Biography

Charlemagne Prize Laureate 2018 Emmanuel Macron

Biography

  • Born on December 21, 1977 in Amiens, in the Somme, Emmanuel Macron studied philosophy before joining the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA), from which he graduated in 2004.
  • Emmanuel Macron then joined the General Inspection of Finance (IGF) where he worked for four years before joining the banking sector.
  • In 2012, he became Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic. He left his post in July 2014 before becoming Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs from August 2014 to August 2016.
  • Founder of the movement “En Marche!” created on April 6, 2016, he led it until his victory in the presidential election on May 7, 2017.
  • Emmanuel Macron is the eighth President of the Fifth French Republic.