France: Heads of Government: 1959-2024The terms of holding the office are defined in accordance with the dates of signing of the decrees on appointment/discharge published in Journal offciel; handover ceremony normally takes place one or two days after the appointment. |
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| Premier ministre | |
| 8 Jan 1959 - 14 Apr 1962 | Michel-Jean-Pierre Debré |
| 14 Apr 1962 - 10 Jul 1968 | Georges Pompidou |
| 10 Jul 1968 - 20 Jun 1969 | Maurice-Jacques Couve de Murville |
| 20 Jun 1969 - 5 Jul 1972 | Jacques-Pierre-Michel Delmas, dit Chaban-Delmas |
| 5 Jul 1972 - 27 May 1974 | Pierre-Auguste-Joseph Messmer |
| 27 May 1974 - 25 Aug 1976 | Jacques Chirac |
| 25 Aug 1976 - 21 May 1981 | Raymond-Octave-Joseph Barre |
| 21 May 1981 - 17 Jul 1984 | Pierre Mauroy |
| 17 Jul 1984 - 20 Mar 1986 | Laurent Fabius |
| 20 Mar 1986 - 10 May 1988 | Jacques Chirac |
| 10 May 1988 - 15 May 1991 | Michel-Louis-Léon Rocard |
| 15 May 1991 - 2 Apr 1992 | Édith Cresson [1] |
| 2 Apr 1992 - 29 Mar 1993 | Pierre-Eugène Bérégovoy |
| 29 Mar 1993 - 17 May 1995 | Édouard Balladur |
| 17 May 1995 - 2 Jun 1997 | Alain-Marie Juppé |
| 2 Jun 1997 - 6 Jun 2002 | Lionel-Robert Jospin |
| 6 Jun 2002 - 31 May 2005 | Jean-Pierre Raffarin |
| 31 May 2005 - 17 May 2007 | Dominique-Marie-François-René Galouzeau de Villepin |
| 17 May 2007 - 15 May 2012 | François-Charles-Amand Fillon |
| 15 May 2012 - 31 Mar 2014 | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| 31 Mar 2014 - 6 Dec 2016 | Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti |
| 6 Dec 2016 - 15 May 2017 | Bernard Cazeneuve |
| 15 May 2017 - 3 Jul 2020 | Édouard Philippe |
| 3 Jul 2020 - 16 May 2022 | Jean Castex |
| 16 May 2022 - 9 Feb 2024 | Élisabeth Borne |
| 9 Feb 2024 - | Gabriel Attal |
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| [1] | Née Édith Campion. |
Last update: 17 Dec 2024