Biography:Emmanuel Macron is the President of France, having taken office in May 2017. A former investment banker, he served as Minister of the Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande. His election as President was notable for his relative youth and his founding of the political movement En Marche!
Macron's tenure as President has been marked by efforts to reform the French economy and modernize the country's labor laws. He has implemented a series of pro-business reforms and sought to enhance France's position within the European Union. Internationally, Macron has been an advocate for multilateralism and the liberal international order.
2017-06-18 French President Emmanuel Macron's party La République en Marche and allies win a majority in 2nd round French legislative elections
2017-07-03 French President Emmanuel Macron speech at Palace of Versailles proposes radical government changes, including reduction of MPs
2017-07-13 US President Donald Trump arrives in Paris for a 2-day visit with French President Emmanuel Macron
2018-04-24 US President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron
2018-07-03 French President Emmanuel Macron visits the New Afrika Shrine nightclub in Lagos during his two-day tour of Nigeria
2018-09-20 EU leaders, including Donald Tusk and Emmanuel Macron, criticize Theresa May's Brexit plan at a summit in Salzburg, Austria
2018-11-15 Africa's fastest train between Casablanca and Tangier in Morocco at 320km (198 miles) inaugurated by King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron
2018-12-04 French President Emmanuel Macron drops controversial rise in fuel tax after three weeks of mass protests
2018-12-10 Emmanuel Macron announces in TV address rise in minimum wage and tax concessions after weeks of civil unrest
2019-05-15 Five of world's biggest tech companies pledge to tackle extremist material at "The Christchurch Call" initiative in Paris hosted by Jacinda Ardern and Emmanuel Macron
2020-10-14 French president Emmanuel Macron announces a public health emergency and a curfew of 9 pm for nine cities due to surge in COVID-19 cases
2020-10-28 French President Emmanuel Macron announces France will enter a new 4-week lockdown October 30 in televised address
2021-03-31 French President Emmanuel Macron announces a new pandemic lockdown, closing schools for three weeks with new national restrictions
2021-05-27 French President Emmanuel Macron recognizes France's role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide after a meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali, Rwanda
2021-09-16 French President Emmanuel Macron says France has killed leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
2022-02-07 French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid build-up of Russian troops on border with Ukraine
2022-04-24 French President Emmanuel Macron wins re-election defeating National Rally's Marine Le Pen, first sitting French president re-elected in 20 years
2022-12-01 US President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden host their first state dinner at the White House for French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron
2023-03-16 Emmanuel Macron’s government uses special powers to force through pension reform, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, amid widespread protests
2023-09-24 French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will withdraw its ambassador and 1,500 troops from Niger, in the wake of a coup
Georges Pompidou
Jacques Chirac
Napoleon III
Nicolas Sarkozy
Philippe Pétain
Raymond Poincaré