President of France since 2017 Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016. Macron previously served as Deputy Secretary-General to the President from 2012 to 2014 and Minister of Economics and Finance from 2014 to 2016 under President François Hollande. Wikipedia's most-read article for 2 days in a row: 1,456,909 views in all, peaking at 811,008 on May 8, 2017. Sun, May 7: 645,901 views Mon, May 8: 811,008 views Wiki link