Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron | |
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| Minister of Economy, Industrial Renewal and Information Technology | |
| Assumed office 26 August 2014 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls |
| Preceded by | Arnaud Montebourg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1977 Amiens, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Domestic partner | Brigitte Trogneux (2007–present) |
| Alma mater | DEA (Philosophy) Sciences Po ENA |
Emmanuel Macron (born December 21, 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, Industrial Renewal and Information Technology in the Manuel 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 headmaster who had grown up in an illeterate household, and partly lived with her.[3] He studied piano for ten years, obtaining a third prize at the Conservatory of Amiens.[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 editing Ricoer'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 carrier at the école nationale d'administration, graduating in 2004.[6]
Public and private carrier
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 carrier
Macron is member of the Parti Socialiste. 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]
Personal life
Marcon married Brigitte Trognieux in 2007, a French teacher whom he first met in high school.[6]
References
- ^ « Emmanuel Macron, The new French minister of the economy », Cosmopolis, 27 August 2014
- ^ a b 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 Template:Fr icon Le Nouvel Observateur
- ^ Laura Boudoux (27 August 2014) 5 choses à savoir sur Emmanuel Macron, le benjamin du gouvernement Template:Fr icon Elle.
- ^ a b c Emmanuel Macron, un ex-banquier touche-à-tout à Bercy Template:Fr icon France24 (with AFP). 27 August 2014
- ^ a b c d Renee Kaplan, L'Amie américaine