Emanuel Macron
The leader of France, who met with JD Vance to discuss AI and European policy perspectives.
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Summary
Emmanuel Macron, born December 21, 1977, has served as the President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He rose to prominence after serving as Minister of the Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs from 2014 to 2016 under President François Hollande, and subsequently founded the political movement En Marche! (later Renaissance). Elected president in May 2017 at age 39, he became the youngest president in French history, securing a second term in 2022. His presidency has been characterized by significant domestic reforms, including labor, taxation, and pensions, which have often led to public protests, alongside efforts towards a renewable energy transition. In foreign policy, he has advocated for European Union reforms and engaged in key international affairs. Notably, in contrast to some European approaches, Macron has adopted a pro-innovation stance on artificial intelligence policy, with figures like US Vice President JD Vance characterizing his approach as less cautious than other European leaders, aiming to avoid what Vance termed the 'safetyism' prevalent in Europe.
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Extracted Attributes
Spouse
Brigitte Trogneux
Education
Paris Nanterre University, Sciences Po, École nationale d'administration
Full Name
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron
Date of Birth
1977-12-21
Place of Birth
Amiens, France
Previous Roles
Senior Civil Servant at Inspectorate General of Finances, Investment Banker at Rothschild & Co., Élysée Deputy Secretary-General, Minister of the Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs
Political Party
Renaissance (since 2016, founded as En Marche!)
AI Policy Stance
Pro-innovation, less cautious than other European leaders
Key Policy Areas
Labor laws, taxation, pensions, renewable energy transition
Current Positions
President of France, Co-Prince of Andorra
Foreign Policy Focus
European Union reforms, trade with China, AUKUS dispute, support for Ukraine
Age at First Presidency
39 years
Previous Political Affiliation
Socialist Party (2006-2009)
Timeline
- Born in Amiens, France. (Source: summary)
1977-12-21
- Graduated from École nationale d'administration (ENA). (Source: wikipedia)
2004
- Became a member of the Socialist Party. (Source: wikipedia)
2006
- Married Brigitte Trogneux. (Source: web_search_results)
2007
- Ceased to be a member of the Socialist Party. (Source: wikipedia)
2009
- Appointed Élysée deputy secretary-general by President François Hollande. (Source: wikipedia)
2012-05-15
- Resigned as Élysée deputy secretary-general. (Source: wikipedia)
2014-07-15
- Appointed Minister of the Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs. (Source: summary)
2014
- Founded the political movement En Marche!. (Source: summary)
2016-04-06
- Resigned as Minister of the Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs to launch his presidential campaign. (Source: summary)
2016
- Elected President of France, defeating Marine Le Pen, becoming the youngest president in French history at age 39. (Source: summary)
2017-05-07
- Formally became President of France. (Source: wikipedia)
2017-05-14
- His party, En Marche!, was renamed La République En Marche! (LREM). (Source: wikipedia)
2017
- Yellow vests protests against his reforms began. (Source: summary)
2018
- Began leading France's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination rollout. (Source: summary)
2020
- Re-elected President of France for a second term, again defeating Marine Le Pen. (Source: summary)
2022-04-24
- His centrist coalition lost its majority in the legislative election, resulting in a hung parliament. (Source: wikipedia)
2022
- His government passed legislation raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, leading to public sector strikes and violent protests. (Source: wikipedia)
2023
- Appointed Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister. (Source: summary)
2024
- Dissolved the National Assembly and called for a snap legislative election following overwhelming defeat at the European Parliament elections. (Source: wikipedia)
2024
- Appointed Michel Barnier as Prime Minister. (Source: summary)
2024
- Appointed François Bayrou as Prime Minister after Michel Barnier was toppled by a vote of no confidence. (Source: summary)
2024
Wikipedia
View on WikipediaEmmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He served as Minister of the Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande from 2014 to 2016. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016. Born in Amiens, Macron studied philosophy at Paris Nanterre University. He completed a master's degree in public affairs at Sciences Po and graduated from the École nationale d'administration in 2004. He worked as a senior civil servant at the Inspectorate General of Finances and investment banker at Rothschild & Co. Appointed Élysée deputy secretary-general by President Hollande after the 2012 election, Macron was a senior adviser to Hollande. Appointed Economics Minister in 2014, in the second Valls government, he led several business-friendly reforms. He resigned in 2016, to launch his 2017 presidential campaign. A member of the Socialist Party between 2006 and 2009, he ran in the election under the banner of En Marche, a centrist and pro-European political movement he founded in 2016. Partly due to the Fillon affair, Macron was elected President in May 2017 with 66% of the vote in the second round, defeating Marine Le Pen of the National Front. Aged 39, he became the youngest president in French history. In the 2017 legislative election, his party, renamed La République En Marche! (LREM), secured a majority in the National Assembly. Macron was elected to a second term in the 2022 presidential election, again defeating Le Pen, becoming the first French presidential candidate to win reelection since Jacques Chirac in 2002. Macron's centrist coalition lost its majority in the 2022 legislative election, resulting in a hung parliament and formation of France's first minority government since 1993. In 2024, Macron appointed Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister, after a government crisis. Following overwhelming defeat at the 2024 European Parliament elections, Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called for a snap legislative election which resulted in another hung parliament and electoral defeat for his coalition. Two months afterwards, Macron appointed Michel Barnier, a conservative and former chief Brexit negotiator, as Prime Minister. Only three months in, Barnier was toppled by a historic vote of no confidence, prompting Macron to replace him with centrist veteran François Bayrou. During his presidency, Macron has overseen reforms to labour laws, taxation, and pensions; and pursued a renewable energy transition. Dubbed "president of the rich" by opponents, increasing protests against his reforms culminated in 2018–2020 with the yellow vests protests and the pension reform strike. In foreign policy, he called for reforms to the European Union (EU) and signed treaties with Italy and Germany. Macron conducted €40 billion in trade and business agreements with China during the China–United States trade war and oversaw a dispute with Australia and the US over the AUKUS security pact. From 2020, he led France's response to the COVID pandemic and vaccination rollout. In 2023, the government of his prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, passed legislation raising the retirement age from 62 to 64; this led to public sector strikes and violent protests. He continued Opération Chammal in the war against the Islamic State and joined in the international condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Web Search Results
- Emmanuel Macron - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron CBE (French: [\[emanɥɛl makʁɔ̃\]]( "Help:IPA/French"); 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) "Socialist Party (France)") 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&action=edit&redlink=1 "Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (France) (not yet started)") in 2014 under the Second Valls Government"),[\[1\]]( where he pushed through business-friendly reforms. [...] Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (1977-12-21) 21 December 1977 (age 47) Amiens, France | | Political party | Renaissance "Renaissance (party)") (2016–present) | | Other political affiliations | Socialist Party "Socialist Party (France)") (2006–2009) | | Spouse(s) | Brigitte Trogneux (m. 2007) | | Alma mater | Paris X Nanterre") Sciences Po École nationale d'administration | | Signature | Image 5 |
- Emmanuel Macron - Wikipedia
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He served as Minister of the Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs "Ministry of Economy and Finance (France)") under President François Hollande from 2014 to 2016. He has been a member of Renaissance "Renaissance (French political party)") since founding the party in 2016. [...] | Preceded by | Arnaud Montebourg | | Succeeded by | Michel Sapin | | Deputy Secretary-General to the President | | | In office 15 May 2012 – 15 July 2014 | | | President | François Hollande | | Preceded by | Jean Castex | | Succeeded by | Laurence Boone | | | | | Personal details | | | Born | Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (1977-12-21) 21 December 1977 (age 47) Amiens, Somme, France | | Political party | Renaissance "Renaissance (French political party)") (2016–present) | [...] French presidential candidate to win reelection since Jacques Chirac in 2002. Macron's centrist coalition "Ensemble (coalition)") lost its majority in the 2022 legislative election, resulting in a hung parliament and formation of France's first minority government since 1993. In 2024, Macron appointed Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister, after a government crisis. Following overwhelming defeat at the 2024 European Parliament elections, Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called for a snap
- Emmanuel Macron | Biography, Political Party, Age, Presidency ...
Emmanuel Macron (born December 21, 1977, Amiens, France) is a French banker and politician who was elected president of France in 2017. Macron was the first person in the history of the Fifth Republic to win the presidency without the backing of either the Socialists or the Gaullists, and he was France’s youngest head of state since Napoleon I. He was reelected in 2022, becoming the first French president in two decades to win a second term. ## Early life and start in politics [...] Macron is the eldest of three siblings born to a family of doctors who held politically liberal views. He attended a private lycée (secondary school) in Amiens, where he proved to be an exceptionally gifted student. While there he began a long-term relationship with his drama teacher, Brigitte Trogneux, and the two were later married (2007). Macron completed his baccalauréat at the prestigious Lycée Henri-IV in Paris before studying international policy and public service at the grande école [...] After Hollande won the presidency, Macron joined his administration as a deputy chief of staff and an economic adviser. Macron became the face of France at international summits, and in 2014 he was elevated to finance minister. He promoted a package of reforms known as the loi Macron (“Macron law”) in an effort to spark the moribund French economy, but the legislation triggered a revolt from the left wing of the Socialist Party. In February 2015 Prime Minister Manuel Valls was forced to invoke
- Presidency of Emmanuel Macron - Wikipedia
Emmanuel Macron is currently serving as President of France. He took office upon winning the 2017 French presidential election. Macron was the founding member of Renaissance "Renaissance (French political party)"). He defeated National Rally nominee Marine Le Pen. He again defeated Le Pen in the 2022 French presidential election. He was the youngest president in French history and the youngest French head of state since Napoleon I, at 39. ## Background [edit] ### En Marche ! [edit] [...] At 39, Macron was the youngest president in French history and the youngest French head of state since Napoleon. He was the first president born after the establishment of the Fifth Republic in 1958. Macron formally became president on 14 May. [...] On 7 May 2017, Macron was elected President of France with 66.1% of the vote compared to Marine Le Pen's 33.9%. The election had record abstention at 25.4% and 8% of ballots were blank or spoilt. Macron resigned from his role as president of En Marche ! and Catherine Barbaroux became interim leader. ## First term [edit]
- Emmanuel Macron - Élysée
Image 15: Official portrait: Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron Soazig de la Moissonnière / DILA-La Documentation française Contact the Presidency Send your message Image 16 Emmanuel Macron is the eighth President of the Fifth Republic of France. He launched the movement « En Marche ! », founded on 6 April 2016, and was its leader until his victory in the presidential election on 7 May 2017. On 24 April 2022, Emmanuel Macron was re-elected President of the Republic. [...] Emmanuel Macron was born in December 1977 in Amiens, in the Somme department. He studied philosophy, and later attended the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) where he graduated in 2004. Emmanuel Macron then joined the Inspectorate General of Finance where he worked for four years before entering the banking sector. [...] Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron was elected President of France in 2017. Image 4 Brigitte Macron Biography of Ms Brigitte Macron Image 5 Presidential team Private office, military staff and services of the Presidency of the Republic Image 6 Yesterday, 150th anniversary of the Republic -------------------------------------------- The Presidents since 1848 The institutions Founding texts The symbols