Leadership
First secretaries since 1969:
- Alain Savary (1969–1971)
- François Mitterrand (1971–1981)
- Lionel Jospin (1981–1988)
- Pierre Mauroy (1988–1992)
- Laurent Fabius (1992–1993)
- Michel Rocard (1993–1994)
- Henri Emmanuelli (1994–1995)
- Lionel Jospin (1995–1997)
- François Hollande (1997–2008)
- Martine Aubry (2008–2012)
- Harlem Désir (appointed on 30 June 2011, acting during Martine Aubry's candidacy in the French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2011)
- Martine Aubry (2008–2012) again after primary election
- Harlem Désir (appointed on 12 Sept 2012, after Aubry's resignation)
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