Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has been serving as the president of France and ex officio co-prince of Andorra since 14 May 2017

 

Bio
Real Name	Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron
Profession	Politician
Party	Socialist Party (2006-2009) Independent (2009-2016) Le Republique en Marche (2016-present)
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.
Biggest Rival	Marine Le Pen
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5' 9"
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 73 kg in Pounds- 161 lbs
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 December 1977
Age (as in 2017)	40 Years
Birthplace	Amiens, France
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Signature
Nationality	French
Hometown	Amiens, France
School	Jésuites de la Providence (lycée in Amiens) élite high school Lycée Henri-IV, Paris, France
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
Debut	In 2006, when he became a member of the Socialist Party (PS)
Family	Father- Jean-Michel Macron (Professor of neurology) Mother- Françoise (Noguès) (a Physician) Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Ethnicity	French
Hobbies	Cycling, Playing Tennis, Playing the Piano
Girls, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Not Known
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Brigitte Trogneux, High School Teacher (1992-present) Mathieu Gallet, Radio France CEO (Rumored)
Wife	Brigitte Trogneux, High School Teacher (m. 2007)
Children	Daughters- Laurence, Tiphaine (both are step daughters) Son- Sebastien (step son)
Money Factor
Salary	$82 million (as in 2016)
Net Worth	$245 million (as in 2016)

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Emmanuel Macron

• Does Emmanuel Macron smoke:? Not Known

• Does Emmanuel Macron drink alcohol?: Yes 

• 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- having dinners with his teachers, avoiding advances of girls his own age, etc. 

• After getting most of his education at the Jésuites de la Providence lycée in Amiens, his parents sent him to the élite high school Lycée Henri-IV in Paris to finish his last year of school. 

• It was there at the Jésuites that he first made a public appearance when in May 1993, he appeared in Jean Tardieu’s “La comédie du langage” (The Language of Comedy).

• After getting his master’s degree in public affairs at Sciences Po, he worked as an Inspector of Finances in the French Ministry of Economy from 2004 to 2007.

• Soon, he developed a close bond with a prominent French economic and social theorist, Jacques Attali. It was Attali who played a critical role in Macron’s life that would earn him wealth and increase his grasp of the global financial system. 

• In 2007, Macron served as deputy rapporteur for the Commission for improving French economic growth.

• Macron also worked at Rothschild & Cie Banque as an investment banker at a highly-paid position.

• He pushed the French Government through business-friendly reforms as Minister of the Economy.

• He started his political career with the Socialist Party in 2006, became an Independent Candidate in 2015, and founded his own progressive political movement, En Marche! (an independent political party) in 2016.

• He founded his political party, En Marche!, in Amiens, which is the City of his birth.

• In 2014, at the age of 37, Macron became France’s youngest-ever economy minister, replacing Arnaud Montebourg. 

• After parting ways with the ruling Socialist Party in 2015, Macron launched his En Marche! (Onward) political movement. 

• His wife, Brigitte Macron, is 24 years older to him. She has been his French Literature teacher. Macron met her first when he was only 15 years old and his parents disapproved of the relationship. At that time she was still married to her first husband. 

• His parents tried to get him away from Brigitte Macron by sending him to Paris to finish his further studies. However, that didn’t work.

• His wife has 3 children (1 son and 2 daughters) with her first husband. She also has 7 grandchildren and that means Macron is a 39-year old step-grandfather.

• One of Macron’s daughters, 30-year-old Tiphaine Auziere, works on his presidential campaign.