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Gilles Bouleau (born 25 May 1962) is a French journalist. As a journalist and reporter on
TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network. TF1 is part ...
and LCI for several years, he spent several years in other countries as a
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in London and
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. Head of special operations since 2011, he became the
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of the on TF1 since June 2012, succeeding
Laurence Ferrari Laurence Ferrari ( ; born 5 July 1966) is a French journalist, best known as a former anchor of the TF1 weekday evening news ''Le 20H''."À TF1, Laurence Ferrari va remplacer Patrick Poivre d’Arvor", ''Le Monde'', Guy DutheiLemonde.frRetrieved ...
.


Early life and education

Gilles Bouleau was born in Paris but spend his childhood in
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in the department of
Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a department in the Île-de-France region of France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the west and ...
. He studied and graduated at the Centre de Formation des Journalistes (CFJ) of Paris and at the Institut d'Études Politiques of Paris (
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 ...
).


Television career

In 1986, Gilles Bouleau joined the redaction service of
TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network. TF1 is part ...
. He passed by the economic and social services, domestic policy, reportages and general information. He then presented all kind of reportages like Yugoslavia in 1987, the French presidential election of 1988, the
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and
1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Hav ...
. From 1996 to 1999, he presented the morning program on the news channel LCI. In 1999, he became the editor-in-chief assistant of the program , which consisted of reportages and interviews presented by Ruth Elkrief on TF1. In June 2001, he began an international phase as a
correspondent A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for a magazine, or an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, locati ...
on TF1 in London. Four years later in July 2005, shortly after the
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and the
21 July 2005 London bombings On 21 July 2005, four attempted bomb attacks by four Islamism, Islamist extremists disrupted part of London's public transport system as a follow-up attack to the 7 July 2005 London bombings two weeks earlier. The explosions occurred around mid ...
, he left the British capital for
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and became since August of that year the correspondent in the United States for five years. He reported several important events of the country such as the
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that happened the same month as his arrival, or the
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won by
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. In July 2011, he came back to Paris and became the substitute presenter of
Laurence Ferrari Laurence Ferrari ( ; born 5 July 1966) is a French journalist, best known as a former anchor of the TF1 weekday evening news ''Le 20H''."À TF1, Laurence Ferrari va remplacer Patrick Poivre d’Arvor", ''Le Monde'', Guy DutheiLemonde.frRetrieved ...
for the after the departure of
Harry Roselmack Harry Roselmack (born 20 March 1973 in Tours) is a French radio and TV journalist of Martiniquan descent. Career Harry Roselmack graduated with degrees in History ( DEUG) and Journalism (DUT). He began to work for a local radio station, during ...
. The next month, he succeeded
Jean-Claude Narcy Jean-Claude Narcy (born 16 January 1938) is a French journalist and news anchor who has presented the daily news in the evening and at night on TF1. Early life and education Jean-Claude Narcy was born in Tours in the department of Indre-et-Loi ...
as the head of the special operations. In June 2012, after the resignation of Laurence Ferrari, he was named for presenting temporarily the . Soon after, he became the new presenter of the evening news on TF1. Since 2012, he also presented the election evening programs on TF1 such as the French municipal elections of 2014, the European elections of 2014 in France, the French regional elections of 2015 and the French presidential election of 2017. He presented with
Claire Chazal Claire Chazal (; born 1 December 1956) is a French journalist, romance writer, and former director of news at a national television station, France 2. She had been the weekend news anchor at TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'' ...
and then with
Anne-Claire Coudray Anne-Claire Coudray (born 1 February 1977) is a French journalist and television presenter. Early life and education Anne-Claire Coudray was born in Rennes in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, and spent a part of her childhood in Locmariaquer ...
. In June 2014, TF1 broadcast an interview of Russian president
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made by Gilles Bouleau and
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach Jean-Pierre Elkabbach (29 September 1937 – 3 October 2023) was a French journalist. Biography Elkabbach was born to an Algerian Jewish family in Oran on 29 September 1937, then the prefecture of the ''département d'Oran'' in French Algeria ...
. The next month, he interviewed with
David Pujadas David Pujadas (, ; born 2 December 1964) is a French journalist and television host. A news presenter for TF1's LCI daily news programme, ''24H Pujadas,'' at 18:00 CET, he was an anchorman on France 2's weeknight newscast, ''Le Journal de 20 He ...
the French president
François Hollande François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (France), First Secretary of th ...
, and interviews him a second time in November 2014 with
Yves Calvi Yves Calvi (born Yves Krettly on 30 August 1959) is a French journalist and television presenter. Early career and education Yves Calvi was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. He graduated in modern literature and ...
in the program on TF1. In February 2015, he presented with
Christophe Dechavanne Christophe Dechavanne (; born 23 January 1958) is a French television and radio host and program producer. He is the host of '' La Roue de la fortune''. Biography Dechavanne attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. He started working as a ...
the special program to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the channel, essentially composed of archives. Since June 2016, he presents the new program about politics on TF1 titled ''Vie politique'', broadcast occasionally on Sunday evening and live. During the
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, he hosted alongside Coudray the debate between the top five candidates on 20 March, as well as the program '' Demain Président'' in the lead-up to the first round. Bouleau was involved in the investigation of the
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, on which he wrote two books, and , with coauthors
Arnaud Bédat Arnaud Bédat (8 March 1965 – 20 July 2023) was a Swiss journalist and author. He worked for . His works often focused on high profile cases, including the Swissair Flight 111 and the Order of the Solar Temple. Other books of his covered Pope ...
and Bernard Nicolas in 1996 and 2000, respectively. Their investigation into the affair was covered in the 2022 documentary series .


Personal life

Gilles Bouleau is married to a journalist and has two daughters.


Publications

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References


External links

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