Emmanuel Macron
| Emmanuel Macron | |
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 Emmanuel Macron in 2015 | |
| Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs | |
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Assumed office 26 August 2014 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls |
| Preceded by | Arnaud Montebourg |
| Joint Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic | |
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In office 15 May 2012 – 30 August 2014 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Preceded by | Jean Castex |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Revel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 December 1977 Amiens, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party |
Socialist Party (2006-2009) Independent (2009- ) |
| Spouse(s) | Brigitte Trogneux (m. 2007) |
| Alma mater |
Paris X Nanterre Sciences Po ENA |
Emmanuel Macron (born 21 December 1977 in Amiens) is a French senior official, politician and former investment banker.[1] On 26 August 2014 he was appointed as the Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs in the Second Valls Government.[2]
Early life and education
Macron is the son of Jean-Michel Macron, Professor of Neurology at the University of Picardy, and Françoise Macron-Noguès, MD. He was close to his grandmother, a school headmistress who had grown up in an illiterate household, and lived with her for some time.[3] He studied piano for ten years.[4]
He was educated for some years at the Jesuit-founded lycée La Providence in Amiens[5] before he continued at the élite high school Lycée Henri-IV in Paris. He studied Philosophy at the University of Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense, obtaining a DEA degree. He worked as an assistant for Paul Ricoeur between 1999 and 2001[5] where he helped edit Ricoeur's book La Mémoire, l'histoire, l'oubli. He also obtained a degree in Public Affairs at Sciences Po, before training for a senior civil service career at the École nationale d'administration (ENA), graduating in 2004.[6]
Public and private career
Macron worked as an Inspector of Finances in the French Ministry of Economy between 2004 and 2008. In 2007, he served as deputy rapporteur for the Commission to improve French growth headed by Jacques Attali.[5]
He left for a position of investment banker at Rothschild & Cie Banque. While at Rothschild, he closed a high profile deal between Nestlé and Pfizer.[6]
Political career
Macron was a member of the Parti Socialiste from 2006 to 2009. In 2015, during an interview on BFM TV, he said that he wasn't a member of the PS anymore.[7] Between 2012 and 2014, he was deputy secretary general of the Élysée, a senior member of President Hollande's staff.[6] He was appointed Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Data in the second Valls Cabinet on 26 August 2014, replacing Arnaud Montebourg.[2]
As Minister of the Economy, Macron is at the forefront of pushing through business-friendly reforms. In February 2015, he pledged that government would force through reforms against opposition from the parliament. The statement came in response to European Commission pressure over repeatedly missed public deficit targets.
Personal life
Macron married Brigitte Trogneux, a French teacher whom he first met in high school, in 2007. The couple lives with Trogneux's children from a previous marriage in France.[6]
References
- ↑ « Emmanuel Macron, The new French minister of the economy », Cosmopolis, 27 August 2014
- 1 2 Sylvie Corbet and Elaine Ganley « French gov't reshuffle expels dissident ministers » , Associated Press, 26 August 2014
- ↑ Emmanuel Macron, "l'hémisphère droit" de François Hollande (French) Le Nouvel Observateur
- ↑ Laura Boudoux (27 August 2014) 5 choses à savoir sur Emmanuel Macron, le benjamin du gouvernement (French) Elle.
- 1 2 3 Emmanuel Macron, un ex-banquier touche-à-tout à Bercy (French) France24 (with AFP). 27 August 2014
- 1 2 3 4 Renee Kaplan, L'Amie américaine
- ↑ Emmanuel Macron n'est plus encarté au Parti socialiste (French) Le Figaro. 28 August 2015
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| Preceded by Arnaud Montebourg |
Minister of the Economy 2014–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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