List of Presidents of the French Republic

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List of Presidents of France

President of the Second French Republic (1848-1852)

• Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (20 December 1848 - 2 December 1852)

From the establishment of the Republic until Bonaparte was elected, the Heads of State were:

• Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (as President of the Provisional Government), February 24 - May 9, 1848
• Executive Commission (Jointly head of state), May 6 - June 28, 1848
• Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (Prime Minister and de facto Head of State), June 28 - December 20, 1848)

Presidents of the Third French Republic (1870-1940)

• • Louis Jules Trochu (September 4, 1870 - January 22, 1871) (President of the Government of National Defense)
• Adolphe Thiers (17 February 1871 - 24 May 1873) (Head of Executive Power to 31 August 1871)
• Marshal Patrice de Mac-Mahon (24 May 1873 - 30 January 1879)
  • Jules Armand Dufaure (30 January 1879) (acting)
• Jules Grévy (30 January 1879 - 2 December 1887)
  • Maurice Rouvier (2 December - 3 December 1887) (acting)
• Marie François Sadi Carnot (3 December 1887 - 25 June 1894)
  • Charles Dupuy (25 June - 27 June 1894) (1st time, acting)
• Jean Casimir-Perier (27 June 1894 - 16 January 1895)
  • Charles Dupuy (16 January - 17 January 1895) (2nd time, acting)
• Félix Faure (17 January 1895 - 16 February 1899)
  • Charles Dupuy (16 February - 18 February 1899) (3rd time, acting)
• Émile Loubet (18 February 1899 - 18 February 1906)
• Armand Fallières (18 February 1906 - 18 February 1913)
• Raymond Poincaré (18 February 1913 - 18 February 1920)
• Paul Deschanel (18 February - 21 September 1920)
  • Alexandre Millerand (21 September - 23 September 1920) (acting)
• Alexandre Millerand (23 September 1920 - 11 June 1924)
  • Frédéric François-Marsal (11 June - 13 June 1924) (acting)
• Gaston Doumergue (13 June 1924 - 13 June 1931)
• Paul Doumer (13 June 1931 - 7 May 1932)
  • André Tardieu (7 May - 10 May 1932) (acting)
• Albert Lebrun (10 May 1932 - 11 July 1940)

Office of President didn't exist from 1940 until 1947

Head of the French State (1940-1944)

• Marshal Philippe Pétain (1 July 1940 - 20 August 1944)

Chairmen of the Provisional Government (1944-1947)

• Charles de Gaulle (3 June 1944 - 26 January 1946)
• Félix Gouin (26 January - 24 June 1946)
• Georges Bidault (24 June - 16 December 1946)
• Léon Blum (16 December 1946 - 16 January 1947)

Presidents of the Fourth French Republic (1947-1959)

• Vincent Auriol (16 January 1947 - 16 January 1954)
• René Coty (16 January 1954 - 8 January 1959)

Presidents of the Fifth French Republic (1959-Present)

• General Charles de Gaulle (8 January 1959 - 28 April 1969)
  • Alain Poher (28 April - 20 June 1969) (1st time, interim)
• Georges Pompidou (20 June 1969 - 3 April 1974)
  • Alain Poher (3 April - 27 May 1974) (2nd time, interim)
• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (27 May 1974 - 21 May 1981)
• François Mitterrand (21 May 1981- 17 May 1995)
• Jacques Chirac (17 May 1995 - 16 May 2007)
• Nicolas Sarkozy (16 May 2007 - present)

Pictures of the Presidents of the French Republic

1. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte 1848-1852	2. Adolphe Thiers 1871-1873	3. Patrice de Mac-Mahon 1873-1879	4. Jules Grévy 1879-1887
5. Sadi Carnot 1887-1894	6. Jean Casimir-Perier 1894-1895	7. Félix Faure 1895-1899	8. Émile Loubet 1899-1906
9. Armand Fallières 1906-1913	10. Raymond Poincaré 1913-1920	11. Paul Deschanel 1920	12. Alexandre Millerand 1920-1924
13. Gaston Doumergue 1924-1931	15. Albert Lebrun 1932-1940	16. Vincent Auriol 1947-1954	17. René Coty 1954-1959
19. Georges Pompidou 1969-1974	20. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing 1974-1981	21. François Mitterrand 1981-1995	22. Jacques Chirac 1995-2007
23. Nicolas Sarkozy 2007-present

See also

• President of the French Republic

Republican Heads of State of France

First Republic: National Convention | Directory | Napoleon Bonaparte Second Republic: Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure | Louis-Eugène Cavaignac | Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Interregnum: Louis Jules Trochui Third Republic: Adolphe Thiers | Patrice de Mac-Mahon | Jules Grévy | Marie François Sadi Carnot | Jean Casimir-Perier | Félix Faure | Émile Loubet | Armand Fallières | Raymond Poincaré | Paul Deschanel | Alexandre Millerand | Gaston Doumergue | Paul Doumer | Albert Lebrun Vichy France: Philippe Pétain Free France: Charles de Gaulle Provisional Government: Charles de Gaulle | Félix Gouin | Georges Bidault | Vincent Aurioli | Léon Blum Fourth Republic: Vincent Auriol | René Coty Fifth Republic: Charles de Gaulle | Alain Poheri | Georges Pompidou | Alain Poheri | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | François Mitterrand | Jacques Chirac | Nicolas Sarkozy (i) interim

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