Ariel Edmond Nicolas Weil (born 1973[1] in Jerusalem, Israel) is an Israeli-born French politician[2] who has been the Socialist Party mayor of Paris Centre (the central Paris area composed of arrondissements 1, 2, 3 and 4[3]) since 2020. He is also an economist.[4]

Ariel Edmond Nicolas Weil
Ariel Weil in 2017
Mayor of Paris Centre
Assumed office
11 July 2020
Mayor of the 4th arrondissement of Paris
In office
23 November 2017 – 11 July 2020
Preceded byChristophe Girard
Personal details
Born (1973-06-05) 5 June 1973 (age 50)
Jerusalem, Israel
Political partySocialist Party
SpouseDelphine Horvilleur
EducationLycée Henri-IV
Alma materENSAE ParisTech
Sciences Po
Harvard Business School

Prior to his election as mayor of Paris Centre, he had served as a borough councillor of 4th arrondissement of Paris from 2014 to 2020, and as mayor of the 4th arrondissement from 2017 to 2020.[5][6][7]

Weil graduated from Sciences Po and Harvard Business School and is the husband of rabbi Delphine Horvilleur.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Un café avec Ariel Weil (tête de liste Paris en Commun)". Le Marais Mood. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  2. ^ "En campagne avec… Ariel Weil". Le journal du Grand Paris - L'actualité du développement économique d'Ile-de-France (in French). 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  3. ^ "Paris redraws map as four arrondissements unite under new name". www.thelocal.fr. 16 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  4. ^ Baverel, Philippe (2020-03-16). "Municipales à Paris : Ariel Weil fait pencher à gauche le 1er arrondissement". leparisien.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  5. ^ "How gentrification is upending streets across Paris". The Independent. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  6. ^ "Résultats des municipales à Paris : Ariel Weil élu maire de l'arrondissement Paris Centre". actu.fr (in French). 28 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  7. ^ "Municipales à Paris : Ariel Weil fait le plein de peoples". leparisien.fr (in French). 2019-12-16. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  8. ^ Klug, Lisa. "France's foremost female rabbi takes a stab at the patriarchy". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.