Manuel Aeschlimann is a French politician. He began his political career at the early age of 25, as a city councillor in Asni�res-sur-Seine. He was appointed first deputy major and went on to be elected mayor of Asni�res in 1999. He was defeated when he sought re-election in 2008. He was elected deputy to the French National Assembly in June 2002 as a member of the ruling right-wing party UMP. On 17 June 2007, he was reelected deputy with 56.2% of the vote. He is a close friend of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy, of whom he was the political adviser in his successful race for president. [More at Wikipedia]

October 22nd, 1964 in Asnières-sur-Seine (Age 60)