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List of presidents of France by tenure

The following is a list[1][2][3] of presidents of France sorted by length of tenure.

François Mitterrand was President for 14 years.
Jacques Chirac was President for 12 years.
Charles de Gaulle was President for 10 years, provisional head of state for 2 years, and leader of Free France for 4 years.
Jean Casimir-Perier resigned in frustration after less than seven months in office.

List

  Incumbent president
Rank President Length
in days		 Order Tenure Number of terms
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 2782[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

French Second Republic (1848–1852)

Rank President Length in days Tenure
1 Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte 1443 20 December 1848 – 2 December 1852

French Third Republic (1870–1940)

Rank President Length in days Tenure
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)

Rank 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)

Rank 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 2782[a] 14 May 2017 – Incumbent

Interim President

See also: List of French non-presidential heads of state by tenure

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b As of 25 December 2024

References

  1. ^ "List of France Presidents". Worldpresidentsdb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ "List of kings of France, emperors and presidents of France". Sport-histoire.fr. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ "List of presidents of France". Britannica.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_France_by_tenure