Emmanuel Macron

His Excellency Emmanuel Macron CBE
Macron in 2023
25th President of France
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 May 2017
Prime Minister	Édouard Philippe Jean Castex Élisabeth Borne Gabriel Attal
Preceded by	François Hollande
Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs
In office 26 August 2014 – 30 August 2016
Prime Minister	Manuel Valls
Preceded by	Arnaud Montebourg
Succeeded by	Michel Sapin
Personal details
Born	Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (1977-12-21) 21 December 1977 (age 46) Amiens, France
Political party	Renaissance (2016–present)
Other political affiliations	Socialist Party (2006–2009)
Spouse(s)	Brigitte Trogneux ​ (m. 2007)​
Alma mater	Paris X Nanterre Sciences Po École nationale d'administration
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Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron CBE (French: [emanɥɛl makʁɔ̃]; born 21 December 1977 in Amiens) is a French politician, senior civil servant, and former investment banker. Macron is the 25th and current President of France and co-prince of Andorra since 14 May 2017.

Macron was a member of the Socialist Party (PS) from 2006 to 2009. He was designated deputy secretary-general under François Hollande's first government in 2012 before being appointed Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs in 2014 under the Second Valls Government,^[1] where he pushed through business-friendly reforms.

Macron resigned in August 2016^[2] in order to launch a bid in the 2017 presidential election.^[3] In November 2016, Macron declared that he would run in the election under the banner of En Marche!, a centrist^[4] movement he founded in April 2016. Macron won the election after defeating Marine Le Pen on the second round on 7 May 2017 by winning 66% of the vote.^[5] At his election to the presidency at age 39, he became the youngest President in French history and the youngest head of state since Napoléon III.^[6] He was re-elected in 2022 beating Le Pen again, becoming the first French president in twenty years to win re-election.^[7]

1. ↑ Sylvie Corbet and Elaine Ganley « French gov't reshuffle expels dissident ministers » , Associated Press, 26 August 2014
2. ↑ Julien Licourt; Yohan Blavignat (30 August 2016). "EN DIRECT - Macron évite soigneusement d'évoquer sa candidature" (in French). Le Figaro.
3. ↑ "Macron quits to clear way for French presidential bid". BBC. 30 August 2016.
4. ↑ "Macron joins race to 'unblock France'". BBC News. 16 November 2016.
5. ↑ "En direct, Emmanuel Macron élu président : « Je défendrai la France, ses intérêts vitaux, son image »". Le Monde. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
6. ↑ Serhan, Yasmeen (7 May 2017). "Emmanuel Macron Wins the French Presidency". The Atlantic. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
7. ↑ Spencer, Mimosa; Jabkhiro, Juliette; Foroudi, Layli (2022-04-24). "France's Macron beats Le Pen to win second term". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-04-24.