List of Presidents of the French Republic

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List of Presidents of France

President of the Second French Republic (1848-1848)

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

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

See also

• President of the French Republic

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