France: Heads of Government: 1959-2023 The terms of holding the office are defined in accordance with the dates of signing of the decrees on appointment/discharge published in Journal offciel; handover ceremony normally takes place one or two days after the appointment. Premier ministre 8 Jan 1959 - 14 Apr 1962 Michel-Jean-Pierre Debré 14 Apr 1962 - 10 Jul 1968 Georges Pompidou 10 Jul 1968 - 20 Jun 1969 Maurice-Jacques Couve de Murville 20 Jun 1969 - 5 Jul 1972 Jacques-Pierre-Michel Delmas, dit Chaban-Delmas 5 Jul 1972 - 27 May 1974 Pierre-Auguste-Joseph Messmer 27 May 1974 - 25 Aug 1976 Jacques Chirac 25 Aug 1976 - 21 May 1981 Raymond-Octave-Joseph Barre 21 May 1981 - 17 Jul 1984 Pierre Mauroy 17 Jul 1984 - 20 Mar 1986 Laurent Fabius 20 Mar 1986 - 10 May 1988 Jacques Chirac (x) 10 May 1988 - 15 May 1991 Michel-Louis-Léon Rocard 15 May 1991 - 2 Apr 1992 Édith Cresson [1] 2 Apr 1992 - 29 Mar 1993 Pierre-Eugène Bérégovoy 29 Mar 1993 - 17 May 1995 Édouard Balladur 17 May 1995 - 2 Jun 1997 Alain-Marie Juppé 2 Jun 1997 - 6 Jun 2002 Lionel-Robert Jospin 6 Jun 2002 - 31 May 2005 Jean-Pierre Raffarin 31 May 2005 - 17 May 2007 Dominique-Marie-François-René Galouzeau de Villepin 17 May 2007 - 15 May 2012 François-Charles-Amand Fillon 15 May 2012 - 31 Mar 2014 Jean-Marc Ayrault 31 Mar 2014 - 6 Dec 2016 Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti 6 Dec 2016 - 15 May 2017 Bernard Cazeneuve 15 May 2017 - 3 Jul 2020 Édouard Philippe 3 Jul 2020 - 16 May 2022 Jean Castex 16 May 2022 - Élisabeth Borne [1] Née Édith Campion. Last updated on: 23 May 2022 13:42:40; URL: www.archontology.org/nations/france/france_govt10/index.php
