Chairman of the Council of Ministers (France)

President of the Council
Aristide Briand, President of the Council eleven times between 1909 and 1929.
ResidenceHôtel Matignon
(from 1934)
Formation9 July 1815 (1815-07-09)
First holderCharles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Final holderCharles de Gaulle
Abolished8 January 1959 (1959-01-08)
DeputyList of prime ministers of France

In France, the President of the Council, officially President of the Council of Ministers, was the head of government under several political regimes of the 19th and 20th centuries. Since the establishment of the Fifth Republic, the role of head of government has been fulfilled by the Prime Minister (Article 21 of the Constitution of 4 October 1958).[1]

History

This title was first held by Talleyrand in 1815 during the Restoration. Constitutionally, it is the King who presides over the Council of Ministers: the minister "President of the Council" replaces him when necessary. In practice, he already played a leading role, as Louis XVIII declared in a letter to Decazes in 1821:[2]

It is not the King who is the keystone. It is the President of the Council.

The record for longevity in this position (9 years, 3 months, and 17 days  – of which 6 years, 10 months, and 20 days were continuous) is held by Jean-de-Dieu Soult, who headed the government three times under the July Monarchy.[3]

The first President of the Council of the Third Republic was Jules Dufaure in 1876. From 1871 to 1876, the head of government held the title of Vice-President of the Council, with the Council presided over by the President of the Republic (Adolphe Thiers, then Marshal Mac Mahon).[3] The legislative elections of 1876 led to a political crisis between the government and the President of the Republic. The position of President of the Council was then created.[3] It was not official, as the constitutional laws of the Third Republic granted all executive power to the President of the Republic. Curiously, it was the latter who continued to preside over the Council of Ministers held at the Élysée Palace, while another government member held the title of "President of the Council of Ministers" and guided the discussions. Until 1934, the President of the Council had to combine government leadership with another ministerial portfolio, as, being the "unofficial" head of government, he had neither offices nor staff. The President of the Council presented to the President of the Republic a list of ministers from parties that formed a coalition for the occasion (the program was rather brief).[3] This coalition remained fragile, vulnerable to the defection of one of its components over a specific aspect of government policy. The ministry then appeared before the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, which voted to grant it confidence. The Constitution of 1946 formalized the creation of a President of the Council vested with executive power but still specified that "the President of the Republic presides over the Council of Ministers." The Constitution of 1958 clearly expressed the primacy of the President of the Republic by assigning the title of Prime Minister to the head of government and reserving the presidency of the Council of Ministers to the President of the Republic.[3][4][5][6]

Under the Vichy regime, the head of government was called Vice-President of the Council and later simply Head of Government, with the presidency of the Council of Ministers held by the head of state.[3][6]

The title of Vice-President of the Council was again given from 1926 to 1958 to certain prominent ministers.[3][5][6]

List of Chairmen of the Council in France

President Government term Start End Duration
Restoration (1815–1830)
Louis XVIII and Charles X, Kings of France
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord 1st term 9 July 1815 (1815-07-09) 26 September 1815 (1815-09-26) 79 days
Armand-Emmanuel, Duke of Richelieu 1st term 26 September 1815 (1815-09-26) 29 December 1818 (1818-12-29) 1190 days
Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles 1st term 29 December 1818 (1818-12-29) 19 November 1819 (1819-11-19) 325 days
Élie, Duke Decazes 1st term 19 November 1819 (1819-11-19) 20 February 1820 (1820-02-20) 93 days
Armand-Emmanuel, Duke of Richelieu 2nd term 20 February 1820 (1820-02-20) 14 December 1821 (1821-12-14) 663 days
Joseph, Count de Villèle 1st term 14 December 1821 (1821-12-14) 4 January 1828 (1828-01-04) 2212 days
Jean-Baptiste, Viscount of Martignac 1st term 4 January 1828 (1828-01-04) 8 August 1829 (1829-08-08) 582 days
Jules, Count de Polignac 1st term 8 August 1829 (1829-08-08) 28 July 1830 (1830-07-28) 354 days
Casimir-Louis-Victurnien, Duke de Mortemart 1st term 29 July 1830 (1830-07-29) 30 July 1830 (1830-07-30) 1 days
July Monarchy (1830–1848)
Louis-Philippe I, King of the French
Jacques Laffitte 1st term 2 November 1830 (1830-11-02) 13 March 1831 (1831-03-13) 131 days
Casimir Perier 1st term 13 March 1831 (1831-03-13) 16 May 1832 (1832-05-16) 430 days
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia 1st term 11 October 1832 (1832-10-11) 18 July 1834 (1834-07-18) 645 days
Étienne Maurice, Count Gérard 1st term 18 July 1834 (1834-07-18) 10 November 1834 (1834-11-10) 115 days
Hugues-Bernard Maret, Duke of Bassano 1st term 10 November 1834 (1834-11-10) 18 November 1834 (1834-11-18) 8 days
Édouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso 1st term 18 November 1834 (1834-11-18) 12 March 1835 (1835-03-12) 114 days
Achille-Charles-Victor, Duke de Broglie 1st term 12 March 1835 (1835-03-12) 22 February 1836 (1836-02-22) 347 days
Adolphe Thiers 1st term 22 February 1836 (1836-02-22) 6 September 1836 (1836-09-06) 197 days
Louis, Count Molé 1st term and 2nd term 6 September 1836 (1836-09-06) 31 March 1839 (1839-03-31) 936 days
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia 2nd term 12 May 1839 (1839-05-12) 1 March 1840 (1840-03-01) 294 days
Adolphe Thiers 2nd term 1 March 1840 (1840-03-01) 29 October 1840 (1840-10-29) 242 days
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia 3rd term 29 October 1840 (1840-10-29) 18 September 1847 (1847-09-18) 2515 days
François Guizot 1st term 18 September 1847 (1847-09-18) 24 February 1848 (1848-02-24) 159 days
Louis, Count Molé Aborted 24 February 1848 (1848-02-24) 24 February 1848 (1848-02-24) 0 days
Adolphe Thiers Aborted 24 February 1848 (1848-02-24) 24 February 1848 (1848-02-24) 0 days
Second Republic (24 February 1848 (1848-02-24) – 2 December 1852 (1852-12-02))
Provisional Government of 1848
Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure 1st term 24 February 1848 (1848-02-24) 9 May 1848 (1848-05-09) 75 days
Constituent Assembly
Louis Eugène Cavaignac 1st term 28 June 1848 (1848-06-28) 20 December 1848 (1848-12-20) 175 days
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, President from 20 December 1848 (1848-12-20) to 2 December 1852 (1852-12-02)
Odilon Barrot 1st term and 2nd term 20 December 1848 (1848-12-20) 31 October 1849 (1849-10-31) 315 days
Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul (de facto) 1st term 31 October 1849 (1849-10-31) 24 January 1851 (1851-01-24) 450 days
Léon Faucher (de facto) 1st term 10 April 1851 (1851-04-10) 26 October 1851 (1851-10-26) 199 days
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (de facto) Last cabinet 26 October 1851 (1851-10-26) 2 December 1851 (1851-12-02) 37 days
Third Republic (4 September 1870 (1870-09-04) – 10 July 1940 (1940-07-10))
Adolphe Thiers, President from 31 August 1871 (1871-08-31) to 24 May 1873 (1873-05-24)
Jules Dufaure (Vice-President of the Council) 1st term 19 February 1871 (1871-02-19) 18 May 1873 (1873-05-18) 819 days
Jules Dufaure (Vice-President of the Council) 2nd term 18 May 1873 (1873-05-18) 24 May 1873 (1873-05-24) 6 days
Marshal Mac Mahon, President from 24 May 1873 (1873-05-24) to 30 January 1879 (1879-01-30)
Albert de Broglie, Duke de Broglie (Vice-President of the Council) 1st term 24 May 1873 (1873-05-24) 24 November 1873 (1873-11-24) 184 days
Albert de Broglie, Duke de Broglie (Vice-President of the Council) 2nd term 26 November 1873 (1873-11-26) 18 May 1874 (1874-05-18) 173 days
Ernest Courtot de Cissey (Vice-President of the Council) 1st term 22 May 1874 (1874-05-22) 10 March 1875 (1875-03-10) 292 days
Louis Buffet (Vice-President of the Council) 1st term 10 March 1875 (1875-03-10) 23 February 1876 (1876-02-23) 350 days
Jules Dufaure (Vice-President of the Council) 3rd term 23 February 1876 (1876-02-23) 9 March 1876 (1876-03-09) 15 days
Jules Dufaure (1st President of the Council) 4th term 9 March 1876 (1876-03-09) 2 December 1876 (1876-12-02) 268 days
Jules Simon 1st term 12 December 1876 (1876-12-12) 16 May 1877 (1877-05-16) 155 days
Albert de Broglie, Duke de Broglie 3rd term 17 May 1877 (1877-05-17) 19 November 1877 (1877-11-19) 186 days
Gaëtan de Rochebouët 1st term 23 November 1877 (1877-11-23) 24 November 1877 (1877-11-24) 1 days
Jules Dufaure 4th term 13 December 1877 (1877-12-13) 30 January 1879 (1879-01-30) 413 days
Jules Grévy, President from 30 January 1879 (1879-01-30) to 2 December 1887 (1887-12-02)
William Waddington 1st term 4 February 1879 (1879-02-04) 21 December 1879 (1879-12-21) 320 days
Charles de Freycinet 1st term 28 December 1879 (1879-12-28) 19 September 1880 (1880-09-19) 266 days
Jules Ferry 1st term 23 September 1880 (1880-09-23) 10 November 1881 (1881-11-10) 413 days
Léon Gambetta 1st term 14 November 1881 (1881-11-14) 26 January 1882 (1882-01-26) 73 days
Charles de Freycinet 2nd term 30 January 1882 (1882-01-30) 29 July 1882 (1882-07-29) 180 days
Charles Duclerc 1st term 7 August 1882 (1882-08-07) 28 January 1883 (1883-01-28) 174 days
Armand Fallières 1st term 29 January 1883 (1883-01-29) 17 February 1883 (1883-02-17) 19 days
Jules Ferry 2nd term 21 February 1883 (1883-02-21) 30 March 1885 (1885-03-30) 768 days
Henri Brisson 1st term 6 April 1885 (1885-04-06) 29 December 1885 (1885-12-29) 267 days
Charles de Freycinet 3rd term 7 January 1886 (1886-01-07) 3 December 1886 (1886-12-03) 330 days
René Goblet 1st term 11 December 1886 (1886-12-11) 17 May 1887 (1887-05-17) 157 days
Maurice Rouvier 1st term 30 May 1887 (1887-05-30) 4 December 1887 (1887-12-04) 188 days
Sadi Carnot, President from 3 December 1887 (1887-12-03) to 25 June 1894 (1894-06-25), assassinated
Pierre Tirard 1st term 11 December 1887 (1887-12-11) 30 March 1888 (1888-03-30) 110 days
Charles Floquet 1st term 3 April 1888 (1888-04-03) 14 February 1889 (1889-02-14) 317 days
Pierre Tirard 2nd term 22 February 1889 (1889-02-22) 13 March 1890 (1890-03-13) 384 days
Charles de Freycinet 4th term 17 March 1890 (1890-03-17) 18 February 1892 (1892-02-18) 703 days
Émile Loubet 1st term 27 February 1892 (1892-02-27) 28 November 1892 (1892-11-28) 275 days
Alexandre Ribot 1st term 6 December 1892 (1892-12-06) 10 January 1893 (1893-01-10) 35 days
Alexandre Ribot 2nd term 11 January 1893 (1893-01-11) 30 March 1893 (1893-03-30) 78 days
Charles Dupuy 1st term 4 April 1893 (1893-04-04) 23 November 1893 (1893-11-23) 233 days
Jean Casimir-Perier 1st term 3 December 1893 (1893-12-03) 22 May 1894 (1894-05-22) 170 days
Charles Dupuy 2nd term 30 May 1894 (1894-05-30) 25 June 1894 (1894-06-25) 26 days
Jean Casimir-Perier, President from 27 June 1894 (1894-06-27) to 16 January 1895 (1895-01-16)
Charles Dupuy 3rd term 1 July 1894 (1894-07-01) 15 January 1895 (1895-01-15) 198 days
Félix Faure, President from 17 January 1895 (1895-01-17) to 16 February 1899 (1899-02-16)
Alexandre Ribot 3rd term 26 January 1895 (1895-01-26) 28 October 1895 (1895-10-28) 275 days
Léon Bourgeois 1st term 1 November 1895 (1895-11-01) 23 April 1896 (1896-04-23) 174 days
Jules Méline 1st term 28 April 1896 (1896-04-28) 28 June 1898 (1898-06-28) 791 days
Henri Brisson 2nd term 28 June 1898 (1898-06-28) 26 October 1898 (1898-10-26) 120 days
Charles Dupuy 4th term 1 November 1898 (1898-11-01) 18 February 1899 (1899-02-18) 109 days
Émile Loubet, President from 18 February 1899 (1899-02-18) to 18 February 1906 (1906-02-18)
Charles Dupuy 5th term 18 February 1899 (1899-02-18) 12 June 1899 (1899-06-12) 114 days
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau 1st term 22 June 1899 (1899-06-22) 3 June 1902 (1902-06-03) 1076 days
Émile Combes 1st term 7 June 1902 (1902-06-07) 1 January 1905 (1905-01-01) 939 days
Maurice Rouvier 2nd term 24 January 1905 (1905-01-24) 18 February 1906 (1906-02-18) 390 days
Armand Fallières, President from 18 February 1906 (1906-02-18) to 18 February 1913 (1913-02-18)
Maurice Rouvier 3rd term 18 February 1906 (1906-02-18) 7 March 1906 (1906-03-07) 17 days
Ferdinand Sarrien 1st term 14 March 1906 (1906-03-14) 20 October 1906 (1906-10-20) 220 days
Georges Clemenceau 1st term 25 October 1906 (1906-10-25) 20 July 1909 (1909-07-20) 999 days
Aristide Briand 1st term 24 July 1909 (1909-07-24) 2 November 1910 (1910-11-02) 466 days
Aristide Briand 2nd term 4 November 1910 (1910-11-04) 27 February 1911 (1911-02-27) 115 days
Ernest Monis 1st term 2 March 1911 (1911-03-02) 23 June 1911 (1911-06-23) 113 days
Joseph Caillaux 1st term 27 June 1911 (1911-06-27) 11 January 1912 (1912-01-11) 198 days
Raymond Poincaré 1st term 14 January 1912 (1912-01-14) 21 January 1913 (1913-01-21) 373 days
Aristide Briand 3rd term 21 January 1913 (1913-01-21) 18 February 1913 (1913-02-18) 28 days
Raymond Poincaré, President from 18 February 1913 (1913-02-18) to 18 February 1920 (1920-02-18)
Aristide Briand 4th term 18 February 1913 (1913-02-18) 18 March 1913 (1913-03-18) 28 days
Louis Barthou 1st term 22 March 1913 (1913-03-22) 2 December 1913 (1913-12-02) 255 days
Gaston Doumergue 1st term 9 December 1913 (1913-12-09) 2 June 1914 (1914-06-02) 175 days
Alexandre Ribot 4th term 9 June 1914 (1914-06-09) 12 June 1914 (1914-06-12) 3 days
René Viviani 1st term 13 June 1914 (1914-06-13) 26 July 1914 (1914-07-26) 43 days
René Viviani 2nd term 26 July 1914 (1914-07-26) 29 October 1915 (1915-10-29) 460 days
Aristide Briand 5th term 29 October 1915 (1915-10-29) 12 December 1916 (1916-12-12) 410 days
Aristide Briand 6th term 12 December 1916 (1916-12-12) 17 March 1917 (1917-03-17) 95 days
Alexandre Ribot 5th term 20 March 1917 (1917-03-20) 7 September 1917 (1917-09-07) 171 days
Paul Painlevé 1st term 12 September 1917 (1917-09-12) 13 November 1917 (1917-11-13) 62 days
Georges Clemenceau 2nd term 16 November 1917 (1917-11-16) 18 January 1920 (1920-01-18) 793 days
Alexandre Millerand 2nd term 20 January 1920 (1920-01-20) 18 February 1920 (1920-02-18) 29 days
Paul Deschanel, President from 18 February 1920 (1920-02-18) to 21 September 1920 (1920-09-21)
Alexandre Millerand 2nd term 18 February 1920 (1920-02-18) 23 September 1920 (1920-09-23) 218 days
Alexandre Millerand, President from 23 September 1920 (1920-09-23) to 11 June 1924 (1924-06-11)
Georges Leygues 1st term 24 September 1920 (1920-09-24) 12 January 1921 (1921-01-12) 110 days
Aristide Briand 7th term 16 January 1921 (1921-01-16) 12 January 1922 (1922-01-12) 361 days
Raymond Poincaré 2nd term 15 January 1922 (1922-01-15) 29 March 1924 (1924-03-29) 804 days
Raymond Poincaré 3rd term 29 March 1924 (1924-03-29) 1 June 1924 (1924-06-01) 64 days
Frédéric François-Marsal 1st term 8 June 1924 (1924-06-08) 10 June 1924 (1924-06-10) 2 days
Gaston Doumergue, President from 13 June 1924 (1924-06-13) to 13 June 1931 (1931-06-13)
Édouard Herriot 1st term 14 June 1924 (1924-06-14) 10 April 1925 (1925-04-10) 300 days
Paul Painlevé 2nd term 17 April 1925 (1925-04-17) 27 October 1925 (1925-10-27) 193 days
Paul Painlevé 3rd term 29 October 1925 (1925-10-29) 22 November 1925 (1925-11-22) 24 days
Aristide Briand 8th term 28 November 1925 (1925-11-28) 6 March 1926 (1926-03-06) 98 days
Aristide Briand 9th term 9 March 1926 (1926-03-09) 15 June 1926 (1926-06-15) 98 days
Aristide Briand 10th term 23 June 1926 (1926-06-23) 17 July 1926 (1926-07-17) 24 days
Édouard Herriot 2nd term 19 July 1926 (1926-07-19) 21 July 1926 (1926-07-21) 2 days
Raymond Poincaré 4th term 23 July 1926 (1926-07-23) 6 November 1928 (1928-11-06) 837 days
Raymond Poincaré 5th term 18 November 1928 (1928-11-18) 26 July 1929 (1929-07-26) 250 days
Aristide Briand 11th term 29 July 1929 (1929-07-29) 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) 85 days
André Tardieu 1st term 3 November 1929 (1929-11-03) 17 February 1930 (1930-02-17) 106 days
Camille Chautemps 1st term 21 February 1930 (1930-02-21) 25 February 1930 (1930-02-25) 4 days
André Tardieu 2nd term 2 March 1930 (1930-03-02) 4 December 1930 (1930-12-04) 277 days
Théodore Steeg 1st term 13 December 1930 (1930-12-13) 22 January 1931 (1931-01-22) 40 days
Pierre Laval 1st term 27 January 1931 (1931-01-27) 13 June 1931 (1931-06-13) 137 days
Paul Doumer, President from 13 May 1931 (1931-05-13) to 6 May 1932 (1932-05-06), assassinated
Pierre Laval 2nd term 13 June 1931 (1931-06-13) 12 January 1932 (1932-01-12) 213 days
Pierre Laval 3rd term 14 January 1932 (1932-01-14) 6 February 1932 (1932-02-06) 23 days
André Tardieu 3rd term 20 February 1932 (1932-02-20) 10 May 1932 (1932-05-10) 80 days
Albert Lebrun, President from 10 May 1932 (1932-05-10) to 10 July 1940 (1940-07-10), re-elected
Édouard Herriot 3rd term 3 June 1932 (1932-06-03) 14 December 1932 (1932-12-14) 194 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour 1st term 18 December 1932 (1932-12-18) 28 January 1933 (1933-01-28) 41 days
Édouard Daladier 1st term 31 January 1933 (1933-01-31) 24 October 1933 (1933-10-24) 266 days
Albert Sarraut 1st term 26 October 1933 (1933-10-26) 24 November 1933 (1933-11-24) 29 days
Camille Chautemps 2nd term 26 November 1933 (1933-11-26) 27 January 1934 (1934-01-27) 62 days
Édouard Daladier 2nd term 30 January 1934 (1934-01-30) 7 February 1934 (1934-02-07) 8 days
Gaston Doumergue 2nd term 9 February 1934 (1934-02-09) 8 November 1934 (1934-11-08) 272 days
Pierre-Étienne Flandin 1st term 8 November 1934 (1934-11-08) 31 May 1935 (1935-05-31) 204 days
Fernand Bouisson 1st term 1 June 1935 (1935-06-01) 4 June 1935 (1935-06-04) 3 days
Pierre Laval 4th term 7 June 1935 (1935-06-07) 22 January 1936 (1936-01-22) 229 days
Albert Sarraut 2nd term 24 January 1936 (1936-01-24) 4 June 1936 (1936-06-04) 132 days
Léon Blum 1st term 4 June 1936 (1936-06-04) 21 June 1937 (1937-06-21) 382 days
Camille Chautemps 3rd term 29 June 1937 (1937-06-29) 14 January 1938 (1938-01-14) 199 days
Camille Chautemps 4th term 18 January 1938 (1938-01-18) 10 March 1938 (1938-03-10) 51 days
Léon Blum 2nd term 13 March 1938 (1938-03-13) 8 April 1938 (1938-04-08) 26 days
Édouard Daladier 3rd term 10 April 1938 (1938-04-10) 11 May 1939 (1939-05-11) 396 days
Édouard Daladier 4th term 11 May 1939 (1939-05-11) 13 September 1939 (1939-09-13) 125 days
Édouard Daladier 5th term 13 September 1939 (1939-09-13) 20 March 1940 (1940-03-20) 189 days
Paul Reynaud 1st term 22 March 1940 (1940-03-22) 16 June 1940 (1940-06-16) 86 days
Philippe Pétain 1st term 16 June 1940 (1940-06-16) 11 July 1940 (1940-07-11) 25 days
Vichy Regime (10 July 1940 (1940-07-10) – 20 August 1944 (1944-08-20))
Philippe Pétain, Head of the French State from 11 July 1940 (1940-07-11) to 20 August 1944 (1944-08-20)
Philippe Pétain 11 July 1940 (1940-07-11) 17 April 1942 (1942-04-17)
Pierre Laval (Vice-President of the Council) 5th term 11 July 1940 (1940-07-11) 13 December 1940 (1940-12-13)
Pierre-Étienne Flandin (Vice-President of the Council) 2nd term 14 December 1940 (1940-12-14) 9 February 1941 (1941-02-09)
François Darlan (Vice-President of the Council) 1st term 10 February 1941 (1941-02-10) 17 April 1942 (1942-04-17)
Pierre Laval (Head of Government) 6th term 18 April 1942 (1942-04-18) 17 August 1944 (1944-08-17)
Provisional Governments of the French Republic (3 June 1944 (1944-06-03) – 27 October 1946 (1946-10-27))
Charles de Gaulle, President of the Government from 3 June 1944 (1944-06-03) to 20 January 1946 (1946-01-20), I and II
Félix Gouin, President of the Government from 26 January 1946 (1946-01-26) to 12 June 1946 (1946-06-12), I
Georges Bidault, President of the Government from 24 June 1946 (1946-06-24) to 16 December 1946 (1946-12-16), I
Fourth Republic (27 October 1946 (1946-10-27) – 4 October 1958 (1958-10-04))
Vincent Auriol, President of the Assembly from 3 December 1946 (1946-12-03) to 20 January 1947 (1947-01-20)
Léon Blum (President of the Government) 3rd term 16 December 1946 (1946-12-16) 22 January 1947 (1947-01-22) 37 days
Vincent Auriol, President from 16 January 1947 (1947-01-16) to 16 January 1954 (1954-01-16)
Paul Ramadier 1st term 22 January 1947 (1947-01-22) 19 November 1947 (1947-11-19) 301 days
Robert Schuman 1st term 24 November 1947 (1947-11-24) 19 July 1948 (1948-07-19) 238 days
André Marie 1st term 26 July 1948 (1948-07-26) 28 August 1948 (1948-08-28) 33 days
Robert Schuman 2nd term 5 September 1948 (1948-09-05) 7 September 1948 (1948-09-07) 2 days
Henri Queuille 1st term 11 September 1948 (1948-09-11) 6 October 1949 (1949-10-06) 390 days
Georges Bidault 2nd term 28 October 1949 (1949-10-28) 24 June 1950 (1950-06-24) 239 days
Henri Queuille 2nd term 2 July 1950 (1950-07-02) 4 July 1950 (1950-07-04) 2 days
René Pleven 1st term 13 July 1950 (1950-07-13) 28 February 1951 (1951-02-28) 230 days
Henri Queuille 3rd term 10 March 1951 (1951-03-10) 11 July 1951 (1951-07-11) 123 days
René Pleven 2nd term 11 August 1951 (1951-08-11) 7 January 1952 (1952-01-07) 149 days
Edgar Faure 1st term 20 January 1952 (1952-01-20) 28 February 1952 (1952-02-28) 39 days
Antoine Pinay 1st term 8 March 1952 (1952-03-08) 23 December 1952 (1952-12-23) 290 days
René Mayer 1st term 8 January 1953 (1953-01-08) 28 June 1953 (1953-06-28) 171 days
Joseph Laniel 1st term 28 June 1953 (1953-06-28) 16 January 1954 (1954-01-16) 202 days
René Coty, President from 16 January 1954 (1954-01-16) to 8 January 1959 (1959-01-08)
Joseph Laniel 2nd term 16 January 1954 (1954-01-16) 12 June 1954 (1954-06-12) 147 days
Pierre Mendès France 1st term 18 June 1954 (1954-06-18) 5 February 1955 (1955-02-05) 232 days
Edgar Faure 2nd term 23 February 1955 (1955-02-23) 23 January 1956 (1956-01-23) 334 days
Guy Mollet 1st term 2 February 1956 (1956-02-02) 21 May 1957 (1957-05-21) 474 days
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury 1st term 12 June 1957 (1957-06-12) 30 September 1957 (1957-09-30) 110 days
Félix Gaillard 1st term 6 November 1957 (1957-11-06) 18 April 1958 (1958-04-18) 163 days
Pierre Pflimlin 1st term 14 May 1958 (1958-05-14) 28 May 1958 (1958-05-28) 14 days
Charles de Gaulle 3rd term 1 June 1958 (1958-06-01) 8 January 1959 (1959-01-08) 221 days

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Texte intégral de la Constitution du 4 octobre 1958 en vigueur" [Full Text of the Constitution of 4 October 1958 in Force]. www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. ^ Barthélemy, Joseph; Duez, Paul (2004). Traité de droit constitutionnel [Treatise on Constitutional Law] (in French).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Avril, Pierre (1994). La Ve République: histoire politique et constitutionnelle [The Fifth Republic: political and constitutional history]. Droit fondamental (in French) (2e éd. mise à jour ed.). Paris: Presses universitaires de France. ISBN 978-2-13-046713-7.
  4. ^ "Constitution of October 4, 1958 § Title II: The President of the Republic, Article 8". National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  5. ^ a b Chagnollaud, Dominique; Quermonne, Jean-Louis; Chagnollaud, Dominique; Quermonne, Jean-Louis (2000), La Ve République. 2: Le pouvoir exécutif et l'administration [The Fifth Republic. 2: The executive branch and the administration], Collection champs (in French) (Éd. revue ed.), Paris: Flammarion, ISBN 978-2-08-081473-9
  6. ^ a b c Dulong, Claude (1975). La Vie quotidienne à l'Élysée au temps de Charles de Gaulle [Daily Life at the Élysée Palace during the Charles de Gaulle Era]. Club pour vous Hachette (in French). Montrouge: le Livre de Paris. ISBN 978-2-245-00282-7.

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