President Of The French Republic: Head of state of France
The President of the French Republic is the head of state of France.
The current President is Emmanuel Macron since 14 May 2017 defeating Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election on 7 May 2017.
| President of the French Republic Président de la République française | |
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| Executive branch in French Politics | |
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| Status | Head of State |
| Member of | |
| Residence | Élysée Palace |
| Seat | Paris, France |
| Nominator | At least 500 elected officials |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary) |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once consecutively |
| Constituting instrument | Fifth Republic Constitution |
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| Salary | €179,000 annually |
| Website | www |
List of French presidents (Fifth Republic)
| N° | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term of office and election | Political party | Ref. | ||
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| Previous office | |||||||
| 18 | .jpg) | Charles de Gaulle GCLH GCM CL Cg (1914) Cg (1939) CC MIV Mcg (1890–1970) | 8 January 1959 | 28 April 1969 | 1958 | Union for the New Republic (1959–1967) | |
| 1965 | Union of Democrats for the Republic (1967–1969) | ||||||
| President of the Council of Ministers (1 June 1958 – 8 January 1959) | |||||||
| The President of the Senate Alain Poher deputised during the interim (28 April 1969 – 20 June 1969). | |||||||
| 19 | .jpg) | Georges Pompidou GCLH GCM Cg (1939) (1911–1974) | 20 June 1969 | 2 April 1974 [†] | 1969 | Union of Democrats for the Republic | |
| Prime Minister of France (14 April 1962 – 10 July 1968) | |||||||
| The President of the Senate Alain Poher deputised during the interim (2 April 1974 – 27 May 1974). | |||||||
| 20 | .jpg) | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing GCLH GCM Cg (1939) Académie (1926–2020) | 27 May 1974 | 21 May 1981 | 1974 | National Federation of the Independent Republicans (1974–1977) Union for French Democracy (1978–1981) | |
| Minister of the Economy and Finance (20 June 1969 – 27 May 1974) | |||||||
| 21 |  | François Mitterrand GCLH GCM OF MR Cg (1939) (1916–1996) | 21 May 1981 | 17 May 1995 | 1981 | Socialist Party | |
| 1988 | |||||||
| Member of the National Assembly for Nièvre (6 December 1962 – 21 May 1981) | |||||||
| 22 |  | Jacques Chirac GCLH GCM CVM COMA COAL MA Algérie COEN (1932–2019) | 17 May 1995 | 16 May 2007 | 1995 | Rally for the Republic (1995–2002) | |
| 2002 | Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2007) | ||||||
| Mayor of Paris (25 March 1977 – 16 May 1995) | |||||||
| 23 |  | Nicolas Sarkozy GCLH GCM (born 1955) | 16 May 2007 | 15 May 2012 | 2007 | Union for a Popular Movement | |
| Minister of the Interior (2 June 2005 – 26 March 2007) | |||||||
| 24 |  | François Hollande GCLH GCM (born 1954) | 15 May 2012 | 14 May 2017 | 2012 | Socialist Party | |
| President of the General Council of Corrèze (20 March 2008 – 11 May 2012) | |||||||
| 25 | .jpg) | Emmanuel Macron GCLH GCM (born 1977) | 14 May 2017 | Incumbent | 2017 | La République En Marche! | |
| 2022 | |||||||
| Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs (26 August 2014 – 30 August 2016) | |||||||
Living former presidents of France
There are two living former French presidents:
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