List of spouses or partners of the president of France explained

Post:Spouse of the president of France
Residence:Élysée Palace
Inaugural:Élise Thiers
Native Name:Première dame de France

Spouses and companions of the president of France often play a protocol role at the Élysée Palace and during official visits, though they possess no official title. Brigitte Macron is the spouse of the current president, Emmanuel Macron, who took office on 14 May 2017.[1]

List

PortraitNamePresidentPeriodNotes
Élise ThiersAdolphe Thiers1871–1873
Élisabeth de Mac MahonPatrice de Mac-Mahon1873–1879
Coralie GrévyJules Grévy1879–1887
Cécile CarnotMarie François Sadi Carnot1887–1894
Hélène Casimir-PerierJean Casimir-Perier1894–1895
Berthe FaureFélix Faure1895–1899
Marie-Louise LoubetÉmile Loubet1899–1906
Jeanne FallièresArmand Fallières1906–1913
Henriette PoincaréRaymond Poincaré1913–1920
Germaine DeschanelPaul Deschanel1920
Jeanne MillerandAlexandre Millerand1920–1924
Gaston Doumergue1931
Paul Doumer1931–1932
Marguerite LebrunAlbert Lebrun1932–1940
Vincent Auriol1947–1954First presidential spouse of the Fourth Republic.
Germaine CotyRené Coty1954–1955
Yvonne de GaulleCharles de Gaulle1959–1969First presidential spouse of the Fifth Republic.
Claude PompidouGeorges Pompidou1969–1974
Anne-Aymone Giscard d'EstaingValéry Giscard d'Estaing1974–1981
Danielle MitterrandFrançois Mitterrand1981–1995
Bernadette ChiracJacques Chirac1995–2007
Cécilia SarkozyNicolas Sarkozy2007Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz and Nicolas Sarkozy divorced during his first year in office. Sarkozy and Bruni married several months later.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy2008–2012
Valérie TrierweilerFrançois Hollande2012–2014Trierweiler and Hollande were never married, but she was widely considered the "de facto first lady".[2]
Brigitte MacronEmmanuel Macron2017–present

Current living presidential spouses or companions

Living French presidential spouses or companions as of (from oldest to youngest):

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emmanuel Macron: a 39-year-old political prodigy . MSN . msn.com . Plowright . Adam . 7 May 2017 . 17 April 2020 . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925212653/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/emmanuel-macron-a-39-year-old-political-prodigy/ar-BBAPpLW?ocid=News/ . live .
  2. News: France's President Announces Split With His Companion . Rubin . Alissa J. . Alissa J. Rubin . . 25 January 2014 . 26 January 2014 . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925212651/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/world/europe/frances-president-announces-split-with-his-companion.html/ . live .