French Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Fifth Republic

The Fifth Republic of France was formed in 1958 when General Charles de Gaulle oversaw the drafting of a new constitution. After approving the constitution by vote, the people elected de Gaulle as president. The constitution calls for the direct election of the president, who in turn appoints the prime minister.

Term

Name

Party

Presidents
1959-69	Charles de Gaulle	Gaullist
1969-74	Georges Pompidou	Gaullist
1974-81	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	Republican/Union of French Democracy
1981-95	François Mitterrand	Socialist
1995-2007	Jacques Chirac	Neo-Gaullist RPR
2007-	Nicolas Sarkozy	Union for a Popular Movement
Prime ministers
1959-62	Michel Debré	Gaullist
1962-68	Georges Pompidou	Gaullist
1968-69	Maurice Couve de Murville	Gaullist
1969-72	Jacques Chaban-Delmas	Gaullist
1972-74	Pierre Messmer	Gaullist
1974-76	Jacques Chirac	Gaullist
1976-81	Raymond Barre	Union of French Democracy
1981-84	Pierre Mauroy	Socialist
1984-86	Laurent Fabius	Socialist
1986-88	Jacques Chirac	Neo-Gaullist RPR
1988-91	Michel Rocard	Socialist
1991-92	Edith Cresson	Socialist
1992-93	Pierre Bérégovoy	Socialist
1993-95	Edouard Balladur	Neo-Gaullist RPR
1995-97	Alain Juppé	Neo-Gaullist RPR
1997-2002	Lionel Jospin	Socialist
2002-2005	Jean-Pierre Raffarin	Union for a Popular Movement
2005-2007	Dominique de Villepin	Union for a Popular Movement
2007-	François Fillon	Union for a Popular Movement

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France; Pompidou, Georges (Jean Raymond)

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