Jean-Marc Sylvestre
French economics journalist
Jean-Marc Sylvestre (French: [ʒˈɑ̃-mˈaʁk silvˈɛstʁ]; 29 October 1946 – 21 July 2026) was a French journalist.
Life and career
Born in Alençon on 29 October 1946, Sylvestre earned a doctorate from Paris Dauphine University and served as an assistant professor at the University of Caen Normandy before joining TF1 in 1997. From 1997 to 2001, he co-hosted the show Les Rendez-vous de l'entreprise alongside Nicolas Beytout. After Beytout's departure, he was the sole host of Les Coulisses de l'économie, which aired from 2001 to 2008. He was also an economic commentator for France Inter, which he took to the Labour Court for a dispute over his contract. The two parties reached an undisclosed settlement out of court.
In 2010, Sylvestre left TF1 and joined i>Télé. He became the host of the Sunday show Les Clés de l'éco, an economics program produced in partnership with Les Echos. In December 2017, he joined RT France after having been described as "ultra-liberal" by Le Canard enchaîné. The liberal label was criticized by far-right politician Jean-Gilles Malliarakis, though he refuted his stances in his book Une petite douleur à l’épaule gauche, where he commended the French healthcare system.
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