Florian Philippot (born 24 October 1981 at Croix, Nord) is a French politician, a senior civil servant on leave, one of the five vice presidents of the Front National (FN) and one of the main advisors of Marine Le Pen, president of this party. In October 2011, he was appointed by Marine Le Pen strategic director of her presidential campaign. In July 2012, he was appointed vice president in charge of strategy and communication of the FN.