Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 175 cm |
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| Weight | 73 kg |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Brown |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Jésuites de la Providence (lycée in Amiens), élite high school Lycée Henri-IV, Paris, France |
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| College/University | University of Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Nanterre, France, Sciences Po (Paris Institute of Political Studies), Paris, France |
| Educational Qualifications | A master's degree in public affairs from Sciences Po (Paris Institute of Political Studies) in 2004, DEA Degree in Philosophy from the University of Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense |
Personal Life
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| Ethnicity | French |
| Hobbies | Cycling, Playing Tennis, Playing the Piano |
Family
| Father | Jean-Michel Macron (Professor of neurology) | ||||
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| Mother | Françoise (Noguès) (a Physician) | ||||
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| Spouse | Brigitte Trogneux | ||||
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Career
| Party | Socialist Party (2006-2009), Independent (2009-2016), Le Republique en Marche (2016-present) |
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| Political Journey | In 2006, he joined the Socialist Party (PS)., In 2009, he quit the Socialist Party., From 2012 to 2014, he served as deputy secretary-general of the Élysée., In 2015, he said that he was now an independent candidate., On 26 August 2014, he was appointed the Minister of Economy and Finance in the 2nd Valls Cabinet., On 30 August 2016, he resigned from the government ahead of the 2017 presidential election., In 2016, he founded his own progressive political movement, En Marche!., On 16 November 2016, he formally declared his candidacy for the French presidency., On 14 May 2017, he assumed the office of the President of France., On 24 April 2022, he comfortably won re-election to a second term, defeating his rival far-right populist Marine Le Pen. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| Emmanuel Macron does drink alcohol. | |
| He was born in the City of Amiens in Northern France. | |
| His father was a Professor of Neurology at the University of Picardy and his mother was a Physician. | |
| As a boy, Macron preferred spending time with adults instead of kids his own age. | |
| He completed his education at the Jésuites de la Providence lycée in Amiens and the élite high school Lycée Henri-IV in Paris. | |
| Macron made his public appearance in May 1993 in Jean Tardieu’s “La comédie du langage”. | |
| He worked as an Inspector of Finances in the French Ministry of Economy from 2004 to 2007. | |
| Macron developed a close bond with Jacques Attali, a prominent French economic and social theorist. | |
| In 2007, he served as deputy rapporteur for the Commission for improving French economic growth. | |
| Macron worked at Rothschild & Cie Banque as an investment banker. | |
| He implemented business-friendly reforms as Minister of the Economy. | |
| He founded his own progressive political movement, En Marche!, in 2016. | |
| At 37, Macron became France’s youngest-ever economy minister. | |
| He launched his En Marche! political movement after leaving the Socialist Party. | |
| Macron’s wife, Brigitte Macron, is 24 years older and his former teacher. | |
| Brigitte Macron has 3 children and 7 grandchildren from her first marriage. | |
| One of Macron’s daughters, Tiphaine Auziere, works on his presidential campaign. | |
| Brigitte Macron’s family owns a successful chocolate business. | |
| Macron and his wife have chosen not to have children. | |
| He announced his candidacy for the French presidency in November 2016. | |
| Macron has been described as both Social Liberal and Social Democrat. | |
| He credits his grandmother, Manette, for influencing his leftist ideals and love for books. |
