France: Heads of Government: 1871-1940 The terms of holding the office are defined in accordance with the dates of signing of the decrees on appointment/discharge published in JORF (1871-1920) and JORF - Lois et décrets (1921-1940). Vice-président du Conseil des ministres 2 Sep 1871 - 25 May 1873 Jules-Armand-Stanislas Dufaure 25 May 1873 - 22 May 1874 Jacques Victor Albert, duc de Broglie 22 May 1874 - 10 Mar 1875 Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey 10 Mar 1875 - 23 Feb 1876 Louis Joseph Buffet 23 Feb 1876 - 9 Mar 1876 Jules-Armand-Stanislas Dufaure (x) Président du Conseil des ministres 9 Mar 1876 - 12 Dec 1876 Jules-Armand-Stanislas Dufaure (x) 12 Dec 1876 - 17 May 1877 Jules Simon [1] 17 May 1877 - 23 Nov 1877 Jacques Victor Albert, duc de Broglie (x) 23 Nov 1877 - 13 Dec 1877 Gaëtan de Rochebouët 13 Dec 1877 - 4 Feb 1879 Jules-Armand-Stanislas Dufaure (x) 4 Feb 1879 - 28 Dec 1879 William Henry Waddington 28 Dec 1879 - 23 Sep 1880 Charles de Freycinet 23 Sep 1880 - 14 Nov 1881 Jules Ferry 14 Nov 1881 - 30 Jan 1882 Léon Gambetta 30 Jan 1882 - 7 Aug 1882 Charles de Freycinet (x) 7 Aug 1882 - 29 Jan 1883 Charles Duclerc 29 Jan 1883 - 21 Feb 1883 Armand Fallières 21 Feb 1883 - 6 Apr 1885 Jules Ferry (x) 6 Apr 1885 - 7 Jan 1886 Henri Brisson 7 Jan 1886 - 11 Dec 1886 Charles de Freycinet (x) 11 Dec 1886 - 30 May 1887 René Goblet 30 May 1887 - 12 Dec 1887 Maurice Rouvier 12 Dec 1887 - 3 Apr 1888 Pierre Tirard 3 Apr 1888 - 22 Feb 1889 Charles Floquet 22 Feb 1889 - 17 Mar 1890 Pierre Tirard (x) 17 Mar 1890 - 27 Feb 1892 Charles de Freycinet (x) 27 Feb 1892 - 6 Dec 1892 Émile Loubet 6 Dec 1892 - 4 Apr 1893 Alexandre Ribot 4 Apr 1893 - 3 Dec 1893 Charles Dupuy 3 Dec 1893 - 30 May 1894 Jean Casimir-Perier 30 May 1894 - 26 Jan 1895 Charles Dupuy (x) 26 Jan 1895 - 1 Nov 1895 Alexandre Ribot (x) 1 Nov 1895 - 29 Apr 1896 Léon Bourgeois 29 Apr 1896 - 28 Jun 1898 Jules Méline 28 Jun 1898 - 1 Nov 1898 Henri Brisson (x) 1 Nov 1898 - 22 Jun 1899 Charles Dupuy (x) 22 Jun 1899 - 7 Jun 1902 Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau 7 Jun 1902 - 24 Jan 1905 Émile Combes 24 Jan 1905 - 14 Mar 1906 Maurice Rouvier (x) 14 Mar 1906 - 25 Oct 1906 Ferdinand Sarrien 25 Oct 1906 - 24 Jul 1909 Georges Clemenceau 24 Jul 1909 - 2 Mar 1911 Aristide Briand 2 Mar 1911 - 27 Jun 1911 Ernest Monis 27 Jun 1911 - 14 Jan 1912 Joseph Caillaux 14 Jan 1912 - 21 Jan 1913 Raymond Poincaré 21 Jan 1913 - 22 Mar 1913 Aristide Briand (x) 22 Mar 1913 - 9 Dec 1913 Louis Barthou 9 Dec 1913 - 9 Jun 1914 Gaston Doumergue 9 Jun 1914 - 13 Jun 1914 Alexandre Ribot (x) 13 Jun 1914 - 29 Oct 1915 René Viviani 29 Oct 1915 - 20 Mar 1917 Aristide Briand (x) 20 Mar 1917 - 12 Sep 1917 Alexandre Ribot (x) 12 Sep 1917 - 16 Nov 1917 Paul Painlevé 16 Nov 1917 - 20 Jan 1920 Georges Clemenceau (x) 20 Jan 1920 - 24 Sep 1920 Alexandre Millerand 24 Sep 1920 - 16 Jan 1921 Georges Leygues 16 Jan 1921 - 15 Jan 1922 Aristide Briand (x) 15 Jan 1922 - 9 Jun 1924 Raymond Poincaré (x) 9 Jun 1924 - 14 Jun 1924 Frédéric François-Marsal 14 Jun 1924 - 17 Apr 1925 Édouard Herriot 17 Apr 1925 - 28 Nov 1925 Paul Painlevé (x) 28 Nov 1925 - 19 Jul 1926 Aristide Briand (x) 19 Jul 1926 - 23 Jul 1926 Édouard Herriot (x) 23 Jul 1926 - 29 Jul 1929 Raymond Poincaré (x) 29 Jul 1929 - 3 Nov 1929 Aristide Briand (x) 3 Nov 1929 - 21 Feb 1930 André Tardieu 21 Feb 1930 - 2 Mar 1930 Camille Chautemps 2 Mar 1930 - 13 Dec 1930 André Tardieu (x) 13 Dec 1930 - 27 Jan 1931 Théodore Steeg 27 Jan 1931 - 20 Feb 1932 Pierre-Jean-Marie Laval 20 Feb 1932 - 3 Jun 1932 André Tardieu (x) 3 Jun 1932 - 18 Dec 1932 Édouard Herriot (x) 18 Dec 1932 - 31 Jan 1933 Joseph Paul-Boncour 31 Jan 1933 - 26 Oct 1933 Édouard Daladier 26 Oct 1933 - 26 Nov 1933 Albert Sarraut 26 Nov 1933 - 30 Jan 1934 Camille Chautemps (x) 30 Jan 1934 - 9 Feb 1934 Édouard Daladier (x) 9 Feb 1934 - 8 Nov 1934 Gaston Doumergue (x) 8 Nov 1934 - 1 Jun 1935 Pierre-Étienne Flandin 1 Jun 1935 - 7 Jun 1935 Fernand Bouisson 7 Jun 1935 - 24 Jan 1936 Pierre-Jean-Marie Laval (x) 24 Jan 1936 - 4 Jun 1936 Albert Sarraut (x) 4 Jun 1936 - 22 Jun 1937 Léon Blum 22 Jun 1937 - 13 Mar 1938 Camille Chautemps (x) 13 Mar 1938 - 10 Apr 1938 Léon Blum (x) 10 Apr 1938 - 21 Mar 1940 Édouard Daladier (x) 21 Mar 1940 - 16 Jun 1940 Paul Reynaud 16 Jun 1940 - 11 Jul 1940 Philippe Pétain [1] Original name: François-Jules Suisse Last updated on: 28 Sep 2018 21:00:00