the Elysée from mid-April. He is 56 years old and is close to former minister Bruno Le Maire, a specialist in economic matters.

Macron loses his chief of staff and 'twin,' Alexis Kohler

The all-powerful chief of staff, sometimes nicknamed the 'vice president,' will step down in mid-April, after eight years of service. Emmanuel Moulin, previously ex-prime minister Gabriel Attal's chief of staff, will succeed him.

PORTRAIT. The senior official, former director of the Tresor and former adviser to Nicolas Sarkozy, will succeed Alexis Kohler as secretary general of the Presidency. A mini-revolution at the Palace.

Macron’s powerful chief of staff steps down after 8 years

The powerful chief of staff of French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace is stepping down from the post he has held since the head of state was first elected in 2017, the presidency said.

In the wake of the sustained tribute that the head of state has publicly paid him, this departure reveals a recent break between the two men. This time, it is the right one. After several false departures, Alexis Kohler finally announced that he was leaving Elysée on Thursday 27 March via Le Figaro. The all-powerful secretary-general of the presidency, who has been in office for eight years, will be replaced in mid-April by Emmanuel Moulin, form…