Fifth Republic: Prime Ministers
| Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Debré | 8 January 1959 | 14 April 1962 | Union for the New Republic |
| Georges Pompidou | 14 April 1962 | 10 July 1968 | Union for the New Republic |
| Maurice Couve de Murville | 10 July 1968 | 20 June 1969 | Union of Democrats for the Republic |
| Jacques Chaban-Delmas | 20 June 1969 | 6 July 1972 | Union of Democrats for the Republic |
| Pierre Messmer | 6 July 1972 | 27 May 1974 | Union of Democrats for the Republic |
| Jacques Chirac (1st time) | 27 May 1974 | 26 August 1976 | Union of Democrats for the Republic |
| Raymond Barre | 26 August 1976 | 21 May 1981 | Union for French Democracy |
| Pierre Mauroy | 21 May 1981 | 17 July 1984 | Socialist Party |
| Laurent Fabius | 17 July 1984 | 20 March 1986 | Socialist Party |
| Jacques Chirac (2nd time) | 20 March 1986 | 10 May 1988 | Rally for the Republic |
| Michel Rocard | 10 May 1988 | 15 May 1991 | Socialist Party |
| Édith Cresson | 15 May 1991 | 2 April 1992 | Socialist Party |
| Pierre Bérégovoy | 2 April 1992 | 29 March 1993 | Socialist Party |
| Édouard Balladur | 29 March 1993 | 18 May 1995 | Rally for the Republic |
| Alain Juppé | 18 May 1995 | 3 June 1997 | Rally for the Republic |
| Lionel Jospin | 3 June 1997 | 6 May 2002 | Socialist Party |
| Jean-Pierre Raffarin | 6 May 2002 | 31 May 2005 | Union for a Popular Movement |
| Dominique de Villepin | 31 May 2005 | 17 May 2007 | Union for a Popular Movement |
| François Fillon | 17 May 2007 | 15 May 2012 | Union for a Popular Movement |
| Jean-Marc Ayrault | 15 May 2012 | (incumbent) | Socialist Party |
Read more about this topic: French Fifth Republic
Famous quotes containing the words prime and/or ministers:
“In time, after a dozen years of centering their lives around the games boys play with one another, the boys’ bodies change and that changes everything else. But the memories are not erased of that safest time in the lives of men, when their prime concern was playing games with guys who just wanted to be their friendly competitors. Life never again gets so simple.”
—Frank Pittman (20th century)
“This was the Eastham famous of late years for its camp- meetings, held in a grove near by, to which thousands flock from all parts of the Bay. We conjectured that the reason for the perhaps unusual, if not unhealthful development of the religious sentiment here, was the fact that a large portion of the population are women whose husbands and sons are either abroad on the sea, or else drowned, and there is nobody but they and the ministers left behind.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)