Ilana Cicurel (born 8 February 1972) is a French lawyer and politician of

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

(LREM) who has been serving as a

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

since 2020.

Early life and education

Cicurel is the daughter of a French artist, , and the sister of French economist . She studied law at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, and is a

Fulbright Scholar The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...

from

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...

Early career

In 2008, Cicurel joined the Alliance Israélite Universelle where she was in charge of educational during the first three years, then served as General Manager until 2018.

Political career

Career in national politics

In 2017, Cicurel lost with a very short margin in the

2017 French legislative election Legislative elections in France were held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (with different dates for voters overseas) to elect the 577 members of the 15th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. They followed the two-round presidential election won by ...

. Since November 2017, Cicurel has been part of LREM's executive board under the leadership of the party's successive chairmen Christophe Castaner and

Stanislas Guerini Stanislas Guerini (born 14 May 1982) is a French politician who is serving as Minister of Public Transformation and Service in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022. Prior to entering government, Guerini served as Execut ...

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

In the 2019 European elections, Cicurel was placed in 23rd position on the list from

. After Brexit, she joined the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

, when UK members seats were transferred to other countries. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Culture and Education. In addition to her committee assignments, she is part of the parliament’s delegation for relations with

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

.Ilana Cicurel

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cicurel, Ilana 1972 births Living people Politicians from Paris La République En Marche! MEPs Pantheon-Sorbonne University alumni Harvard Law School alumni 21st-century French women lawyers 21st-century French lawyers MEPs for France 2019–2024 21st-century women MEPs for France Fulbright alumni