List of presidents of France by tenure explained

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

List

RankPresidentLength
in days
OrderTenureNumber of terms
align=right 1 align=right align=right 2121 May 1981 – 17 May 1995Two full seven-year terms
align=right 2 align=right align=right 2217 May 1995 – 16 May 2007One full seven-year term and one full five-year term
align=right 3 align=right align=right 188 January 1959 – 28 April 1969One full seven-year term; resigned 3 years, 4 months and 20 days into second term
align=right 4 align=right align=right 430 January 1879 – 2 December 1887One full seven-year term; resigned 1 year, 10 months and 2 days into second term
align=right 5 align=right align=right 1510 May 1932 – 11 July 1940One full seven-year term; replaced by Marshal Philippe Pétain 1 year, 2 months and 1 day into second term
align=right 6 Emmanuel Macron2514 May 2017 – IncumbentOne full five-year term; currently serving second five-year term
7(tie)Armand Fallières918 February 1906 – 18 February 1913One full seven-year term
Vincent Auriol1616 January 1947 – 16 January 1954
9(tie)Émile Loubet818 February 1899 – 18 February 1906
Raymond Poincaré1018 February 1913 – 18 February 1920
Gaston Doumergue1313 June 1924 – 13 June 1931
align=right 12 align=right align=right 2027 May 1974 – 21 May 1981
align=right 13 align=right align=right 53 December 1887 – 25 June 1894Assassinated 6 years, 6 months and 22 days into seven-year term
align=right 14 Patrice de MacMahonalign=right 324 May 1873 – 30 January 1879Resigned 5 years, 8 months and 6 days into seven-year term
15 Nicolas Sarkozy2316 May 2007 – 15 May 2012One full five-year term
16 François Hollande2415 May 2012 – 14 May 2017
align=right 17 align=right align=right 1716 January 1954 – 8 January 1959Fourth republic ended 4 years, 11 months and 23 days into seven-year term
align=right 18 align=right align=right 1920 June 1969 – 2 April 1974Died 4 years, 9 months and 13 days into seven-year term
align=right 19 align=right align=right 717 January 1895 – 16 February 1899Died 4 years and 30 days into seven-year term
align=right 20 align=right align=right 120 December 1848 – 2 December 1852One full four-year term; end of second republic
align=right 21 align=right align=right 1223 September 1920 – 11 June 1924Resigned 3 years, 8 months and 19 days into seven-year term
align=right 22 align=right align=right 231 August 1871 – 24 May 1873Resigned 1 year, 8 months and 24 days into seven-year term
align=right 23 align=right align=right 1413 June 1931 – 7 May 1932Assassinated 10 months and 24 days into seven-year term
align=right 24 align=right align=right 1118 February 1920 – 21 September 1920Resigned 7 months and 3 days into seven-year term
align=right 25 align=right align=right 627 June 1894 – 16 January 1895 Resigned 6 months and 20 days into seven year term

By Republic

French Third Republic (1870–1940)

RankPresidentLength in daysTenure
align=right 1Jules Grévy30 January 1879 – 2 December 1887
align=right 2Albert Lebrun10 May 1932 – 11 July 1940
align=right 3Armand Fallières18 February 1906 – 18 February 1913
align=right rowspan="3" 4Émile Loubet18 February 1899 – 18 February 1906
Raymond Poincaré18 February 1913 – 18 February 1920
Gaston Doumergue13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931
align=right 7Sadi Carnot3 December 1887 – 25 June 1894
align=right 8Patrice de MacMahon24 May 1873 – 30 January 1879
align=right 9Félix Faure17 January 1895 – 16 February 1899
align=right 10Alexandre Millerand23 September 1920 – 11 June 1924
align=right 11Adolphe Thiers31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873
align=right 12Paul Doumer13 June 1931 – 7 May 1932
align=right 13Paul Deschanel18 February 1920 – 21 September 1920
align=right 14Jean Casimir-Perier27 June 1894 – 16 January 1895

French Fourth Republic (1946–1958)

RankPresidentLength in daysTenure
align=right 1Vincent Auriol16 January 1947 – 16 January 1954
align=right 2René Coty16 January 1954 – 8 January 1959

French Fifth Republic (1958–present)

RankPresidentLength in daysTenure
1Charles de Gaulle8 January 1959 – 28 April 1969
2Georges Pompidou20 June 1969 – 2 April 1974
align=right 3Valéry Giscard d'Estaing27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981
align=right 4François Mitterrand21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995
align=right 5Jacques Chirac17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007
6Nicolas Sarkozy16 May 2007 – 15 May 2012
7François Hollande15 May 2012 – 14 May 2017
8Emmanuel Macron14 May 2017 – Incumbent

Interim President

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

See also

References

  1. Web site: List of France Presidents. Worldpresidentsdb.com. 11 January 2018.
  2. Web site: List of kings of France, emperors and presidents of France. Sport-histoire.fr. 11 January 2018.
  3. Web site: List of presidents of France. Britannica.com. 11 January 2018.