Jean Tirole appointed to the Presidential science council by Emmanuel Macron

on the December 6, 2023

Jean Tirole, internationally renowned economist and Honorary President of the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), a component of UT Capitole, is one of the 12 scientists appointed by Emmanuel Macron to the Presidential science council on Wednesday 6 December.

Called the "Presidential Science Council" and inaugurated by Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Thursday 7 December, this new entity is made up of a group of twelve high-level scientists from a variety of backgrounds, including microbiology, ecology, mathematics, economics and sociology.

Its mission is to provide advice to the French executive on the direction of its research and innovation policy. "The Council's format is designed to be effective, so that the President can gather the opinions and feedback of researchers on scientific priorities", explained the Élysée Palace.

Jean Tirole, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics (2014) and the CNRS Gold Medal (2007), is one of the nominees. "I am very pleased to join my scientific colleagues in this initiative, which is designed to build links between politicians and scientists, and to reflect together on our scientific future," he said.

Science is a beacon of hope. It can help solve existential challenges such as global warming, health and pandemics. But it also creates other challenges that our society must prepare for; for example, artificial intelligence raises questions about its control, its impact on democracy and the evolution of the labour market.

Jean Tirole, economist and Honorary President of TSE

The twelve members of the Presidential science council

The other leading scientists appointed to the Presidential Science Council alongside Jean Tirole are :

Alain Aspect, physicist, CNRS gold medal (2005), Nobel Prize in Physics (2022),
Fabrice André, oncologist and director of research at Gustave-Roussy,
Lucien Bely, historian and member of the Institut de France and the Académie des sciences morales et politiques,
Aude Bernheim, a researcher in microbiology at Inserm and winner of the Collège de France Young Researchers Prize (2022),
Hugo Duminil-Copin, mathematician, Fields Medal (2022),
Sandra Lavorel, ecologist and CNRS gold medalist (2023),
Claire Mathieu, researcher in computer science and mathematics, CNRS silver medal (2019),
José-Alain Sahel, ophthalmologist, CNRS innovation medal (2012),
Pascale Senellart, physicist and CNRS silver medalist (2014),
Claude Tiercelin, philosopher and member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques,
Pierre-Paul Zalio, president of Campus Condorcet, CNRS bronze medal (2003).

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Updated on December 8, 2023