List of prime ministers of France

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates The head of the government of France has been called the prime minister of France (French: Premier ministre) since 1959, when Michel Debré became the first officeholder appointed under the Fifth Republic. During earlier periods of French history, the country's head of government was known by different titles. As was common in European democracies of the 1815–1958 period (the Bourbon Restoration and July Monarchy, the Second, Third, and Fourth Republic, as well as the Vichy regime), the head of government was called President of the Council of Ministers (), generally shortened to President of the council (). This should not be confused with the elected office of president of the French Republic, who, as head of state, appoints the prime minister as head of government.

16th century – 18th century

Kingdom of France (843–1792)

Under the Kingdom of France, there was no official title for the leader of the government as the monarch held absolute power. However, conventions developed that the monarch would not act without the advice of royal council. The chief ministers (principaux ministres) of these councils under certain kings of France exercised enough influence to lead the government de facto. This situation ended with the start of the French Revolution as the adoption of a constitution in 1791 reframed the power dynamics of the monarchy. As the revolution progressed, the power dynamics continued to shift and ultimately resulted in the execution of the monarch and the establishment of a republic.

Chief minister (Lifespan)		Term of office		King (Reign)
File:Corneille de Lyon - Portrait of Anne de Montmorency.jpg	Anne de Montmorency (1493–1567)	1 January 1515	14 June 1541	Francis I File:François Ier Louvre.jpg (1515–1547)
File:Claude d'Annebault.jpg	Claude d'Annebault (1495–1552)	1541	31 March 1547
File:Corneille de Lyon - Portrait of Anne de Montmorency.jpg	Anne de Montmorency (1493–1567)	1 April 1547	10 August 1557	Henry II File:Henry II of France-François Clouet (altered).jpg (1547–1559)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Henry II)		11 August 1557	10 July 1559
File:(francois clouet et son atelier portrait de francois de lorraine duc da062923) (cropped).jpg	Francis, Duke of Guise (1519–1563)	10 July 1559	5 December 1560	Francis II File:Portrait du roi de France François II.jpg (1559–1560)
File:Michel-Hospital.jpg	Michel de l'Hôpital (1507–1573)	5 December 1560	13 March 1573 (Died in office)	Charles IX File:Portrait of King Charles IX of France (1550–1574), by After François Clouet.jpg (1560–1574)
File:Birague-René.jpg	René de Birague (1506–1583)	30 May 1574	24 November 1583 (Died in office)	Henry III File:Quesnel Henry III of France in Polish hat.jpg (1574–1589)
File:ChancelierPhilippeHuraultBellange.jpg	Philippe Hurault de Cheverny (1528–1599)	24 November 1583	12 May 1588
Position vacant (absolute rule by Henry III)		12 May 1588	2 August 1589
File:Maximilien-de-Sully.jpg	Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560–1641)	2 August 1589	29 January 1611	Henry IV File:Frans Pourbus the Younger (Antwerp 1569 - Paris 1622) - Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610) - RCIN 402972 - Royal Collection.jpg (1589–1610)
File:VilleroyNicolas.jpg	Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy (1543–1617)	30 January 1611	9 August 1616	Louis XIII File:Louis XIII (de Champaigne).jpg (1610–1643)
File:Concino-Concini.jpg	Concino Concini (1569–1617)	9 August 1616	24 April 1617 (Died in office)
File:Frans Pourbus the Younger - Portrait of a man - Google Art Project.jpg	Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes (1578–1621)	24 April 1617	15 December 1621 (Died in office)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Louis XIII)		15 December 1621	12 August 1624
File:Champaigne portrait richelieu eb.jpg	Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642)	12 August 1624	4 December 1642 (Died in office)
				Louis XIV File:Louis XIV of France.jpg (1643–1715)
File:Mazarin-mignard.jpg	Cardinal Mazarin (1602–1661)	5 December 1642	9 March 1661 (Died in office)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Louis XIV)		9 March 1661	1 September 1715
File:Hyacinthe Rigaud - Portrait of Cardinal Guillaume Dubois - 1967.17 - Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg	Guillaume Dubois (1656–1723)	12 September 1715	10 August 1723 (Died in office)	Louis XV File:Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774) edited 2.jpg (1715–1774)
File:Portrait of Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans in armour by Jean-Baptiste Santerre.png	Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723)	10 August 1723	2 December 1723 (Died in office)
File:Louis IV Henri de Bourbon-Conde.jpg	Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692–1740)	2 December 1723	11 June 1726
File:Cardinal de Fleury by Rigaud.jpg	André-Hercule de Fleury (1653–1743)	11 June 1726	29 January 1743 (Died in office)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Louis XV)		29 January 1743	3 December 1758
File:Louis-Michel Van Loo, 'Portrait of the Duke of Choiseul' – Grateau 2015, after p 62.jpg	Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul (1719–1785)	3 December 1758	24 December 1770
File:René-Augustin de Maupeou.PNG	René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou (1714–1792)	25 December 1770	23 August 1774
File:Graincourt, attributed to - Turgot - Versailles MV 3923.jpg	Jacques Turgot (1727–1781)	24 August 1774	12 May 1776	Louis XVI File:Antoine-François Callet - Louis XVI, roi de France et de Navarre (1754-1793), revêtu du grand costume royal en 1779 - Google Art Project.jpg (1774–1792)
File:20161229143657!BPC LD 3.png	Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas (1701–1781)	14 May 1776	21 November 1781 (Died in office)
File:The Count of Vergennes by Antoine François Callet circa 1774-87.jpg	Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes (1717–1787)	21 November 1781	13 February 1787 (Died in office)
File:Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne.PNG	Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727–1794)	1 May 1787	25 August 1788
File:Necker, Jacques - Duplessis.jpg	Jacques Necker (1732–1804)	25 August 1788	11 July 1789
File:Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil.PNG	Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1730–1807)	11 July 1789	16 July 1789
File:Necker, Jacques - Duplessis.jpg	Jacques Necker (1732–1804)	16 July 1789	3 September 1790
File:Armand-Marc Comte de MONTMORIN-SAINT-HEREM.jpg	Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin (1745–1792)	3 September 1790	3 September 1791
Constitutional cabinet (supervisioned by Legislative Assembly)		3 September 1791	21 September 1792

18th century – 19th century

French First Republic (1792–1804)

During the First Republic, there were three arrangements for governance, the leadership of which changed frequently. The first government was that of the National Convention (20 September 1792 – 2 November 1795) and did not provide for a formal head of state or a head of government. The President of the National Convention would only serve for a term of 14 days at a time. Even though the President was re-eligible to return to the office after another term had passed, this rarely occurred. Notable Presidents during this period included:

• Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (20 September – 4 October 1792)
• Georges Danton (25 July – 8 August 1793)
• Maximilien Robespierre (22 August – 7 September 1793 and 4–19 June 1794)
• Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (7–22 October 1794)
• Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (20 April – 5 May 1795)

Given the dissatisfaction with the National Convention a new Constitution was adopted in 1795 which created the a five member executive called the Directory (2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799). The members of the Directory were elected by the legislature who themselves in turn elected a ceremonial President whose term lasted only three months. Paul Barras, who served two stints as President (4 December 1797 – 25 February 1798 and 26 November 1798 – 26 May 1799), came to be the dominant member of the group.

In 1799, the Directory was superseded when a coup d'état headed by Napoleon Bonaparte forced the sitting members to resign. A new constitution was written establishing the Consulate (10 November 1799 – 18 May 1804). While initially a coequal of the other Consuls, Napoleon quickly set himself up as "First Consul of France" and later "Consul for Life" under yet another constitution.

French First Empire (1804–1815)

On May 18, 1804 the French Senate bestowed the title of "Emperor of the French" on Napoleon and he coronated himself on December 2, 1804. As Emperor, Napoleon was both head of state and head of government under the new constitution.

Chief minister	Term of office			Faction		Emperor (Reign)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Napoleon)	1	18 May 1804	1 April 1814	Vacant		Napoleon File:Jacques-Louis David - The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries - Google Art Project.jpg (1804–1814)

First Restoration (1814–1815)

Following Napoleon's defeat in the War of the Sixth Coalition, he was exiled to the island of Elba. Louis XVIII, brother of the executed King Louis XVI, was placed on the newly restored throne of the French monarchy. Unlike the previous Ancien régime, the prerogative of the new monarch was limited by the Charter of 1814.

Chief minister		Term of office			Faction		King (Reign)
File:Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord - Pierre-Paul Prud'hon.jpg	Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838) (as President of the Council)	1	1 April 1814	2 May 1814	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent	Louis XVIII File:Gérard - Louis XVIII of France in Coronation Robes.jpg (1814–1815)
File:BLACAS.JPG	Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas (1771–1839)	2	2 May 1814	8 July 1815	style="background:Template:Party color" |

Hundred Days (1815)

In March 1815, Napoleon left his exile and returned to France. The government of the Louis XVIII fled to the city of Ghent. Napoleon reinstated his role as both head of state and head of government. Upon Napoleon's abdication, his son Napoleon II was named Emperor. This rule was nominal, and Napoleon II, then a four-year old child, remained in Austria throughout his nominal reign.

Chief Minister		Term of office			Faction		Emperor (Reign)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Napoleon I)		2	20 March 1815	22 June 1815	Vacant		Napoleon I File:Jacques-Louis David - The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries - Google Art Project.jpg (1815)
File:Fouché Joseph Duke of Otranto.jpg	Joseph Fouché (1759–1820) (as President of the Executive Commission)	•	22 June 1815	7 July 1815	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Bonapartist	Napoleon II File:Portrait of Napoleon II by Thomas Lawrence (1818–1819).jpg (1815)

Bourbon Restoration (1815–1830)

Following his second defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was again exiled, this time to the island of St. Helena. Louis XVIII returned to Paris and to his role as constitutional monarch.

Presidents of the Council of Ministers

President of the Council of Ministers (Lifespan)		Term of office				Faction		Legislature (Election)	King (Reign)
		Tenure			Duration
File:Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord - Pierre-Paul Prud'hon.jpg	Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838)	•	9 July 1815	26 September 1815	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent	I (Chambre introuvable) (1815)	Louis XVIII File:Gérard - Louis XVIII of France in Coronation Robes.jpg (1815–1824)
File:Armand Emmanuel Duke of Richelieu.jpg	Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766–1822)	1	26 September 1815	29 December 1818	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
File:Dessolles.jpg	Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles (1767–1828)	•	29 December 1818	19 November 1819	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Doctrinaires	II (1816)
File:Elie Decazes.jpg	Élie Decazes, duc de Glücksbierg and Decazes (1780–1860)	•	19 November 1819	20 February 1820	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
File:Armand Emmanuel Duke of Richelieu.jpg	Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766–1822)	2	20 February 1820	14 December 1821	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |		III (1820)
File:Joseph, comte de Villèle, peint par Jean-Sébastien Rouillard.jpg	Jean-Baptiste de Villèle (1773–1854)	•	14 December 1821	4 January 1828	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Ultra-royalist
						IV (1824)		Charles X File:Carlos X de Francia (François Gérard).jpg (1824–1830)
File:Jean-Baptiste de Martignac.jpg	Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac (1778–1832)	•	4 January 1828	8 August 1829	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Doctrinaires		V (1827)
File:Portrait de Jules de Polignac.jpg	Jules de Polignac, duc de Polignac (1780–1847)	•	8 August 1829	29 July 1830	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Ultra-royalist
File:Casimir-de-rochechouart.jpg	Casimir de Rochechouart, duc de Mortemart (1787–1875)	•	29 July 1830		Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |

July Monarchy (1830–1848)

When King Charles X was coronated he swore to uphold the constitutional Charter of 1814, but as his reign progressed he was seen to be increasingly in conflict with it. In 1830 the tension came to a climax when Charles dissolved the legislature, suspended certain liberties, and barred the middle class from participating in future elections. These July Ordinances in turn triggered outrage in Paris which resulted in the July Revolution. The revolution resulted in Charles X abdicating the throne in favor of his cousin Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans who promised to maintain a liberal constitutional monarchy under the Charter of 1830. Unlike the previous Charter, which was self-imposed by the monarch, the 1830 charter emanated from the people. This popular monarchy was reflected in Louis Philippe's title of "King of the French" (roi des Français) rather than "King of France" (roi de France).

Presidents of the Council of Ministers

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President of the Council of Ministers (Lifespan)		Term of office				Faction		Legislature (Election)	King (Reign)
		Tenure			Duration
Position vacant (government led by Louis Philippe I)		(0) 1	1 August 1830	2 November 1830	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Orléanist	I (1830)	Louis Philippe I File:Louis-Philippe de Bourbon.jpg (1830–1848)
File:Portrait de Jacques Laffitte.jpg	Jacques Laffitte (1767–1844)	•	2 November 1830	13 March 1831	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
File:Desnos - Casimir Pierre Perier.jpg	Casimir Pierre Périer (1777–1832)	•	13 March 1831	16 May 1832	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Resistance Party	II (1831)
File:Soult2.jpg	Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769–1851)	1	11 October 1832	18 July 1834	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Orléanist
File:David Etienne Maurice Gerard.jpg	Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773–1852)	•	18 July 1834	10 November 1834	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent	III (1834)
File:Robert Lefèvre - Hugues-Bernard Maret (1763-1839), duc de Bassano.jpg	Hugues-Bernard Maret (1763–1839)	•	10 November 1834	18 November 1834	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
File:Dubufe - Marshal Mortier.jpg	Édouard Mortier (1768–1835)	•	18 November 1834	12 March 1835	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Resistance Party
File:De Broglie (BM 1874,1114.657).jpg	Victor de Broglie (1785–1870)	•	12 March 1835	22 February 1836	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
File:Adolphe Thiers Nadar 2.JPG	Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877)	1	22 February 1836	6 September 1836	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Movement Party
File:Mathieu-Louis Molé.JPG	Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781–1855)	1	6 September 1836	31 March 1839	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Resistance Party
		2				IV (1837)
Position vacant (government led by Louis Philippe I)		2	31 March 1839	12 May 1839	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color" |	(Orléanist)
File:Soult2.jpg	Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769–1851)	2	12 May 1839	1 March 1840	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Resistance Party	V (1839)
File:Adolphe Thiers Nadar 2.JPG	Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877)	2	1 March 1840	29 October 1840	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Movement Party
File:Soult2.jpg	Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769–1851)	3	29 October 1840	19 September 1847	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Resistance Party	VI (1842)
File:Guizot, François - 2.jpg	François Guizot (1787–1874)	•	19 September 1847	23 February 1848	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |		VII (1846)
File:Mathieu-Louis Molé.JPG	Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781–1855)		23 February 1848	24 February 1848	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |

Second French Republic (1848–1852)

The popularity of the new "Citizen King" declined over concerns that the suffrage of the populace was extremely limited to certain property owners. The desire to expand the electorate to a more universal male suffrage was undercut by a 1835 law which prohibited public political assemblies. To circumvent this ban, in 1847 a series of private meeting known as the campagne des banquets were organized. When these banquets were themselves banned popular unrest spilled into the streets in the February Revolution of 1848, which resulted in King Louis Philippe abdicating the throne and triggered a series of revolutions across Europe. A provisional government proclaimed a Second Republic, which would organized under a new constitution which provided for the election of a President. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, nephew of the former Emperor, won the subsequent election in a landslide.

Presidents of the Council of Ministers

President of the Council of Ministers (Lifespan)			Term of office				Faction		Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
			Tenure			Duration
1	File:Ary Scheffer - Dupont de l'Eure.jpg	Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767–1855)	•	24 February 1848	9 May 1848	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Moderate Republican	Const. (1848)	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Himself de facto (Provisional)
2	File:François Arago by Carl von Steuben.jpg	François Arago (1786–1853)	•	10 May 1848	24 June 1848	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			Executive Commission
3	File:Général Cavaignac - photo Pierre Petit.jpg	Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802–1857)	•	28 June 1848	20 December 1848	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			Himself de facto (Martial Law)
4	File:Odilon Barrot (1791-1873).jpg	Odilon Barrot (1791–1873)	1	20 December 1848	31 October 1849	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Party of Order		rowspan=8 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" |1	Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte File:Portrait de Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte.jpg (1848–1852)
			2				Leg. (1849)
5	File:Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul.jpg	Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul (1789–1865)	•	31 October 1849	24 January 1851	Template:Ayd			style="background:Template:Party color" |
Position vacant (government led by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte)			•	24 January 1851	10 April 1851	Template:Ayd		Vacant
6	File:Léon Faucher.JPG	Léon Faucher (1803–1854)	•	10 April 1851	26 October 1851	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color" |	Party of Order
Position vacant (government led by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte)			0	26 October 1851	2 December 1852	Template:Ayd		Vacant
			1
			2

Second French Empire (1852–1870)

Under the constitution of the Second Republic, the President was to serve only one non-renewable term of four years. Bonaparte attempted to pass a constitutional amendment to make him eligible to run for another term, and while the amendment did receive a majority in the legislature, it was not enough to overcome the 2/3 supermajority needed. Believing he had the support of the people to continue in his policies, Bonaparte staged a self-coup on December 2, 1851. A few weeks later, the action was legitimized through a referendum that voted 92% in favor of Bonaparte remaining in office and authorizing him to draft a new constitution. The conduct of this referendum was considered to be rigged. Under the new form of government, Bonaparte was immediately reelected to a new 10 year term with no limits on reelection. About a year later, Bonaparte held another rigged referendum which voted 97% in favor of reestablishing the French Empire. Subsequently, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte coronated himself Emperor Napoleon III, and as such was both head of state and head of government.

The legislative elections of 1869 resulted in an agreement which saw Émile Ollivier lead an independent government. While this was seen by some as a liberalization of the empire, a referendum in 1870 again showed overwhelming support for the Emperor's regime.

Cabinet Chiefs

Cabinet Chief (Lifespan)		Term of office				Faction		Legislature (Election)	Emperor (Reign)
		Tenure			Duration
Position vacant (absolute rule by Napoleon III)		3	2 December 1852	27 December 1869	Template:Ayd	Vacant		I (1852)	Napoleon III File:Napoléon III par Jean Hippolyte Flandrin.jpg (1852–1870)
								II (1857)
								III (1863)
		4						IV (1869)
File:Émile Ollivier by Pierre-Louis Pierson, 1870.png	Émile Ollivier (1825–1913)	•	2 January 1870	9 August 1870	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Bonapartist
File:Palikao.jpg	Charles Cousin-Montauban (1796–1878)	•	9 August 1870	4 September 1870	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent

19th century – 20th century

Third French Republic (1870–1940)

In 1870, Napoleon III was facing pressure to combat the growing power of Prussia which was conducting a campaign of unification. Fearing that a new unified German state would disrupt France's place as a world leader, war was declared. The Prussian army proved to be much more effective and during the Battle of Sedan Napoleon III was captured. When the news reached Paris on September 4, a crowd stormed the Palais Bourbon and proclaimed a new republic. A new Government of National Defense was formed with the intention of continuing the war against the Prussians, but Paris remained under siege for the remainder of the war. An armistice was ultimately agreed to and French forces surrendered in January 1871.

The defeated French organized a provisional government which negotiated the Treaty of Frankfurt ending the war. Post war instability and chaos, including the formation and fall of the Paris Commune, led to contentious debates about the formation of this new republic. It was even heavily considered that a third restoration of the monarchy was in order. However, disagreements continued and the organization of the provisional government became permanent with the enactment of the Constitutional Laws of 1875.

President of the Government of National Defense

President of the Government of National Defense (Lifespan)			Term of office				Faction		Legislature (Election)
			Tenure			Duration
	File:Louis Jules Trochu.jpg	Louis-Jules Trochu (1815–1896)	•	4 September 1870	22 January 1871	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Military	None

Presidents of the Council of Ministers

President of the Council of Ministers (Lifespan)			Term of office				Political party or faction (Political coalition)		Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
			Tenure			Duration
7	File:Jules Armand Dufaure.jpg	Jules Armand Dufaure (1798–1881)	1	19 February 1871	24 May 1873	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Moderate Republicans	National Assembly (1871)	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |2	Adolphe Thiers File:Adolphe Thiers Nadar 2.JPG (1871–1873)
			2
8	File:Broglie Albert.JPG	Albert, duc de Broglie (1821–1901)	1	25 May 1873	22 May 1874	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Monarchist		rowspan=10 style="background:Template:Party color" |3	Patrice de MacMahon File:Patrice de MacMahon Photograph.jpg (1873–1879)
			2
9	File:Le général Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey (1810-1882).jpg	Ernest Courtot de Cissey (1810–1882)	•	22 May 1874	10 March 1875	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
10	File:BUFFET Louis.jpg	Louis Buffet (1818–1898)	•	10 March 1875	23 February 1876	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
(7)	File:Jules Armand Dufaure.jpg	Jules Armand Dufaure (1798–1881)	3	23 February 1876	12 December 1876	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Moderate Republicans
			4
11	File:Jules Simon - photo Charles Gallot.png	Jules Simon (1814–1896)	•	12 December 1876	17 May 1877	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |		I (1876)
(8)	File:Broglie Albert.JPG	Albert, duc de Broglie (1821–1901)	3	17 May 1877	23 November 1877	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Monarchist
12	File:Rochebouët.jpg	Gaëtan de Rochebouët (1813–1899)	•	23 November 1877	13 December 1877	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |		II (1877)
(7)	File:Jules Armand Dufaure.jpg	Jules Armand Dufaure (1798–1881)	5	13 December 1877	4 February 1879	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Moderate Republicans
13	File:William Waddington.jpg	William Waddington (1826–1894)	•	4 February 1879	28 December 1879	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			rowspan=12 style="background:Template:Party color" |4	Jules Grévy File:Portrait Jules Grévy (cropped 2).jpg (1879–1887)
14	File:Freycinet, de Saulces de, Charles, Nadar, Gallica.jpg	Charles de Freycinet (1828–1923)	1	28 December 1879	23 September 1880	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
15	File:Jules Ferry - The Evolution of France under the Third Republic (cropped).jpg	Jules Ferry (1832–1893)	1	23 September 1880	14 November 1881	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
16	File:Léon Gambetta 1871.jpg	Léon Gambetta (1838–1882)	•	14 November 1881	30 January 1882	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |		III (1881)
(14)	File:Freycinet, de Saulces de, Charles, Nadar, Gallica.jpg	Charles de Freycinet (1828–1923)	2	30 January 1882	7 August 1882	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
17	File:Duclerc.jpg	Charles Duclerc (1812–1888)	•	7 August 1882	29 January 1883	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
18	File:Armand Fallières Paris.jpg	Armand Fallières (1841–1931)	•	29 January 1883	21 February 1883	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
(15)	File:Jules Ferry - The Evolution of France under the Third Republic (cropped).jpg	Jules Ferry (1832–1893)	2	21 February 1883	6 April 1885	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
19	File:Brisson.jpg	Henri Brisson (1835–1912)	1	6 April 1885	7 January 1886	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Republicans
(14)	File:Freycinet, de Saulces de, Charles, Nadar, Gallica.jpg	Charles de Freycinet (1828–1923)	3	7 January 1886	16 December 1886	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Moderate Republicans	IV (1885)
20	File:Goblet.jpg	René Goblet (1828–1905)	•	16 December 1886	30 May 1887	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Republicans
21	File:Rouvier.jpg	Maurice Rouvier (1842–1911)	1	30 May 1887	12 December 1887	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Moderate Republicans
22	File:Tirard.jpg	Pierre Tirard (1827–1893)	1	12 December 1887	3 April 1888	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			rowspan=10 style="background:Template:Party color" |5	Sadi Carnot File:Portrait officiel de Sadi Carnot.jpg (1887–1894)
23	File:Floquet.jpg	Charles Floquet (1828–1896)	•	3 April 1888	22 February 1889	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
(22)	File:Tirard.jpg	Pierre Tirard (1827–1893)	2	22 February 1889	17 March 1890	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
(14)	File:Freycinet, de Saulces de, Charles, Nadar, Gallica.jpg	Charles de Freycinet (1828–1923)	4	17 March 1890	27 February 1892	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |		V (1889)
24	File:Émile Loubet.jpg	Émile Loubet (1838–1929)	•	27 February 1892	6 December 1892	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
25	File:Alexandre Ribot 1913.jpg	Alexandre Ribot (1842–1923)	1	6 December 1892	4 April 1893	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |
			2
26	File:Dupuy.jpg	Charles Dupuy (1851–1923)	1	4 April 1893	3 December 1893	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
27	File:Jean Casimir-Perier(1847-1907) (cropped).jpg	Jean Casimir-Perier (1847–1907)	•	3 December 1893	30 May 1894	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |		VI (1893)
(26)	File:Dupuy.jpg	Charles Dupuy (1851–1923)	2	30 May 1894	26 January 1895	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |
			3				style="background:Template:Party color" |6			Jean Casimir-Perier File:Jean Casimir-Perier(1847-1907) (cropped).jpg (1894–1895)
(25)	File:Alexandre Ribot 1913.jpg	Alexandre Ribot (1842–1923)	3	26 January 1895	1 November 1895	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			rowspan=5 style="background:Template:Party color" |7	Félix Faure File:President Félix Faure.jpg (1895–1899)
28	File:Léon Bourgeois.jpg	Léon Bourgeois (1851–1925)	•	1 November 1895	29 April 1896	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Republicans
29	File:Méline, Jules, 1915, agence Meurisse, BNF Gallica.jpg	Jules Méline (1838–1925)	•	29 April 1896	28 June 1898	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Moderate Republicans
(17)	File:Henri Brisson.jpg	Henri Brisson (1835–1912)	2	28 June 1898	1 November 1898	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Republicans	VII (1898)
(26)	File:Dupuy.jpg	Charles Dupuy (1851–1923)	4	1 November 1898	22 June 1899	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Moderate Republicans
			5				style="background:Template:Party color" |			Émile Loubet File:Émile Loubet by Paul Nadar c1900.jpg (1899–1906)
30	File:Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau by Nadar.jpg	Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau (1846–1904)	•	22 June 1899	7 June 1902	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |				rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |8
31	File:Émile Combes.jpg	Émile Combes (1835–1921)	•	7 June 1902	24 January 1905	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party (Bloc des gauches)	VIII (1902)
(21)	File:Rouvier.jpg	Maurice Rouvier (1842–1911)	2	24 January 1905	12 March 1906	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Republican Alliance
			3				rowspan=9 style="background:Template:Party color" |9			Armand Fallières File:Armand Fallières Paris.jpg (1906–1913)
32	File:Sarrien.jpg	Ferdinand Sarrien (1840–1915)	•	12 March 1906	25 October 1906	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party
33	File:Georges Clemenceau par Nadar.jpg	Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929)	1	25 October 1906	24 July 1909	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent	IX (1906)
34	File:Aristide Briand.png	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	1	24 July 1909	2 March 1911	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Socialist Party
			2
35	File:Monis.jpg	Ernest Monis (1846–1929)	•	2 March 1911	27 June 1911	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party	X (1910)
36	File:(Joseph Caillaux) - (photographie de presse) - (Agence Rol).jpg	Joseph Caillaux (1863–1944)	•	27 June 1911	21 January 1912	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
37	File:Raymond Poincaré officiel (cropped).jpg	Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934)	1	21 January 1912	21 January 1913	Template:Age in years year	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican Democratic Party
(34)	File:Aristide Briand.png	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	3	21 January 1913	22 March 1913	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Socialist Party
			4				rowspan=12 style="background:Template:Party color" |10			Raymond Poincaré File:Raymond Poincaré officiel (cropped).jpg (1913–1920)
38	File:Louis Barthou 01.jpg	Louis Barthou (1862–1934)	•	22 March 1913	9 December 1913	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican Democratic Party
39	File:Gaston Doumergue 1924 crop.jpg	Gaston Doumergue (1863–1937)	1	9 December 1913	9 June 1914	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party
(25)	File:Alexandre Ribot 1913.jpg	Alexandre Ribot (1842–1923)	4	9 June 1914	13 June 1914	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican Federation	XI (1914)
40	File:Viviani 1912.jpg	René Viviani (1863–1925)	1	13 June 1914	29 October 1915	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Socialist Party
			2
(34)	File:Aristide Briand.png	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	5	29 October 1915	20 March 1917	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |
			6
(25)	File:Alexandre Ribot 1913.jpg	Alexandre Ribot (1842–1923)	5	20 March 1917	12 September 1917	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican Federation
41	File:Paul Painlevé 1923.jpg	Paul Painlevé (1863–1933)	1	12 September 1917	16 November 1917	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Socialist Party
(33)	File:Georges Clemenceau par Nadar.jpg	Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929)	2	16 November 1917	20 January 1920	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent
42	File:Alexandre Millerand (cropped).jpg	Alexandre Millerand (1859–1943)	1	20 January 1920	24 September 1920	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent (National Bloc)	XII (1919)
			2				rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color" |11			Paul Deschanel File:Portrait officiel P. Deschanel.jpg (1920)
43	File:Georges Leygues 01.jpg	Georges Leygues (1857–1933)	•	24 September 1920	16 January 1921	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican, Democratic and Social Party (National Bloc)		rowspan=5 style="background:Template:Party color" |12	Alexandre Millerand File:Alexandre Millerand (cropped).jpg (1920–1924)
(34)	File:Aristide Briand.png	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	7	16 January 1921	15 January 1922	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Socialist Party
(37)	File:Raymond Poincaré officiel (cropped).jpg	Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934)	2	15 January 1922	8 June 1924	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican, Democratic and Social Party (National Bloc)
			3
44	File:Frédéric François-Marsal 1920 (1).jpg	Frédéric François-Marsal (1874–1958)	•	8 June 1924	15 June 1924	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican Federation (National Bloc)	XIII (1924)
45	File:Édouard Herriot en 1946.jpg	Édouard Herriot (1872–1957)	1	15 June 1924	17 April 1925	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)		rowspan=15 style="background:Template:Party color" |13	Gaston Doumergue File:Gaston Doumergue 1924 crop.jpg (1924–1931)
(41)	File:Paul Painlevé 1923.jpg	Paul Painlevé (1863–1933)	2	17 April 1925	28 November 1925	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
			3
(34)	File:Aristide Briand.png	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	8	28 November 1925	20 July 1926	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |
			9
			10
(45)	File:Édouard Herriot en 1946.jpg	Édouard Herriot (1872–1957)	2	20 July 1926	23 July 1926	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
(37)	File:Raymond Poincaré officiel (cropped).jpg	Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934)	4	23 July 1926	29 July 1929	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Alliance (National Union)
			5
(34)	File:Aristide Briand.png	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	11	29 July 1929	2 November 1929	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Socialist Party	XIV (1928)
46	File:André Tardieu en 1928.jpg	André Tardieu (1876–1945)	1	2 November 1929	21 February 1930	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Alliance
47	File:Camille Chautemps (1885-1963).jpg	Camille Chautemps (1885–1963)	1	21 February 1930	2 March 1930	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party
(46)	File:André Tardieu en 1928.jpg	André Tardieu (1876–1945)	2	2 March 1930	13 December 1930	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Alliance
48	File:Steeg - Теодор Стег.jpg	Théodore Steeg (1868–1950)	•	13 December 1930	27 January 1931	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party
49	File:Laval 1931.jpg	Pierre Laval (1883–1945)	1	27 January 1931	20 February 1932	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent
			2				rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |14			Paul Doumer File:Paul-Doumer (cropped).jpg (1931–1932)
			3
(46)	File:André Tardieu en 1928.jpg	André Tardieu (1876–1945)	3	20 February 1932	3 June 1932	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Alliance
(45)	File:Édouard Herriot en 1946.jpg	Édouard Herriot (1872–1957)	3	3 June 1932	18 December 1932	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)	XV (1932)	rowspan=20 style="background:Template:Party color" |15	Albert Lebrun File:Albert Lebrun 1932 (2) (cropped 2).jpg (1932–1940)
50	File:Joseph Paul-Boncour 1923.jpg	Joseph Paul-Boncour (1873–1972)	•	18 December 1932	31 January 1933	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
51	File:Édouard Daladier.jpg	Édouard Daladier (1884–1970)	1	31 January 1933	26 October 1933	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
52	File:Agence Rol - Albert Sarraut.jpg	Albert Sarraut (1872–1962)	1	26 October 1933	26 November 1933	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
(47)	File:Camille Chautemps (1885-1963).jpg	Camille Chautemps (1885–1963)	2	26 November 1933	30 January 1934	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
(51)	File:Édouard Daladier.jpg	Édouard Daladier (1884–1970)	2	30 January 1934	9 February 1934	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
(39)	File:Gaston Doumergue 1924 crop.jpg	Gaston Doumergue (1863–1937)	2	9 February 1934	8 November 1934	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party
53	File:Pierre-Étienne Flandin 1935.jpg	Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889–1958)	1	8 November 1934	1 June 1935	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Alliance
54	File:Fernand Bouisson 1931.jpg	Fernand Bouisson (1874–1959)	•	1 June 1935	7 June 1935	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent
(49)	File:Laval 1931.jpg	Pierre Laval (1883–1945)	4	7 June 1935	24 January 1936	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
(52)	File:Agence Rol - Albert Sarraut.jpg	Albert Sarraut (1872–1962)	2	24 January 1936	4 June 1936	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party
55	File:Léon Blum en 1936.jpg	Léon Blum (1872–1950)	1	4 June 1936	22 June 1937	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	French Section of the Workers' International (Popular Front)	XVI (1936)
(47)	File:Camille Chautemps (1885-1963).jpg	Camille Chautemps (1885–1963)	3	22 June 1937	13 March 1938	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party (Popular Front)
			4
(55)	File:Léon Blum en 1936.jpg	Léon Blum (1872–1950)	2	13 March 1938	10 April 1938	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	French Section of the Workers' International (Popular Front)
(51)	File:Édouard Daladier.jpg	Édouard Daladier (1884–1970)	3	10 April 1938	21 March 1940	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical-Socialist Party
			4
			5
56	File:Paul Reynaud 1940.jpg	Paul Reynaud (1878–1966)	•	21 March 1940	16 June 1940	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Alliance
57	File:Pétain - portrait photographique.jpg	Philippe Pétain (1856–1951)	•	16 June 1940	11 July 1940	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent

French State (1940–1944)

Following the success of the German military in the Battle of France, the government under Marshal Philippe Pétain signed the Second Armistice at Compiègne. The armistice transferred the northern territory of the nation into a zone occupied by the German army, while the southern portion of the country would remain a Zone libre. Those opposed to the armistice, led by Charles de Gaulle, continued the war effort abroad and formed a government in exile. On 10 July 1940, the French parliament voted to give full powers to Pétain who days later proclaimed the État Français (the "French State"), commonly known as "Vichy France" due to its location. Pétain served as Chief of State and nominal President of the Council of Ministers, until 1942. From 1942, Pétain remained Chief of State, but Pierre Laval was named Chief of the Government.

When the war concluded, de Gaulle explicitly refused to declare a new republic, insisting that the Third Republic had never ceased to exist. The Ordinance of 9 August 1944 declared the Vichy government unconstitutional, and as such any actions taken by them were null and void.

Vice-Presidents of the Council of Ministers

Vice-president of the Council of Ministers (Lifespan)			Term of office				Faction		Legislature (Election)	Head of State (Term)
			Tenure			Duration
(49)	File:Pierre Laval a Meurisse 1931.jpg	Pierre Laval (1883–1945)	5	11 July 1940	13 December 1940	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |	National Revolution	None	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Philippe Pétain File:Pétain - portrait photographique.jpg (1940–1944)
(53)	File:Pierre-Étienne Flandin 1935.jpg	Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889–1958)	2	13 December 1940	9 February 1941	Template:Ayd
58	File:François Darlan.jpg	François Darlan (1881–1942)	•	9 February 1941	18 April 1942	Template:Ayd

Chief of the Government

Chief of the Government (Lifespan)			Term of office				Faction		Legislature (Election)	Head of State (Term)
			Tenure			Duration
(49)	File:Pierre Laval a Meurisse 1931.jpg	Pierre Laval (1883–1945)	6	18 April 1942	19 August 1944	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	National Revolution	None	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Philippe Pétain File:Pétain - portrait photographique.jpg (1940–1944)

Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–1946)

A Provisional Government of the French Republic was set up by the Free France resistance leadership on June 3, 1944 in the leadup to the Allies' invasion of Normandy. The primary goals of this government were to oversee the war effort and secure French national sovereignty following the war and prevent allied military administration. Following the war, a constitutional referendum showed overwhelming support for reorganizing the government in a constituent assembly.

Chairmen of the Provisional Government

Chairman of the Provisional Government (Lifespan)			Term of office				Political party (Political coalition)		Legislature (Election)
			Tenure			Duration
59	File:De Gaulle-OWI (cropped)-(d).jpg	Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970)	1	3 June 1944	26 January 1946	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent	Provisional
			2				I (1945)
60	File:Félix Gouin député SFIO 1936.jpg	Félix Gouin (1884–1977)	•	26 January 1946	24 June 1946	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color" |	French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme)
61	File:Georges Bidault.jpg	Georges Bidault (1899–1983)	1	24 June 1946	16 December 1946	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Popular Republican Movement (Tripartisme)	II (June 1946)
–	File:Portrait officiel Vincent Auriol.jpg	Vincent Auriol (1884–1966) (interim)	–	28 November 1946	16 December 1946	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme)	IV Rep. I (Nov 1946)
62	File:Léon Blum en 1936.jpg	Léon Blum (1872–1950)	3	16 December 1946	22 January 1947	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |

Fourth French Republic (1946–1958)

A series of referendums in 1946 resulted in the adoption of a new constitution. The new constitution split executive power between a President of the Republic and a President of the Council of Ministers. This marked the first time the role of the President of the Council of Ministers was explicitly laid out in a constitution, previously the role existed merely as a convention.

Presidents of the Council of Ministers

President of the Council of Ministers (Lifespan)			Term of office				Political party (Political coalition)		Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
			Tenure			Duration
63	File:Paul Ramadier en 1947.jpg	Paul Ramadier (1888–1961)	1	22 January 1947	24 November 1947	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color " |	French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme)	I (Nov.1946)	rowspan=16 style="background:Template:Party color" |16	Vincent Auriol File:Portrait officiel Vincent Auriol.jpg (1947–1954)
			2
64	File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-19000-2453, Robert Schuman.jpg	Robert Schuman (1886–1963)	1	24 November 1947	24 July 1948	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Popular Republican Movement (Third Force)
65	File:André Marie.jpg	André Marie (1897–1974)	•	24 July 1948	2 September 1948	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Party (Third Force)
(64)	File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-19000-2453, Robert Schuman.jpg	Robert Schuman (1886–1963)	2	2 September 1948	11 September 1948	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Popular Republican Movement (Third Force)
66	File:Henri Queuille 1929.jpg	Henri Queuille (1884–1970)	1	11 September 1948	28 October 1949	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Party (Third Force)
(61)	File:Georges Bidault.jpg	Georges Bidault (1899–1983)	2	28 October 1949	2 July 1950	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Popular Republican Movement (Third Force)
			3
(66)	File:Henri Queuille 1929.jpg	Henri Queuille (1884–1970)	2	2 July 1950	12 July 1950	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Party (Third Force)
67	File:Rene Pleven.jpg	René Pleven (1901–1993)	1	12 July 1950	10 March 1951	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (Third Force)
(66)	File:Henri Queuille 1929.jpg	Henri Queuille (1884–1970)	3	10 March 1951	11 August 1951	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Party (Third Force)
(67)	File:Rene Pleven.jpg	René Pleven (1901–1993)	2	11 August 1951	20 January 1952	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (Third Force)	II (1951)
68	File:Edgar Faure 1955.jpg	Edgar Faure (1908–1988)	1	20 January 1952	8 March 1952	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Party
69	File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg	Antoine Pinay (1891–1994)	•	8 March 1952	8 January 1953	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	National Centre of Independents and Peasants
70	File:René Mayer en 1949.jpg	René Mayer (1895–1972)	•	8 January 1953	28 June 1953	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Party
71	File:Joseph Laniel.PNG	Joseph Laniel (1889–1975)	1	28 June 1953	19 June 1954	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	National Centre of Independents and Peasants
			2				rowspan=8 style="background:Template:Party color" |17			René Coty File:René Coty - 1954.jpg (1954–1959)
72	File:Mendès-France Harcourt 1948.jpg	Pierre Mendès France (1907–1982)	•	19 June 1954	17 February 1955	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Party
(68)	File:Edgar Faure 1955.jpg	Edgar Faure (1908–1988)	2	17 February 1955	1 February 1956	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
73	File:Guy Mollet Archief.PNG	Guy Mollet (1905–1975)	•	1 February 1956	13 June 1957	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	French Section of the Workers' International (Republican Front)	III (1956)
74	File:Bourgès-Maunoury - Levi Eshkol 1958 (cropped).jpg	Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury (1914–1993)	•	13 June 1957	6 November 1957	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Radical Party (Republican Front)
75	File:Félix Gaillard en 1952.jpg	Felix Gaillard (1919–1970)	•	6 November 1957	14 May 1958	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |
76	File:Pierre Pflimlin par Claude Truong-Ngoc 1975 (cropped).jpg	Pierre Pflimlin (1907–2000)	•	14 May 1958	1 June 1958	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Popular Republican Movement
(59)	File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F015892-0010, Charles de Gaulle (cropped 2).jpg	Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970)	3	1 June 1958	8 January 1959	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Union for the New Republic

20th century – 21st century

Fifth French Republic (since 1958)

The Fourth Republic collapsed as the result of the Algiers Crisis of 1958. Charles de Gaulle returned from retirement and in order to prevent a civil war was granted extraordinary powers to restructure the government. The new constitution strengthened the powers of the executive, especially those of the President which had previously been mostly a ceremonial role.

Prime Ministers

S. No.	Portrait	Prime Minister (Lifespan)	Term of office			Political party (Political coalition)		Government	Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
			Term of office		Duration
77	File:Michel Debré.jpg	Michel Debré (1912–1996)	8 January 1959	14 April 1962	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Union for the New Republic	Template:Ill	I (1958)	rowspan=6 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |18	Charles de Gaulle File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F015892-0010, Charles de Gaulle (cropped 2).jpg (1959–1969)
78	File:Georges Pompidou 1969 (cropped).jpg	Georges Pompidou (1911–1974)	14 April 1962	7 December 1962	Template:Ayd	rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Ill
			7 December 1962	8 January 1966		Template:Ill		II (1962)
			8 January 1966	7 April 1967		Template:Ill
			7 April 1967	10 July 1968		Template:Ill		III (1967)
79	File:MCDV 1967 (cropped).jpg	Maurice Couve de Murville (1907–1999)	10 July 1968	20 June 1969	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Union of Democrats for the Republic	Template:Ill	IV (1968)
80	File:EEG-conferentie Den Haag Jacques Chaban-Delmas (cropped).jpg	Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915–2000)	20 June 1969	5 July 1972	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Ill		rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |19	Georges Pompidou File:Georges Pompidou 1969 (cropped).jpg (1969–1974)
81	File:Pierre Messmer01 (cropped 2).JPG	Pierre Messmer (1916–2007)	5 July 1972	5 April 1973	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Ill
			5 April 1973	1 March 1974		Template:Ill		V (1973)
			1 March 1974	27 May 1974		Template:Ill
82	File:Jacques Chirac 1974 (cropped).jpg	Jacques Chirac (1932–2019)	27 May 1974	25 August 1976	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			Template:Ill	rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color;" |20	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing File:Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1975).jpg (1974–1981)
83	File:Raymond Barre 1980 (cropped 2).jpg	Raymond Barre (1924–2007)	25 August 1976	30 March 1977	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Miscellaneous right (Union for French Democracy)		Template:Ill
			30 March 1977	5 April 1978		Template:Ill
			5 April 1978	21 May 1981		Template:Ill		VI (1978)
84	File:Pierre Mauroy 1982.jpg	Pierre Mauroy (1928–2013)	21 May 1981	23 June 1981	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Socialist Party		Template:Ill	rowspan=10 style="background:Template:Party color;" |21	François Mitterrand File:François Mitterrand, 1984.jpg (1981–1995)
			23 June 1981	22 March 1983		Template:Ill		VII (1981)
			22 March 1983	17 July 1984		Template:Ill
85	File:28.08.1984. L. Fabius. (1984) - 53Fi3647 (cropped).jpg	Laurent Fabius (Template:Born in)	17 July 1984	20 March 1986	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			Template:Ill
(82)	File:Chirac 1986.jpg	Jacques Chirac (1932–2019)	20 March 1986	10 May 1988	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Rally for the Republic	Template:Ill	VIII (1986)
86	File:Rocard MEP 1994.jpg	Michel Rocard (1930–2016)	10 May 1988	28 June 1988	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Socialist Party	Rocard I
			28 June 1988	15 May 1991		Rocard II		IX (1988)
87	File:Édith Cresson, Member of the EC (1997) (cropped).jpg	Édith Cresson (Template:Born in)	15 May 1991	2 April 1992	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			Template:Ill
88	File:Pierre-Beregovoy.webp	Pierre Bérégovoy (1925–1993)	2 April 1992	29 March 1993	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			Template:Ill
89	File:Édouard Balladur - 1993 (cropped).jpg	Édouard Balladur (Template:Born in)	29 March 1993	17 May 1995	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Rally for the Republic	Template:Ill	X (1993)
90	File:Juppé 1995.jpg	Alain Juppé (Template:Born in)	17 May 1995	7 November 1995	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Ill		rowspan=7 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 22	Jacques Chirac File:Jacques Chirac (1997) (cropped).jpg (1995–2007)
			7 November 1995	2 June 1997		Template:Ill
91	File:Lionel Jospin - 2001.jpg	Lionel Jospin (Template:Born in)	2 June 1997	6 May 2002	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Socialist Party	Jospin	XI (1997)
92	File:Visit of Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French Prime Minister, to the EC - 2004.jpg	Jean-Pierre Raffarin (Template:Born in)	6 May 2002	17 June 2002	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Liberal Democracy, later Union for a Popular Movement	Template:Ill
			17 June 2002	31 March 2004		Template:Ill		XII (2002)
			31 March 2004	31 May 2005		Template:Ill
93	File:Launch Republique Solidaire 2010-06-19 n05.jpg	Dominique de Villepin (Template:Born in)	31 May 2005	17 May 2007	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Union for a Popular Movement		Template:Ill
94	File:François Fillon 2010.jpg	François Fillon (Template:Born in)	17 May 2007	19 June 2007	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |			Template:Ill	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |23	Nicolas Sarkozy File:Flickr - europeanpeoplesparty - EPP Summit October 2010 (105) (cropped).jpg (2007–2012)
			19 June 2007	14 November 2010		Template:Ill		XIII (2007)
			14 November 2010	15 May 2012		Fillon III
95	File:Jean-Marc Ayrault et Alain Kouck (13293393834) (cropped).jpg	Jean-Marc Ayrault (Template:Born in)	15 May 2012	21 June 2012	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Socialist Party		Ayrault I	rowspan=5 style="background:Template:Party color;" |24	François Hollande File:François Hollande - 2017 (27869823159) (cropped 2).jpg (2012–2017)
			21 June 2012	31 March 2014		Ayrault II		XIV (2012)
96	File:Valls Schaefer Munich Economic Summit 2015 (cropped).JPG	Manuel Valls (Template:Born in)	31 March 2014	26 August 2014	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |			Valls I
			26 August 2014	6 December 2016		Valls II
97	File:Bernard Cazeneuve, (42399145362) (cropped).jpg	Bernard Cazeneuve (Template:Born in)	6 December 2016	15 May 2017	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |			Cazeneuve
98	File:Édouard Philippe 2019 (cropped).jpg	Édouard Philippe (Template:Born in)	15 May 2017	21 June 2017	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	The Republicans, later Independent		Philippe I	rowspan=10 style="background:Template:Party color|25	Emmanuel Macron File:Emmanuel Macron March 2024 (4).jpg (2017–present)
			21 June 2017	3 July 2020		Philippe II		XV (2017)
99	File:Portrait Jean Castex (cropped).jpg	Jean Castex (Template:Born in)	3 July 2020	16 May 2022	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Independent		Castex
100	File:Elisabeth Borne November 2022 close-up.jpg	Élisabeth Borne (Template:Born in)	16 May 2022	4 July 2022	Template:Ayd	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color" |	RenaissanceTemplate:Efn		Borne I
			4 July 2022	9 January 2024		Borne II		XVI (2022)
101	File:Gabriel Attal 2025 (close crop).jpg	Gabriel Attal (Template:Born in)	9 January 2024	5 September 2024	Template:Ayd	Attal
102	File:Barnier Portrait.jpg	Michel Barnier (Template:Born in)	5 September 2024	13 December 2024	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	The Republicans	Barnier	XVII (2024)
103	File:Bayrou Matignon (cropped).jpg	François Bayrou (Template:Born in)	13 December 2024	9 September 2025	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Movement	Bayrou
104	File:Lecornu 2025 cropped 2.jpg	Sébastien Lecornu (Template:Born in)	9 September 2025	6 October 2025	Template:Ayd	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" |	Renaissance	Lecornu I
			10 October 2025	Incumbent		Lecornu II

Living former prime ministers

Name	Mandate	Date of birth
Laurent Fabius	1984 – 1986
Édith Cresson	1991 – 1992
Édouard Balladur	1993 – 1995
Alain Juppé	1995 – 1997
Lionel Jospin	1997 – 2002
Jean-Pierre Raffarin	2002 – 2005
Dominique de Villepin	2005 – 2007
François Fillon	2007 – 2012
Jean-Marc Ayrault	2012 – 2014
Manuel Valls	2014 – 2016
Bernard Cazeneuve	2016 – 2017
Édouard Philippe	2017 – 2020
Jean Castex	2020 – 2022
Élisabeth Borne	2022 – 2024
Gabriel Attal	2024
Michel Barnier	2024
François Bayrou	2024 – 2025
Sébastien Lecornu	2025

The most recent death of a former prime minister was that of Jacques Chirac (1974 – 1976/1986 – 1988), who died on 26 September 2019 at the age of 86.

Timeline

Executive Prime Ministers (1814–1959)

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 from: 02/01/1870 till: 09/08/1870 color:Bonapartist  text:"Émile Ollivier"
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 from: 20/02/1932 till: 03/06/1932 color:DemAlliance  text:"André Tardieu"
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 from: 27/01/1931 till: 20/02/1932 color:Independent
 from: 07/06/1935 till: 24/01/1936 color:Independent
 from: 11/07/1940 till: 13/12/1940 color:NatRev
 from: 18/04/1942 till: 19/08/1944 color:NatRev       text:"Pierre Laval"
bar:Boncour
 from: 18/12/1932 till: 31/01/1933 color:RepSoc       text:"Joseph Paul-Boncour"
bar:Daladier
 from: 31/01/1933 till: 26/10/1933 color:RadSocialist
 from: 30/01/1934 till: 09/02/1934 color:RadSocialist
 from: 10/04/1938 till: 21/03/1940 color:RadSocialist text:"Édouard Daladier"
bar:Sarraut
 from: 26/10/1933 till: 26/11/1933 color:RadSocialist
 from: 24/01/1936 till: 04/06/1936 color:RadSocialist text:"Albert Sarraut
bar:Flandin 
 from: 08/11/1934 till: 01/06/1935 color:DemAlliance 
 from: 13/12/1940 till: 09/02/1941 color:NatRev       text:"Pierre-Étienne Flandin"
bar:Bouisson 
 from: 01/06/1935 till: 07/06/1935 color:Independent  text:"Fernand Bouisson"
bar:Blum
 from: 04/06/1936 till: 22/06/1937 color:SFIO
 from: 13/03/1938 till: 10/04/1938 color:SFIO
 from: 16/12/1946 till: 22/01/1947 color:SFIO         text:"Léon Blum"
bar:Reynaud
 from: 21/03/1940 till: 15/06/1940 color:DemAlliance  text:"Paul Reynaud"
bar:Petain
 from: 16/06/1940 till: 11/07/1940 color:Independent  text:"Philippe Pétain"
bar:Darlan
 from: 09/02/1941 till: 18/04/1942 color:NatRev       text:"François Darlan"
bar:deGaulle
 from: 03/06/1944 till: 26/01/1946 color:Independent
 from: 01/06/1958 till: 08/01/1959 color:Gaullist     text:"Charles de Gaulle"
bar:Gouin
 from: 26/01/1946 till: 24/06/1946 color:SFIO         text:"Félix Gouin"
bar:Bidault
 from: 24/06/1946 till: 16/12/1946 color:PopRepMo
 from: 28/10/1949 till: 02/07/1950 color:PopRepMo     text:"Georges Bidault"
bar:Auriol
 from: 28/11/1946 till: 16/12/1946 color:SFIO         text:"Vincent Auriol"
bar:Ramadier
 from: 22/01/1947 till: 24/11/1947 color:SFIO         text:"Paul Ramadier"
bar:Schuman
 from: 24/11/1947 till: 24/07/1948 color:PopRepMo 
 from: 02/09/1948 till: 11/09/1948 color:PopRepMo     text:"Robert Schuman"
bar:Marie
 from: 24/07/1948 till: 02/09/1948 color:RadSocialist text:"André Marie"
bar:Queuille
 from: 11/09/1948 till: 28/10/1949 color:RadSocialist
 from: 10/03/1951 till: 11/08/1951 color:RadSocialist text:"Henri Queuille"
bar:Pleven
 from: 12/07/1950 till: 10/03/1951 color:DSUR
 from: 11/08/1951 till: 20/01/1952 color:DSUR         text:"René Pleven"
bar:Faure
 from: 20/01/1952 till: 08/03/1952 color:RadSocialist
 from: 17/02/1955 till: 01/02/1956 color:RadSocialist text:"Edgar Faure"
bar:Pinay 
 from: 08/03/1952 till: 08/01/1953 color:CNIP         text:"Antoine Pinay"
bar:Mayer
 from: 08/01/1953 till: 28/06/1953 color:RadSocialist text:"René Mayer"
bar:Laniel 
 from: 28/06/1953 till: 19/06/1954 color:CNIP         text:"Joseph Laniel"
bar:France
 from: 19/06/1954 till: 17/02/1955 color:RadSocialist text:"Pierre Mendès France"
bar:Mollet
from: 01/02/1956 till: 13/06/1957 color:SFIO          text:"Guy Mollet"
bar:Maunoury
from: 13/06/1957 till: 06/11/1957 color:RadSocialist  text:"Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury"
bar:Gaillard
 from: 06/11/1957 till: 14/05/1958 color:RadSocialist text:"Félix Gaillard"
bar:Pflimin
 from: 14/05/1958 till: 01/06/1958 color:PopRepMo     text:"Pierre Pflimlin"

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Semi-executive Prime Ministers (since 1959)

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bar:Chirac
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bar:Fabius
bar:Rocard
bar:Cresson 
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bar:Juppe
bar:Jospin
bar:Raffarin
bar:Villepin
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bar:Ayrault
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bar:Attal
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bar:Bayrou
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bar:Debre
 from: 08/01/1959 till: 14/04/1962 color:UNR         text:"Michel Debré"
bar:Pompidou
 from: 14/04/1962 till: 26/11/1967 color:UNR
 from: 26/11/1967 till: 10/07/1968 color:UDR         text:"Georges Pompidou"
bar:Murville
 from: 10/07/1968 till: 20/06/1969 color:UDR         text:"Maurice Couve de Murville"
bar:Delmas
 from: 20/06/1969 till: 05/07/1972 color:UDR         text:"Jacques Chaban-Delmas" 
bar:Messmer
 from: 05/07/1972 till: 27/05/1974 color:UDR         text:"Pierre Messmer"
bar:Chirac
 from: 27/05/1974 till: 25/08/1976 color:UDR
 from: 20/03/1986 till: 10/05/1988 color:RPR         text:"Jacques Chirac"
bar:Barre
 from: 25/08/1976 till: 21/05/1981 color:Independent text:"Raymond Barre"
bar:Mauroy
 from: 21/05/1981 till: 27/07/1984 color:Socialist   text:"Pierre Mauroy"
bar:Fabius
 from: 17/07/1984 till: 20/03/1986 color:Socialist   text:"Laurent Fabius"
bar:Rocard
 from: 10/05/1988 till: 15/05/1991 color:Socialist   text:"Michel Rocard"
bar:Cresson 
 from: 15/05/1991 till: 02/04/1992 color:Socialist   text:"Édith Cresson"
bar:Deregovoy
 from: 02/04/1992 till: 29/03/1993 color:Socialist   text:"Pierre Bérégovoy"
bar:Balladur
 from: 29/03/1993 till: 17/05/1995 color:RPR         text:"Édouard Balladur"
bar:Juppe
 from: 17/05/1995 till: 02/06/1997 color:RPR         text:"Alain Juppé"
bar:Jospin
 from: 02/06/1997 till: 06/05/2002 color:Socialist   text:"Lionel Jospin"
bar:Raffarin
 from: 06/05/2002 till: 31/05/2005 color:UMP         text:"Jean-Pierre Raffarin"
bar:Villepin
 from: 31/05/2005 till: 17/05/2007 color:UMP         text:"Dominique de Villepin"
bar:Fillon
 from: 17/05/2007 till: 15/05/2012 color:UMP         text:"François Fillon"
bar:Ayrault
 from: 15/05/2012 till: 31/03/2014 color:Socialist   text:"Jean-Marc Ayrault"
bar:Valls
 from: 31/03/2014 till: 06/12/2016 color:Socialist   text:"Manuel Valls"
bar:Cazeneuve
 from: 06/12/2016 till: 15/05/2017 color:Socialist   text:"Bernard Cazeneuve"
bar:Philippe
 from: 15/05/2017 till: 19/06/2017 color:LR
 from: 19/06/2017 till: 03/07/2020 color:Independent text:"Édouard Philippe"
bar:Castex
 from: 03/07/2020 till: 16/05/2022 color:Independent text:"Jean Castex"
bar:Borne
 from: 16/05/2022 till: 09/01/2024 color:RE          text:"Élisabeth Borne"
bar:Attal
 from: 09/01/2024 till: 05/09/2024 color:RE          text:"Gabriel Attal"
bar:Barnier
 from: 05/09/2024 till: 13/12/2024 color:LR          text:"Michel Barnier"
bar:Bayrou
 from: 13/12/2024 till: 09/09/2025 color:MoDem       text:"François Bayrou"
bar:Lecornu
 from: 09/09/2025 till: $today     color:RE          text:"Sébastien Lecornu"

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See also

• History of France
• Politics of France
• President of France
  • List of presidents of France
• Template:Annotated link

External links

• List on the website of the French Prime Minister (in French)