Édouard Fillias (born 21 April 1979) is a French

classical liberal Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, eco ...

activist of Spanish origin.

Biography

Born in

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, Fillias was president of

Liberal Alternative The Liberal Alternative ( or AL) was a French political party created on March 1, 2006. The party advocates for classical liberalism and libertarianism and against socialism and conservatism. Therefore their political colour is purple, between th ...

and that party's 2007 French Presidential candidate. He is a graduate of

Sciences Po Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

and

HEC Paris HEC Paris () is a business school and ''grande école'' located in Jouy-en-Josas, a southwestern outer suburb of Paris, France. It offers Bachelor, MiM, MSc in International Finance, MBA, EMBA, executive education, professional developm ...

Political and associative commitment

On March 1, 2006 he participated in the creation of a new liberal political party

of which he became president. On 13 March 2007 he withdrew and announced his support for

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. He was formerly president of

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, and is married to Sabine Herold, a fellow activist. In 2009, he professionally managed the internet aspects of the campaign of the

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list of

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for the

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, but said he had ceased all political involvement.

References

External links

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2007 presidential campaign web site
French people of Spanish descent 1979 births Living people Liberal Alternative politicians French libertarians HEC Paris alumni Sciences Po alumni {{France-activist-stub