Records
- The youngest appointed Prime minister during the 5th Republic was Laurent Fabius, on 17 July 1984. He was 37 years old.
- The oldest appointed Prime minister was Pierre Bérégovoy, on 2 April 1992. He was 66 years old.
- The only women who was appointed at the head of government is Edith Cresson, Prime minister from 1991 to 1992.
- Two Prime ministers were mayor of Bordeaux, and in the same time, Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1969-1972) and Alain Juppé (1995-1997).
- The longest-serving Prime minister was Georges Pompidou, 6 years, 2 months and 26 days, from 1962 to 1968.
- The shortest-serving Prime minister was Edith Cresson, 10 months and 18 days, from 1991 to 1992.
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