France: Heads of Government: 1871-1940
The terms of holding the office are defined in accordance with the dates of signing of the decrees on appointment/discharge published in JORF (1871-1920) and JORF - Lois et décrets (1921-1940). |
Vice-président du Conseil des ministres |
2 Sep 1871 - 25 May 1873 |
Jules-Armand-Stanislas Dufaure |
25 May 1873 - 22 May 1874 |
Jacques Victor Albert, duc de Broglie |
22 May 1874 - 10 Mar 1875 |
Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey |
10 Mar 1875 - 23 Feb 1876 |
Louis Joseph Buffet |
23 Feb 1876 - 9 Mar 1876 |
Jules-Armand-Stanislas Dufaure |
Président du Conseil des ministres |
9 Mar 1876 - 12 Dec 1876 |
Jules-Armand-Stanislas Dufaure |
12 Dec 1876 - 17 May 1877 |
Jules Simon [1] |
17 May 1877 - 23 Nov 1877 |
Jacques Victor Albert, duc de Broglie |
23 Nov 1877 - 13 Dec 1877 |
Gaëtan de Rochebouët |
13 Dec 1877 - 4 Feb 1879 |
Jules-Armand-Stanislas Dufaure |
4 Feb 1879 - 28 Dec 1879 |
William Henry Waddington |
28 Dec 1879 - 23 Sep 1880 |
Charles de Freycinet |
23 Sep 1880 - 14 Nov 1881 |
Jules Ferry |
14 Nov 1881 - 30 Jan 1882 |
Léon Gambetta |
30 Jan 1882 - 7 Aug 1882 |
Charles de Freycinet |
7 Aug 1882 - 29 Jan 1883 |
Charles Duclerc |
29 Jan 1883 - 21 Feb 1883 |
Armand Fallières |
21 Feb 1883 - 6 Apr 1885 |
Jules Ferry |
6 Apr 1885 - 7 Jan 1886 |
Henri Brisson |
7 Jan 1886 - 11 Dec 1886 |
Charles de Freycinet |
11 Dec 1886 - 30 May 1887 |
René Goblet |
30 May 1887 - 12 Dec 1887 |
Maurice Rouvier |
12 Dec 1887 - 3 Apr 1888 |
Pierre Tirard |
3 Apr 1888 - 22 Feb 1889 |
Charles Floquet |
22 Feb 1889 - 17 Mar 1890 |
Pierre Tirard |
17 Mar 1890 - 27 Feb 1892 |
Charles de Freycinet |
27 Feb 1892 - 6 Dec 1892 |
Émile Loubet |
6 Dec 1892 - 4 Apr 1893 |
Alexandre Ribot |
4 Apr 1893 - 3 Dec 1893 |
Charles Dupuy |
3 Dec 1893 - 30 May 1894 |
Jean Casimir-Perier |
30 May 1894 - 26 Jan 1895 |
Charles Dupuy |
26 Jan 1895 - 1 Nov 1895 |
Alexandre Ribot |
1 Nov 1895 - 29 Apr 1896 |
Léon Bourgeois |
29 Apr 1896 - 28 Jun 1898 |
Jules Méline |
28 Jun 1898 - 1 Nov 1898 |
Henri Brisson |
1 Nov 1898 - 22 Jun 1899 |
Charles Dupuy |
22 Jun 1899 - 7 Jun 1902 |
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau |
7 Jun 1902 - 24 Jan 1905 |
Émile Combes |
24 Jan 1905 - 14 Mar 1906 |
Maurice Rouvier |
14 Mar 1906 - 25 Oct 1906 |
Ferdinand Sarrien |
25 Oct 1906 - 24 Jul 1909 |
Georges Clemenceau |
24 Jul 1909 - 2 Mar 1911 |
Aristide Briand |
2 Mar 1911 - 27 Jun 1911 |
Ernest Monis |
27 Jun 1911 - 14 Jan 1912 |
Joseph Caillaux |
14 Jan 1912 - 21 Jan 1913 |
Raymond Poincaré |
21 Jan 1913 - 22 Mar 1913 |
Aristide Briand |
22 Mar 1913 - 9 Dec 1913 |
Louis Barthou |
9 Dec 1913 - 9 Jun 1914 |
Gaston Doumergue |
9 Jun 1914 - 13 Jun 1914 |
Alexandre Ribot |
13 Jun 1914 - 29 Oct 1915 |
René Viviani |
29 Oct 1915 - 20 Mar 1917 |
Aristide Briand |
20 Mar 1917 - 12 Sep 1917 |
Alexandre Ribot |
12 Sep 1917 - 16 Nov 1917 |
Paul Painlevé |
16 Nov 1917 - 20 Jan 1920 |
Georges Clemenceau |
20 Jan 1920 - 24 Sep 1920 |
Alexandre Millerand |
24 Sep 1920 - 16 Jan 1921 |
Georges Leygues |
16 Jan 1921 - 15 Jan 1922 |
Aristide Briand |
15 Jan 1922 - 9 Jun 1924 |
Raymond Poincaré |
9 Jun 1924 - 14 Jun 1924 |
Frédéric François-Marsal |
14 Jun 1924 - 17 Apr 1925 |
Édouard Herriot |
17 Apr 1925 - 28 Nov 1925 |
Paul Painlevé |
28 Nov 1925 - 19 Jul 1926 |
Aristide Briand |
19 Jul 1926 - 23 Jul 1926 |
Édouard Herriot |
23 Jul 1926 - 29 Jul 1929 |
Raymond Poincaré |
29 Jul 1929 - 3 Nov 1929 |
Aristide Briand |
3 Nov 1929 - 21 Feb 1930 |
André Tardieu |
21 Feb 1930 - 2 Mar 1930 |
Camille Chautemps |
2 Mar 1930 - 13 Dec 1930 |
André Tardieu |
13 Dec 1930 - 27 Jan 1931 |
Théodore Steeg |
27 Jan 1931 - 20 Feb 1932 |
Pierre-Jean-Marie Laval |
20 Feb 1932 - 3 Jun 1932 |
André Tardieu |
3 Jun 1932 - 18 Dec 1932 |
Édouard Herriot |
18 Dec 1932 - 31 Jan 1933 |
Joseph Paul-Boncour |
31 Jan 1933 - 26 Oct 1933 |
Édouard Daladier |
26 Oct 1933 - 26 Nov 1933 |
Albert Sarraut |
26 Nov 1933 - 30 Jan 1934 |
Camille Chautemps |
30 Jan 1934 - 9 Feb 1934 |
Édouard Daladier |
9 Feb 1934 - 8 Nov 1934 |
Gaston Doumergue |
8 Nov 1934 - 1 Jun 1935 |
Pierre-Étienne Flandin |
1 Jun 1935 - 7 Jun 1935 |
Fernand Bouisson |
7 Jun 1935 - 24 Jan 1936 |
Pierre-Jean-Marie Laval |
24 Jan 1936 - 4 Jun 1936 |
Albert Sarraut |
4 Jun 1936 - 22 Jun 1937 |
Léon Blum |
22 Jun 1937 - 13 Mar 1938 |
Camille Chautemps |
13 Mar 1938 - 10 Apr 1938 |
Léon Blum |
10 Apr 1938 - 21 Mar 1940 |
Édouard Daladier |
21 Mar 1940 - 16 Jun 1940 |
Paul Reynaud |
16 Jun 1940 - 11 Jul 1940 |
Philippe Pétain |