France: Heads of Government: 1947-1959 Président du Conseil des ministres 22 Jan 1947 - 24 Nov 1947 Paul Ramadier 24 Nov 1947 - 24 Jul 1948 Robert Schuman 24 Jul 1948 - 2 Sep 1948 André Marie 2 Sep 1948 - 11 Sep 1948 Robert Schuman (x) 11 Sep 1948 - 28 Oct 1949 Henri Queuille 28 Oct 1949 - 2 Jul 1950 Georges Bidault (x) 2 Jul 1950 - 12 Jul 1950 Henri Queuille (x) 12 Jul 1950 - 10 Mar 1951 René Pleven 10 Mar 1951 - 11 Aug 1951 Henri Queuille (x) 11 Aug 1951 - 20 Jan 1952 René Pleven (x) 20 Jan 1952 - 8 Mar 1952 Edgar Faure 8 Mar 1952 - 8 Jan 1953 Antoine Pinay 8 Jan 1953 - 28 Jun 1953 René Mayer 28 Jun 1953 - 19 Jun 1954 Joseph-Henri-Eugène Laniel 19 Jun 1954 - 23 Feb 1955 Pierre Mendès France 23 Feb 1955 - 1 Feb 1956 Edgar Faure (x) 1 Feb 1956 - 13 Jun 1957 Alcide-Guy Mollet 13 Jun 1957 - 6 Nov 1957 Maurice-Jean-Marie Bourgès Maunoury 6 Nov 1957 - 14 May 1958 Félix Gaillard 14 May 1958 - 1 Jun 1958 Pierre Pflimlin 1 Jun 1958 - 8 Jan 1959 Charles de Gaulle Last updated on: 22 Jan 2010 21:00:00