The following is a list[1][2][3] of presidents of France sorted by length of tenure.
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List
edit Incumbent president
Rank | President | Length in days |
Order | Tenure | Number of terms |
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1 | François Mitterrand | 5109 | 21 | 21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995 | Two full seven-year terms |
2 | Jacques Chirac | 4382 | 22 | 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 | One full seven-year term and one full five-year term |
3 | Charles de Gaulle | 3763 | 18 | 8 January 1959 – 28 April 1969 | One full seven-year term; resigned 3 years, 4 months and 20 days into second term |
4 | Jules Grévy | 3228 | 4 | 30 January 1879 – 2 December 1887 | One full seven-year term; resigned 1 year, 10 months and 2 days into second term |
5 | Albert Lebrun | 2983 | 15 | 10 May 1932 – 11 July 1940 | One full seven-year term; replaced by Marshal Philippe Pétain 1 year, 2 months and 1 day into second term |
6 | Emmanuel Macron | 2676[a] | 25 | 14 May 2017 – Incumbent | One full five-year term; currently serving second five-year term |
7
(tie) |
Armand Fallières | 2557 | 9 | 18 February 1906 – 18 February 1913 | One full seven-year term |
Vincent Auriol | 2557 | 16 | 16 January 1947 – 16 January 1954 | ||
9
(tie) |
Émile Loubet | 2556 | 8 | 18 February 1899 – 18 February 1906 | |
Raymond Poincaré | 2556 | 10 | 18 February 1913 – 18 February 1920 | ||
Gaston Doumergue | 2556 | 13 | 13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931 | ||
12 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | 2551 | 20 | 27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 | |
13 | Sadi Carnot | 2396 | 5 | 3 December 1887 – 25 June 1894 | Assassinated 6 years, 6 months and 22 days into seven-year term |
14 | Patrice de MacMahon | 2077 | 3 | 24 May 1873 – 30 January 1879 | Resigned 5 years, 8 months and 6 days into seven-year term |
15 | Nicolas Sarkozy | 1826 | 23 | 16 May 2007 – 15 May 2012 | One full five-year term |
16 | François Hollande | 1825 | 24 | 15 May 2012 – 14 May 2017 | |
17 | René Coty | 1818 | 17 | 16 January 1954 – 8 January 1959 | Fourth republic ended 4 years, 11 months and 23 days into seven-year term |
18 | Georges Pompidou | 1747 | 19 | 20 June 1969 – 2 April 1974 | Died 4 years, 9 months and 13 days into seven-year term |
19 | Félix Faure | 1491 | 7 | 17 January 1895 – 16 February 1899 | Died 4 years and 30 days into seven-year term |
20 | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte | 1443 | 1 | 20 December 1848 – 2 December 1852 | One full four-year term; end of second republic |
21 | Alexandre Millerand | 1357 | 12 | 23 September 1920 – 11 June 1924 | Resigned 3 years, 8 months and 19 days into seven-year term |
22 | Adolphe Thiers | 632 | 2 | 31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873 | Resigned 1 year, 8 months and 24 days into seven-year term |
23 | Paul Doumer | 329 | 14 | 13 June 1931 – 7 May 1932 | Assassinated 10 months and 24 days into seven-year term |
24 | Paul Deschanel | 216 | 11 | 18 February 1920 – 21 September 1920 | Resigned 7 months and 3 days into seven-year term |
25 | Jean Casimir-Perier | 203 | 6 | 27 June 1894 – 16 January 1895 | Resigned 6 months and 20 days into seven year term |
By Republic
editFrench Second Republic (1848–1852)
editRank | President | Length in days | Tenure |
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1 | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte | 1443 | 20 December 1848 – 2 December 1852 |
French Third Republic (1870–1940)
editRank | President | Length in days | Tenure |
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1 | Jules Grévy | 3228 | 30 January 1879 – 2 December 1887 |
2 | Albert Lebrun | 2983 | 10 May 1932 – 11 July 1940 |
3 | Armand Fallières | 2557 | 18 February 1906 – 18 February 1913 |
4 | Émile Loubet | 2556 | 18 February 1899 – 18 February 1906 |
Raymond Poincaré | 2556 | 18 February 1913 – 18 February 1920 | |
Gaston Doumergue | 2556 | 13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931 | |
7 | Sadi Carnot | 2396 | 3 December 1887 – 25 June 1894 |
8 | Patrice de MacMahon | 2077 | 24 May 1873 – 30 January 1879 |
9 | Félix Faure | 1491 | 17 January 1895 – 16 February 1899 |
10 | Alexandre Millerand | 1357 | 23 September 1920 – 11 June 1924 |
11 | Adolphe Thiers | 632 | 31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873 |
12 | Paul Doumer | 329 | 13 June 1931 – 7 May 1932 |
13 | Paul Deschanel | 216 | 18 February 1920 – 21 September 1920 |
14 | Jean Casimir-Perier | 203 | 27 June 1894 – 16 January 1895 |
French Fourth Republic (1946–1958)
editRank | President | Length in days | Tenure |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Vincent Auriol | 2557 | 16 January 1947 – 16 January 1954 |
2 | René Coty | 1818 | 16 January 1954 – 8 January 1959 |
French Fifth Republic (1958–present)
editRank | President | Length in days | Tenure |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles de Gaulle | 3763 | 8 January 1959 – 28 April 1969 |
2 | Georges Pompidou | 1747 | 20 June 1969 – 2 April 1974 |
3 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | 2551 | 27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 |
4 | François Mitterrand | 5109 | 21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995 |
5 | Jacques Chirac | 4382 | 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 |
6 | Nicolas Sarkozy | 1826 | 16 May 2007 – 15 May 2012 |
7 | François Hollande | 1825 | 15 May 2012 – 14 May 2017 |
8 | Emmanuel Macron | 2676[a] | 14 May 2017 – Incumbent |
Interim President
edit- Alain Poher, as President of the Senate was called on to serve as Interim President of France in April–June 1969 and April–May 1974.
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of France Presidents". Worldpresidentsdb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "List of kings of France, emperors and presidents of France". Sport-histoire.fr. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "List of presidents of France". Britannica.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.