List of presidents of France by tenure

The following is a list of presidents of France sorted by length of tenure.

List

RankPresidentLengthin daysOrderTenure Number of terms 1 François Mitterrand 2121 May 1981 – 17 May 1995 Two full seven-year terms 2 Jacques Chirac 2217 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 One full seven-year term and one full five-year term 3 Charles de Gaulle 188 January 1959 – 28 April 1969 One full seven-year term; resigned 3 years, 4 months and 20 days into second term 4 Emmanuel Macron 2514 May 2017 – IncumbentOne full five-year term; currently serving second five-year term 5 Jules Grévy 430 January 1879 – 2 December 1887 One full seven-year term; resigned 1 year, 10 months and 2 days into second term 6 Albert Lebrun 1510 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 7 (tie) Armand Fallières 918 February 1906 – 18 February 1913 One full seven-year term Vincent Auriol 1616 January 1947 – 16 January 1954 9 (tie) Émile Loubet 818 February 1899 – 18 February 1906 Raymond Poincaré 1018 February 1913 – 18 February 1920 Gaston Doumergue 1313 June 1924 – 13 June 1931 12 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 2027 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 13 Sadi Carnot 53 December 1887 – 25 June 1894 Assassinated 6 years, 6 months and 22 days into seven-year term 14 Patrice de MacMahon 324 May 1873 – 30 January 1879 Resigned 5 years, 8 months and 6 days into seven-year term 15 Nicolas Sarkozy 2316 May 2007 – 15 May 2012 One full five-year term 16 François Hollande 2415 May 2012 – 14 May 2017 17 René Coty 1716 January 1954 – 8 January 1959 Fourth republic ended 4 years, 11 months and 23 days into seven-year term 18 Georges Pompidou 1920 June 1969 – 2 April 1974 Died 4 years, 9 months and 13 days into seven-year term 19 Félix Faure 717 January 1895 – 16 February 1899 Died 4 years and 30 days into seven-year term 20 Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte 120 December 1848 – 2 December 1852 One full four-year term; end of second republic 21 Alexandre Millerand 1223 September 1920 – 11 June 1924 Resigned 3 years, 8 months and 19 days into seven-year term 22 Adolphe Thiers 231 August 1871 – 24 May 1873 Resigned 1 year, 8 months and 24 days into seven-year term 23 Paul Doumer 1413 June 1931 – 7 May 1932 Assassinated 10 months and 24 days into seven-year term 24 Paul Deschanel 1118 February 1920 – 21 September 1920 Resigned 7 months and 3 days into seven-year term 25 Jean Casimir-Perier 627 June 1894 – 16 January 1895 Resigned 6 months and 20 days into seven year term

By Republic French Second Republic (1848–1852) RankPresidentLength in daysTenure 1Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte20 December 1848 – 2 December 1852

French Third Republic (1870–1940) RankPresidentLength in daysTenure 1Jules Grévy30 January 1879 – 2 December 1887 2Albert Lebrun10 May 1932 – 11 July 1940 3Armand Fallières18 February 1906 – 18 February 1913 4Émile Loubet18 February 1899 – 18 February 1906Raymond Poincaré18 February 1913 – 18 February 1920Gaston Doumergue13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931 7Sadi Carnot3 December 1887 – 25 June 1894 8Patrice de MacMahon24 May 1873 – 30 January 1879 9Félix Faure17 January 1895 – 16 February 1899 10Alexandre Millerand23 September 1920 – 11 June 1924 11Adolphe Thiers31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873 12Paul Doumer13 June 1931 – 7 May 1932 13Paul Deschanel18 February 1920 – 21 September 1920 14Jean Casimir-Perier27 June 1894 – 16 January 1895

French Fourth Republic (1946–1958) RankPresidentLength in daysTenure 1Vincent Auriol16 January 1947 – 16 January 1954 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 3Valéry Giscard d'Estaing27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 4François Mitterrand21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995 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

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.

List of presidents of France by tenure

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