# Emmanuel Macron - President of the French Republic

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/emmanuel-macron
Reign: 2017–present
Born-Died: 1977 - Living
Dynasty: Renaissance
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Emmanuel+Macron&go=Go

Elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022; in office as of September 2026.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [François Hollande](https://history-france.com/rulers/francois-hollande)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 2017 - [Emmanuel Macron elected president](https://history-france.com/timeline/2017-emmanuel-macron-elected-president)
- 2017 - [National Assembly election transforms party system](https://history-france.com/timeline/2017-national-assembly-election-transforms-party-system)
- 2018 - [Yellow Vest movement begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/2018-yellow-vest-movement-begins)
- 2019 - [Notre-Dame Cathedral fire](https://history-france.com/timeline/2019-notre-dame-cathedral-fire)
- 2020 - [COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown](https://history-france.com/timeline/2020-covid-19-pandemic-and-national-lockdown)
- 2020 - [Samuel Paty murdered](https://history-france.com/timeline/2020-samuel-paty-murdered)
- 2021 - [Health pass introduced during pandemic](https://history-france.com/timeline/2021-health-pass-introduced-during-pandemic)
- 2022 - [Emmanuel Macron re-elected](https://history-france.com/timeline/2022-emmanuel-macron-re-elected)
- 2022 - [Legislative election removes presidential majority](https://history-france.com/timeline/2022-legislative-election-removes-presidential-majority)
- 2023 - [Pension reform raises legal retirement age](https://history-france.com/timeline/2023-pension-reform-raises-legal-retirement-age)
- 2023 - [Urban unrest after killing of Nahel Merzouk](https://history-france.com/timeline/2023-urban-unrest-after-killing-of-nahel-merzouk)
- 2024 - [France enshrines abortion freedom in Constitution](https://history-france.com/timeline/2024-france-enshrines-abortion-freedom-in-constitution)
- 2024 - [Paris hosts Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games](https://history-france.com/timeline/2024-paris-hosts-summer-olympic-and-paralympic-games)
- 2024 - [National Assembly dissolved and snap election called](https://history-france.com/timeline/2024-national-assembly-dissolved-and-snap-election-called)
- 2024 - [Snap legislative election yields no absolute majority](https://history-france.com/timeline/2024-snap-legislative-election-yields-no-absolute-majority)
- 2024 - [Notre-Dame de Paris reopens after restoration](https://history-france.com/timeline/2024-notre-dame-de-paris-reopens-after-restoration)
- 2026 - [France in the Fifth Republic under Emmanuel Macron](https://history-france.com/timeline/2026-france-in-the-fifth-republic-under-emmanuel-macron)