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The head of the government of France has been called the prime minister of France (French: Premier ministre) since 1959, when Michel Debré became the first officeholder appointed under the Fifth Republic. During earlier periods of history, the head of government of France was known by different titles. As was common in European democracies of the 1815–1958 period (the Bourbon Restoration and July Monarchy, the Second, Third, and Fourth Republic, as well as the Vichy regime), the head of government was called President of the Council of Ministers (Président du Conseil des ministres), generally shortened to President of the council (Président du Conseil). This should not be confused with the elected office of president of the French Republic, who appoints the prime minister as head of state.

18th century – 19th century

19th century – 20th century

French Third Republic (1870–1940)

Presidents of the Council of Ministers

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President of the Council of Ministers (birth–death)		Term of office				Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
6	Jules Armand Dufaure (1798–1881)	1	19 February 1871	24 May 1873	Opportunist Republicans	National Assembly (1871)	2	Adolphe Thiers (1871–1873)
6	Jules Armand Dufaure (1798–1881)	2	19 February 1871	24 May 1873	Opportunist Republicans		2	Adolphe Thiers (1871–1873)
7	Albert, duc de Broglie (1821–1901)	1	25 May 1873	22 May 1874	Monarchist		3	Patrice de MacMahon (1873–1879)
7	Albert, duc de Broglie (1821–1901)	2	25 May 1873	22 May 1874	Monarchist
8	Ernest Courtot de Cissey (1810–1882)	•	22 May 1874	10 March 1875	Monarchist
9	Louis Buffet (1818–1898)	•	10 March 1875	23 February 1876	Monarchist
6	Jules Armand Dufaure (1798–1881)	3	23 February 1876	12 December 1876	Opportunist Republicans
6	Jules Armand Dufaure (1798–1881)	4	23 February 1876	12 December 1876	Opportunist Republicans
10	Jules Simon (1814–1896)	•	12 December 1876	17 May 1877	Opportunist Republicans	I (1876)
7	Albert, duc de Broglie (1821–1901)	3	17 May 1877	23 November 1877	Monarchist	I (1876)
11	Gaëtan de Rochebouët (1813–1899)	•	23 November 1877	13 December 1877	Monarchist	II (1877)
6	Jules Armand Dufaure (1798–1881)	5	13 December 1877	4 February 1879	Opportunist Republicans
12	William Waddington (1826–1894)	•	4 February 1879	28 December 1879	Opportunist Republicans		4	Jules Grévy (1879–1887)
13	Charles de Freycinet (1828–1923)	1	28 December 1879	23 September 1880	Opportunist Republicans
14	Jules Ferry (1832–1893)	1	23 September 1880	14 November 1881	Opportunist Republicans
15	Léon Gambetta (1838–1882)	•	14 November 1881	30 January 1882	Opportunist Republicans	III (1881)
13	Charles de Freycinet (1828–1923)	2	30 January 1882	7 August 1882	Opportunist Republicans
16	Charles Duclerc (1812–1888)	•	7 August 1882	29 January 1883	Opportunist Republicans
17	Armand Fallières (1841–1931)	•	29 January 1883	21 February 1883	Opportunist Republicans
14	Jules Ferry (1832–1893)	2	21 February 1883	6 April 1885	Opportunist Republicans
18	Henri Brisson (1835–1912)	1	6 April 1885	7 January 1886	Radical Republicans
13	Charles de Freycinet (1828–1923)	3	7 January 1886	16 December 1886	Opportunist Republicans	IV (1885)
19	René Goblet (1828–1905)	•	16 December 1886	30 May 1887	Radical Republicans
20	Maurice Rouvier (1842–1911)	1	30 May 1887	12 December 1887	Opportunist Republicans
21	Pierre Tirard (1827–1893)	1	12 December 1887	3 April 1888	Opportunist Republicans		5	Sadi Carnot (1887–1894)
22	Charles Floquet (1828–1896)	•	3 April 1888	22 February 1889	Opportunist Republicans
21	Pierre Tirard (1827–1893)	2	22 February 1889	17 March 1890	Opportunist Republicans
13	Charles de Freycinet (1828–1923)	4	17 March 1890	27 February 1892	Opportunist Republicans	V (1889)
23	Émile Loubet (1838–1929)	•	27 February 1892	6 December 1892	Opportunist Republicans
24	Alexandre Ribot (1842–1923)	1	6 December 1892	4 April 1893	Opportunist Republicans
24	Alexandre Ribot (1842–1923)	2	6 December 1892	4 April 1893	Opportunist Republicans
25	Charles Dupuy (1851–1923)	1	4 April 1893	3 December 1893	Opportunist Republicans
26	Jean Casimir-Perier (1847–1907)	•	3 December 1893	30 May 1894	Opportunist Republicans	VI (1893)
25	Charles Dupuy (1851–1923)	2	30 May 1894	26 January 1895	Opportunist Republicans
25	Charles Dupuy (1851–1923)	3	30 May 1894	26 January 1895	Opportunist Republicans		6	Jean Casimir-Perier (1894–1895)
24	Alexandre Ribot (1842–1923)	3	26 January 1895	1 November 1895	Opportunist Republicans		7	Félix Faure (1895–1899)
27	Léon Bourgeois (1851–1925)	•	1 November 1895	29 April 1896	Radical Republicans
28	Jules Méline (1838–1925)	•	29 April 1896	28 June 1898	Opportunist Republicans
18	Henri Brisson (1835–1912)	2	28 June 1898	1 November 1898	Radical Republicans	VII (1898)
25	Charles Dupuy (1851–1923)	4	1 November 1898	22 June 1899	Opportunist Republicans
25	Charles Dupuy (1851–1923)	5	1 November 1898	22 June 1899	Opportunist Republicans			Émile Loubet (1899–1906)
29	Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau (1846–1904)	•	22 June 1899	7 June 1902	Opportunist Republicans		8
30	Émile Combes (1835–1921)	•	7 June 1902	24 January 1905	Radical-Socialist Party (Bloc des gauches)	VIII (1902)
20	Maurice Rouvier (1842–1911)	2	24 January 1905	12 March 1906	Democratic Republican Alliance
20	Maurice Rouvier (1842–1911)	3	24 January 1905	12 March 1906	Democratic Republican Alliance		9	Armand Fallières (1906–1913)
31	Ferdinand Sarrien (1840–1915)	•	12 March 1906	25 October 1906	Radical-Socialist Party
32	Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929)	1	25 October 1906	24 July 1909	Independent	IX (1906)
33	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	1	24 July 1909	2 March 1911	Republican-Socialist Party
33	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	2	24 July 1909	2 March 1911	Republican-Socialist Party
34	Ernest Monis (1846–1929)	•	2 March 1911	27 June 1911	Radical-Socialist Party	X (1910)
35	Joseph Caillaux (1863–1944)	•	27 June 1911	21 January 1912	Radical-Socialist Party
36	Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934)	1	21 January 1912	21 January 1913	Republican Democratic Party
33	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	3	21 January 1913	22 March 1913	Republican-Socialist Party
33	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	4	21 January 1913	22 March 1913	Republican-Socialist Party		10	Raymond Poincaré (1913–1920)
37	Louis Barthou (1862–1934)	•	22 March 1913	9 December 1913	Republican Democratic Party
38	Gaston Doumergue (1863–1937)	1	9 December 1913	9 June 1914	Radical-Socialist Party
24	Alexandre Ribot (1842–1923)	4	9 June 1914	13 June 1914	Republican Federation	XI (1914)
39	René Viviani (1863–1925)	1	13 June 1914	29 October 1915	Republican-Socialist Party
39	René Viviani (1863–1925)	2	13 June 1914	29 October 1915	Republican-Socialist Party
33	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	5	29 October 1915	20 March 1917	Republican-Socialist Party
33	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	6	29 October 1915	20 March 1917	Republican-Socialist Party
24	Alexandre Ribot (1842–1923)	5	20 March 1917	12 September 1917	Republican Federation
40	Paul Painlevé (1863–1933)	1	12 September 1917	16 November 1917	Republican-Socialist Party
32	Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929)	2	16 November 1917	20 January 1920	Independent
41	Alexandre Millerand (1859–1943)	1	20 January 1920	24 September 1920	Independent (National Bloc)	XII (1919)
41	Alexandre Millerand (1859–1943)	2	20 January 1920	24 September 1920	Independent (National Bloc)		11	Paul Deschanel (1920)
42	Georges Leygues (1857–1933)	•	24 September 1920	16 January 1921	Republican, Democratic and Social Party (National Bloc)		12	Alexandre Millerand (1920–1924)
33	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	7	16 January 1921	15 January 1922	Republican-Socialist Party
36	Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934)	2	15 January 1922	8 June 1924	Republican, Democratic and Social Party (National Bloc)
36	Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934)	3	15 January 1922	8 June 1924	Republican, Democratic and Social Party (National Bloc)
43	Frédéric François-Marsal (1874–1958)	•	8 June 1924	15 June 1924	Republican Federation (National Bloc)	XIII (1924)
45	Édouard Herriot (1872–1957)	1	15 June 1924	17 April 1925	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)		13	Gaston Doumergue (1924–1931)
40	Paul Painlevé (1863–1933)	2	17 April 1925	28 November 1925	Republican-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
40	Paul Painlevé (1863–1933)	3	17 April 1925	28 November 1925	Republican-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
33	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	8	28 November 1925	20 July 1926	Republican-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
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45	Édouard Herriot (1872–1957)	2	20 July 1926	23 July 1926	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
36	Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934)	4	23 July 1926	29 July 1929	Democratic Alliance (National Union)
36	Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934)	5	23 July 1926	29 July 1929	Democratic Alliance (National Union)
33	Aristide Briand (1862–1932)	11	29 July 1929	2 November 1929	Republican-Socialist Party	XIV (1928)
46	André Tardieu (1876–1945)	1	2 November 1929	21 February 1930	Democratic Alliance
47	Camille Chautemps (1885–1963)	1	21 February 1930	2 March 1930	Radical-Socialist Party
46	André Tardieu (1876–1945)	2	2 March 1930	13 December 1930	Democratic Alliance
48	Théodore Steeg (1868–1950)	•	13 December 1930	27 January 1931	Radical-Socialist Party
49	Pierre Laval (1883–1945)	1	27 January 1931	20 February 1932	Independent
		2					14	Paul Doumer (1931–1932)
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46	André Tardieu (1876–1945)	3	20 February 1932	3 June 1932	Democratic Alliance
45	Édouard Herriot (1872–1957)	3	3 June 1932	18 December 1932	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)	XV (1932)	15	Albert Lebrun (1932–1940)
50	Joseph Paul-Boncour (1873–1972)	•	18 December 1932	31 January 1933	Republican-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
51	Édouard Daladier (1884–1970)	1	31 January 1933	26 October 1933	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
52	Albert Sarraut (1872–1962)	1	26 October 1933	26 November 1933	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
47	Camille Chautemps (1885–1963)	2	26 November 1933	30 January 1934	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
51	Édouard Daladier (1884–1970)	2	30 January 1934	9 February 1934	Radical-Socialist Party (Cartel des Gauches)
38	Gaston Doumergue (1863–1937)	2	9 February 1934	8 November 1934	Radical-Socialist Party
53	Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889–1958)	1	8 November 1934	1 June 1935	Democratic Alliance
54	Fernand Bouisson (1874–1959)	•	1 June 1935	7 June 1935	Independent
49	Pierre Laval (1883–1945)	4	7 June 1935	24 January 1936	Independent
52	Albert Sarraut (1872–1962)	2	24 January 1936	4 June 1936	Radical-Socialist Party
55	Léon Blum (1872–1950)	1	4 June 1936	22 June 1937	French Section of the Workers' International (Popular Front)	XVI (1936)
47	Camille Chautemps (1885–1963)	3	22 June 1937	13 March 1938	Radical-Socialist Party (Popular Front)
47	Camille Chautemps (1885–1963)	4	22 June 1937	13 March 1938	Radical-Socialist Party (Popular Front)
55	Léon Blum (1872–1950)	2	13 March 1938	10 April 1938	French Section of the Workers' International (Popular Front)
51	Édouard Daladier (1884–1970)	3	10 April 1938	21 March 1940	Radical-Socialist Party
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56	Paul Reynaud (1878–1966)	•	21 March 1940	16 June 1940	Democratic Alliance
57	Philippe Pétain (1856–1951)	•	16 June 1940	11 July 1940	Independent

20th century – 21st century

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Chief minister (birth–death)		Took office	Left office	King (Reign)
	Anne de Montmorency (1493–1567)	1 January 1515	14 June 1541	Francis I (1515–1547)
	Claude d'Annebault (1495–1552)	1541	31 March 1547	Francis I (1515–1547)
	Anne de Montmorency (1493–1567)	1 April 1547	10 August 1557	Henry II (1547–1559)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Henry II)		11 August 1557	10 July 1559	Henry II (1547–1559)
	Francis, Duke of Guise (1519–1563)	10 July 1559	5 December 1560	Francis II (1559–1560)
	Michel de l'Hôpital (1507–1573)	5 December 1560	13 March 1573 (Died in office)	Charles IX (1560–1574)
	René de Birague (1506–1583)	30 May 1574	24 November 1583 (Died in office)	Henry III (1574–1589)
	Philippe Hurault de Cheverny (1528–1599)	24 November 1583	12 May 1588
Position vacant (absolute rule by Henry III)		12 May 1588	2 August 1589
	Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560–1641)	2 August 1589	29 January 1611	Henry IV (1589–1610)
	Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy (1543–1617)	30 January 1611	9 August 1616	Louis XIII (1610–1643)
	Concino Concini (1569–1617)	9 August 1616	24 April 1617 (Died in office)
	Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes (1578–1621)	24 April 1617	15 December 1621 (Died in office)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Louis XIII)		15 December 1621	12 August 1624
	Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642)	12 August 1624	4 December 1642 (Died in office)
	Cardinal Mazarin (1602–1661)	5 December 1642	9 March 1661 (Died in office)	Louis XIV (1643–1715)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Louis XIV)		9 March 1661	1 September 1715	Louis XIV (1643–1715)
	Guillaume Dubois (1656–1723)	12 September 1715	10 August 1723 (Died in office)	Louis XV (1715–1774)
	Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723)	10 August 1723	2 December 1723 (Died in office)
	Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692–1740)	2 December 1723	11 June 1726
	André-Hercule de Fleury (1653–1743)	11 June 1726	29 January 1743 (Died in office)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Louis XV)		29 January 1743	3 December 1758
	Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul (1719–1785)	3 December 1758	24 December 1770
	René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou (1714–1792)	25 December 1770	23 August 1774
	Jacques Turgot (1727–1781)	24 August 1774	12 May 1776	Louis XVI (1774–1792)
	Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas (1701–1781)	14 May 1776	21 November 1781 (Died in office)
	Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes (1717–1787)	21 November 1781	13 February 1787 (Died in office)
	Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727–1794)	1 May 1787	25 August 1788
	Jacques Necker (1732–1804)	25 August 1788	11 July 1789
	Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1730–1807)	11 July 1789	16 July 1789
	Jacques Necker (1732–1804)	16 July 1789	3 September 1790
	Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin (1745–1792)	3 September 1790	3 September 1791
Constitutional cabinet (supervisioned by Legislative Assembly)		3 September 1791	21 September 1792

Chief minister		Term of office			Political party		King (Reign)
	Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838) (as President of the Council)	1	1 April 1814	2 May 1814		Independent	Louis XVIII (1814–1815)
	Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas (1771–1839)	2	2 May 1814	8 July 1815		Independent	Louis XVIII (1814–1815)

Chief Minister		Term of office			Political party		Emperor (Reign)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Napoleon I)		2	20 March 1815	22 June 1815	Vacant		Napoleon I (1815)
	Joseph Fouché (1759–1820) (as President of the Executive Commission)	•	22 June 1815	7 July 1815		Bonapartist	Napoleon II (1815)

	Term of office				Legislature (Election)	King (Reign)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838)	•	9 July 1815	26 September 1815	Independent	I (Chambre introuvable) (1815)	Louis XVIII (1815–1824)
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766–1822)	1	26 September 1815	29 December 1818	Independent	I (Chambre introuvable) (1815)
Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles (1767–1828)	•	29 December 1818	19 November 1819	Doctrinaires	II (1816)
Élie Decazes, duc de Glücksbierg and Decazes (1780–1860)	•	19 November 1819	20 February 1820	Doctrinaires	II (1816)
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766–1822)	2	20 February 1820	14 December 1821	Doctrinaires	III (1820)
Jean-Baptiste de Villèle (1773–1854)	•	14 December 1821	4 January 1828	Ultra-royalist	III (1820)
Jean-Baptiste de Villèle (1773–1854)	•	14 December 1821	4 January 1828	Ultra-royalist	IV (1824)	Charles X (1824–1830)
Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac (1778–1832)	•	4 January 1828	8 August 1829	Doctrinaires	V (1827)
Jules de Polignac, duc de Polignac (1780–1847)	•	8 August 1829	29 July 1830	Ultra-royalist
Casimir de Rochechouart, duc de Mortemart (1787–1875)	•	29 July 1830		Ultra-royalist

President of the Council of Ministers (birth–death)		Term of office				Legislature (Election)	King (Reign)
Position vacant (government led by Louis Philippe I)		0	1 August 1830	2 November 1830	(Orléanist)	I (1830)	Louis Philippe I (1830–1848)
Position vacant (government led by Louis Philippe I)		1	1 August 1830	2 November 1830	(Orléanist)
	Jacques Laffitte (1767–1844)	•	2 November 1830	13 March 1831	Orléanist
	Casimir Pierre Périer (1777–1832)	•	13 March 1831	16 May 1832	Resistance Party	II (1831)
	Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769–1851)	1	11 October 1832	18 July 1834	Orléanist	II (1831)
	Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773–1852)	•	18 July 1834	10 November 1834	Independent	III (1834)
	Hugues-Bernard Maret (1763–1839)	•	10 November 1834	18 November 1834	Independent
	Édouard Mortier (1768–1835)	•	18 November 1834	12 March 1835	Resistance Party
	Victor de Broglie (1785–1870)	•	12 March 1835	22 February 1836	Resistance Party
	Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877)	1	22 February 1836	6 September 1836	Movement Party
	Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781–1855)	1	6 September 1836	31 March 1839	Resistance Party
	Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781–1855)	2	6 September 1836	31 March 1839	Resistance Party	IV (1837)
Position vacant (government led by Louis Philippe I)		2	31 March 1839	12 May 1839	(Orléanist)	IV (1837)
	Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769–1851)	2	12 May 1839	1 March 1840	Resistance Party	V (1839)
	Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877)	2	1 March 1840	29 October 1840	Movement Party	V (1839)
	Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769–1851)	3	29 October 1840	19 September 1847	Resistance Party	VI (1842)
	François Guizot (1787–1874)	•	19 September 1847	23 February 1848	Resistance Party	VII (1846)
	Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781–1855)	•	23 February 1848	24 February 1848	Resistance Party	VII (1846)

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Fourth French Republic (1946–1958)

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President of the Council of Ministers (birth–death)		Term of office			Political party		Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
1	Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767–1855)	•	24 February 1848	9 May 1848		Moderate Republican	Const. (1848)		Himself de facto (Provisional)
2	François Arago (1786–1853)	•	10 May 1848	24 June 1848		Moderate Republican			Executive Commission
3	Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802–1857)	•	28 June 1848	20 December 1848		Moderate Republican			Himself de facto (Martial Law)
4	Odilon Barrot (1791–1873)	1	20 December 1848	31 October 1849		Party of Order		1	Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (1848–1852)
4	Odilon Barrot (1791–1873)	2	20 December 1848	31 October 1849		Party of Order	Leg. (1849)
5	Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul (1789–1865)	•	31 October 1849	24 January 1851		Party of Order
Position vacant (government led by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte)		•	24 January 1851	10 April 1851	Vacant
6	Léon Faucher (1803–1854)	•	10 April 1851	26 October 1851		Party of Order
Position vacant (government led by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte)		0	26 October 1851	2 December 1852	Vacant
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Cabinet Chief (birth–death)		Term of office			Political party		Legislature (Election)	Emperor (Reign)
Position vacant (absolute rule by Napoleon III)		3	2 December 1852	27 December 1869	Vacant		I (1852)	Napoleon III (1852–1870)
							II (1857)
							III (1863)
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	Émile Ollivier (1825–1913)	•	2 January 1870	9 August 1870		Bonapartist
	Charles Cousin-Montauban (1796–1878)	•	9 August 1870	4 September 1870		Independent

Vice-president of the Council of Ministers (birth–death)		Term of office				Legislature (Election)
49	Pierre Laval (1883–1945)	5	11 July 1940	13 December 1940	Révolution nationale	None	Philippe Pétain (1940–1944)
53	Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889–1958)	2	13 December 1940	9 February 1941
58	François Darlan (1881–1942)	•	9 February 1941	18 April 1942
49	Pierre Laval (1883–1945) (as Chief of the Government)	6	18 April 1942	19 August 1944

Chairman of the Provisional Government (birth–death)		Term of office				Legislature (Election)
59	Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970)	1	3 June 1944	26 January 1946	Independent	Provisional
59	Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970)	2	3 June 1944	26 January 1946	Independent	I (1945)
60	Félix Gouin (1884–1977)	•	26 January 1946	24 June 1946	French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme)	I (1945)
61	Georges Bidault (1899–1983)	1	24 June 1946	16 December 1946	Popular Republican Movement (Tripartisme)	II (June 1946)
–	Vincent Auriol (1884–1966) (interim)	–	28 November 1946	16 December 1946	French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme)	IV Rep. I (Nov 1946)
62	Léon Blum (1872–1950)	3	16 December 1946	22 January 1947	French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme)	IV Rep. I (Nov 1946)

President of the Council of Ministers (birth–death)		Term of office				Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
63	Paul Ramadier (1888–1961)	1	22 January 1947	24 November 1947	French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme)	I (Nov.1946)	16	Vincent Auriol (1947–1954)
63	Paul Ramadier (1888–1961)	2	22 January 1947	24 November 1947
65	Robert Schuman (1886–1963)	1	24 November 1947	24 July 1948	Popular Republican Movement (Third Force)
66	André Marie (1897–1974)	•	24 July 1948	2 September 1948	Radical Party (Third Force)
65	Robert Schuman (1886–1963)	2	2 September 1948	11 September 1948	Popular Republican Movement (Third Force)
67	Henri Queuille (1884–1970)	1	11 September 1948	28 October 1949	Radical Party (Third Force)
61	Georges Bidault (1899–1983)	2	28 October 1949	2 July 1950	Popular Republican Movement (Third Force)
61	Georges Bidault (1899–1983)	3	28 October 1949	2 July 1950	Popular Republican Movement (Third Force)
67	Henri Queuille (1884–1970)	2	2 July 1950	12 July 1950	Radical Party (Third Force)
68	René Pleven (1901–1993)	1	12 July 1950	10 March 1951	Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (Third Force)
67	Henri Queuille (1884–1970)	3	10 March 1951	11 August 1951	Radical Party (Third Force)
68	René Pleven (1901–1993)	2	11 August 1951	20 January 1952	Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (Third Force)	II (1951)
69	Edgar Faure (1908–1988)	1	20 January 1952	8 March 1952	Radical Party
70	Antoine Pinay (1891–1994)	•	8 March 1952	8 January 1953	National Centre of Independents and Peasants
71	René Mayer (1895–1972)	•	8 January 1953	28 June 1953	Radical Party
72	Joseph Laniel (1889–1975)	1	28 June 1953	19 June 1954	National Centre of Independents and Peasants
72	Joseph Laniel (1889–1975)	2	28 June 1953	19 June 1954	National Centre of Independents and Peasants		17	René Coty (1954–1959)
73	Pierre Mendès France (1907–1982)	•	19 June 1954	17 February 1955	Radical Party
69	Edgar Faure (1908–1988)	2	17 February 1955	1 February 1956	Radical Party
75	Guy Mollet (1905–1975)	•	1 February 1956	13 June 1957	French Section of the Workers' International (Republican Front)	III (1956)
76	Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury (1914–1993)	•	13 June 1957	6 November 1957	Radical Party (Republican Front)
77	Félix Gaillard (1919–1970)	•	6 November 1957	14 May 1958	Radical Party (Republican Front)
78	Pierre Pflimlin (1907–2000)	•	14 May 1958	1 June 1958	Popular Republican Movement
59	Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970)	3	1 June 1958	8 January 1959	Union for the New Republic

S. No.	Portrait	Prime Minister (Lifespan)	Term of office			Political party (Political coalition)		Government	Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
S. No.	Portrait	Prime Minister (Lifespan)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party (Political coalition)		Government	Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
79		Michel Debré (1912–1996)	8 January 1959	14 April 1962	3 years, 96 days		Union for the New Republic	Debré [fr]	I (1958)	18	Charles de Gaulle (1959–1969)
80		Georges Pompidou (1911–1974)	14 April 1962	7 December 1962	6 years, 87 days		Union for the New Republic	Pompidou I [fr]	I (1958)
			7 December 1962	8 January 1966				Pompidou II [fr]	II (1962)
			8 January 1966	7 April 1967				Pompidou III [fr]	II (1962)
			7 April 1967	10 July 1968				Pompidou IV [fr]	III (1967)
81		Maurice Couve de Murville (1907–1999)	10 July 1968	20 June 1969	345 days		Union of Democrats for the Republic	Couve de Murville [fr]	IV (1968)
82		Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915–2000)	20 June 1969	5 July 1972	3 years, 15 days		Union of Democrats for the Republic	Chaban-Delmas [fr]		19	Georges Pompidou (1969–1974)
83		Pierre Messmer (1916–2007)	5 July 1972	5 April 1973	1 year, 326 days		Union of Democrats for the Republic	Messmer I [fr]
			5 April 1973	1 March 1974				Messmer II [fr]	V (1973)
			1 March 1974	27 May 1974				Messmer III [fr]
84		Jacques Chirac (1932–2019)	27 May 1974	25 August 1976	2 years, 90 days		Union of Democrats for the Republic	Chirac I [fr]		20	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974–1981)
85		Raymond Barre (1924–2007)	25 August 1976	30 March 1977	4 years, 269 days		Miscellaneous right (Union for French Democracy)	Barre I [fr]
			30 March 1977	5 April 1978				Barre II [fr]
			5 April 1978	21 May 1981				Barre III [fr]	VI (1978)
86		Pierre Mauroy (1928–2013)	21 May 1981	23 June 1981	3 years, 57 days		Socialist Party	Mauroy I [fr]	VI (1978)	21	François Mitterrand (1981–1995)
			23 June 1981	22 March 1983				Mauroy II [fr]	VII (1981)
			22 March 1983	17 July 1984				Mauroy III [fr]
87		Laurent Fabius (b. 1946)	17 July 1984	20 March 1986	1 year, 246 days		Socialist Party	Fabius [fr]
(84)		Jacques Chirac (1932–2019)	20 March 1986	10 May 1988	2 years, 51 days		Rally for the Republic	Chirac II [fr]	VIII (1986)
88		Michel Rocard (1930–2016)	10 May 1988	28 June 1988	3 years, 5 days		Socialist Party	Rocard I	VIII (1986)
88		Michel Rocard (1930–2016)	28 June 1988	15 May 1991	3 years, 5 days		Socialist Party	Rocard II	IX (1988)
89		Édith Cresson (b. 1934)	15 May 1991	2 April 1992	323 days		Socialist Party	Cresson [fr]
90		Pierre Bérégovoy (1925–1993)	2 April 1992	29 March 1993	361 days		Socialist Party	Bérégovoy [fr]
91		Édouard Balladur (b. 1929)	29 March 1993	17 May 1995	2 years, 49 days		Rally for the Republic	Balladur [fr]	X (1993)
92		Alain Juppé (b. 1945)	17 May 1995	7 November 1995	2 years, 16 days		Rally for the Republic	Juppé I [fr]		22	Jacques Chirac (1995–2007)
92		Alain Juppé (b. 1945)	7 November 1995	2 June 1997	2 years, 16 days		Rally for the Republic	Juppé II [fr]
93		Lionel Jospin (b. 1937)	2 June 1997	6 May 2002	4 years, 338 days		Socialist Party	Jospin	XI (1997)
94		Jean-Pierre Raffarin (b. 1948)	6 May 2002	17 June 2002	3 years, 25 days		Liberal Democracy, later Union for a Popular Movement	Raffarin I [fr]	XI (1997)
			17 June 2002	31 March 2004				Raffarin II [fr]	XII (2002)
			31 March 2004	31 May 2005				Raffarin III [fr]
95		Dominique de Villepin (b. 1953)	31 May 2005	17 May 2007	1 year, 351 days		Union for a Popular Movement	Villepin [fr]
96		François Fillon (b. 1954)	17 May 2007	19 June 2007	4 years, 364 days		Union for a Popular Movement	Fillon I [fr]		23	Nicolas Sarkozy (2007–2012)
			19 June 2007	14 November 2010				Fillon II [fr]	XIII (2007)
			14 November 2010	15 May 2012				Fillon III
97		Jean-Marc Ayrault (b. 1950)	15 May 2012	21 June 2012	1 year, 320 days		Socialist Party	Ayrault I		24	François Hollande (2012–2017)
97		Jean-Marc Ayrault (b. 1950)	21 June 2012	31 March 2014	1 year, 320 days		Socialist Party	Ayrault II	XIV (2012)
98		Manuel Valls (b. 1962)	31 March 2014	26 August 2014	2 years, 250 days		Socialist Party	Valls I
98		Manuel Valls (b. 1962)	26 August 2014	6 December 2016	2 years, 250 days		Socialist Party	Valls II
99		Bernard Cazeneuve (b. 1963)	6 December 2016	15 May 2017	160 days		Socialist Party	Cazeneuve
100		Édouard Philippe (b. 1970)	15 May 2017	21 June 2017	3 years, 49 days		The Republicans, later Independent	Philippe I		25	Emmanuel Macron (2017–)
100		Édouard Philippe (b. 1970)	21 June 2017	3 July 2020	3 years, 49 days		The Republicans, later Independent	Philippe II	XV (2017)
101		Jean Castex (b. 1965)	3 July 2020	16 May 2022	1 year, 317 days		Independent	Castex
102		Élisabeth Borne (b. 1961)	16 May 2022	4 July 2022	1 year, 343 days		La République En Marche!, later Renaissance^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Borne I
102		Élisabeth Borne (b. 1961)	4 July 2022	9 January 2024	1 year, 343 days			Borne II	XVI (2022)
103		Gabriel Attal (b. 1989)	9 January 2024	Present	105 days		Renaissance	Attal	XVI (2022)