Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017 and is also Co-Prince of Andorra. He grew up in Amiens, studied philosophy, went to Sciences Po and then the École nationale d’administration (ENA). He worked in the Finance Ministry, then as an adviser to President François Hollande, and later became Minister of the Economy and Finance in 2014. He was the youngest person to hold that job and pushed reforms aimed at boosting business and modernizing France.
In 2016 Macron started his own centrist movement, En Marche! (later Renai s sance). He ran for president in 2017 and won, defeating Marine Le Pen in the second round with a large majority. He formed a government and pushed through reforms on work, taxes and pensions, while aiming to strengthen France’s role in the European Union and to promote a green energy transition.
Macron faced large protests during the Yellow Vests movement in 2018-2019 and steered France through the COVID-19 pandemic. In foreign policy, he advocated for European unity, kept close ties with Germany, supported Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 invasion, and sought strong partnerships with other countries.
He won a second term in 2022, becoming the first French president to be re-elected since 2002. The 2022 elections produced a hung parliament, leaving Macron with a minority government. In 2024 he reshuffled the government several times as he worked to pass budgets and reforms, continuing to shape French and European politics.
Macron is married to Brigitte Trogneux, his former high school teacher, who has played a prominent role in his career. They married in 2007 and have no children together.
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