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Sibeth Ndiaye (born 13 December 1979) is a French-Senegalese communications advisor who served as Spokesperson of the Government under Prime Minister
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from 1 April 2019 to 6 July 2020.


Early life and education

Ndiaye was born in
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, Senegal. Her father was involved with the Senegalese Democratic Party and her German-Togolese mother was a high-ranking judge on the country's constitutional council. In 1995, she moved to France to study at the renowned Lycée Montaigne where she obtained a
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in Science. She then studied at
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and Pantheon-Sorbonne University.


Political career

From 2002, Ndiaye was a member of the
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(PS). Alongside Ismaël Emelien, Stanislas Guerini and Benjamin Griveaux, she later formed part of
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's campaign team for the party’s
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ahead of the
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. In March 2008, Ndiaye was appointed head of the press department of
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, who had been newly elected as president of the Seine-Saint-Denis General Council. Also in 2008, she became the Socialist Party’s spokesperson for children’s affairs, under the leadership of chairwoman
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. She later endorsed Aubry in the Socialist Party’s primaries for the
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. After the election of
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as
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, Ndiaye joined the cabinet of Minister of the Economy and Finance
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after he was elected. From 1 April 2019 until 2020, she served as a Secretary of State to the office of the
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and Government Spokeswoman. In late 2020, Ndiaye joined the staff of the
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party. In October 2020, Ndiaye was one of several current and former government officials whose home was searched by French authorities following complaints about the government's handling of the
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.


Career in the private sector

Since 2021, Ndiaye has been serving as managing director of
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 in France.


Personal life

Ndiaye is married to Patrice Roques, a French senior official, and has 3 children. She became a naturalized French citizen in June 2016.Elaine Sciolino (2 October 2019)
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Further reading


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References

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