Prime Minister of France

The Prime Minister of France is the person who controls the government of France day-to-day. They are appointed by the President of France.

 Prime ministers since 1958 
Political parties

  Portrait Prime Minister Term of office Political party Government Legislature President Took office Left office Time in office79 70px Michel Debré(1912–1996) 8 January 1959 14 April 1962  Union for the New Republic I(1958)18Charles de Gaulle70px(1959–1969)8070pxGeorges Pompidou(1911–1974) 14 April 1962 7 December 1962  Union for the New Republic  7 December 1962 8 January 1966 II(1962) 8 January 1966 1 April 1967  5 April 1967 10 July 1968  III(1967)81 70px Maurice Couve de Murville(1907–1999) 10 July 1968 20 June 1969  Union of Democrats for the Republic  IV(1968)82 70px Jacques Chaban-Delmas(1915–2000) 20 June 1969 6 July 1972  Union of Democrats for the Republic 19Georges Pompidou70px(1969–1974)83 70px Pierre Messmer(1916–2007) 6 July 1972 5 April 1973  Union of Democrats for the Republic  5 April 1973 1 March 1974  V(1973) 1 March 1974 27 May 1974 84 70px Jacques Chirac(1932–2019) 27 May 1974 26 August 1976  Union of Democrats for the Republic 20Valéry Giscard d'Estaing70px(1974–1981)85 70px Raymond Barre(1924–2007) 26 August 1976 29 March 1977 Independent  29 March 1977 31 March 1978  31 March 1978 21 May 1981 Union for French Democracy  VI(1978)8670pxPierre Mauroy(1928–2013) 21 May 1981 23 June 1981  Socialist Party 21François Mitterrand70px(1981–1995) 23 June 1981 23 March 1983  VII(1981) 23 March 1983 17 July 1984 87 70px Laurent Fabius(1946–) 17 July 1984 20 March 1986  Socialist Party  (84) 70px Jacques Chirac(1932–2019) 20 March 1986 10 May 1988  Rally for the Republic  VIII(1986)8870pxMichel Rocard(1930–2016) 10 May 1988 22 June 1988  Socialist Party Rocard I 23 June 1988 15 May 1991 Rocard II IX(1988)89 70px Édith Cresson(1934–) 15 May 1991 2 April 1992  Socialist Party 90  Pierre Bérégovoy(1925–1993) 2 April 1992 29 March 1993  Socialist Party 91 70px Édouard Balladur(1929–) 29 March 1993 17 May 1995  Rally for the Republic  X(1993)9270pxAlain Juppé(1945–) 18 May 1995 7 November 1995  Rally for the Republic 22Jacques Chirac70px(1995–2007) 7 November 1995 3 June 1997 93 70px Lionel Jospin(1937–) 3 June 1997 6 May 2002  Socialist Party  XI(1997)9470pxJean-Pierre Raffarin(1948–) 7 May 2002 17 June 2002 Liberal Democracy then Union for a Popular Movement  17 June 2002 30 March 2004  XII(2002) 31 March 2004 31 May 2005 95 70px Dominique de Villepin(1953–) 31 May 2005 15 May 2007  Union for a Popular Movement 9670pxFrançois Fillon(1954–) 17 May 2007 18 June 2007  Union for a Popular Movement 23Nicolas Sarkozy70px(2007–2012) 19 June 2007 13 November 2010 XIII(2007) 14 November 2010 10 May 2012 Fillon III9770pxJean-Marc Ayrault(1950–) 15 May 2012 18 June 2012 Socialist Party Ayrault I24François Hollande70px(2012–2017) 18 June 2012 31 March 2014 Ayrault IIXIV(2012)9870pxManuel Valls(1962–) 31 March 2014 25 August 2014 Socialist Party Valls I 25 August 2014 6 December 2016 Valls II99 70px Bernard Cazeneuve(1963–) 6 December 2016 15 May 2017  Socialist Party Cazeneuve100 70px Édouard Philippe(1970–) 15 May 2017 19 June 2017  The RepublicansThen miscellaneous right Philippe I25Emmanuel Macron70px(2017–) 19 June 2017 3 July 2020 Philippe IIXV(2017)101 70px Jean Castex(1965–) 3 July 2020 16 May 2022  La République En Marche! Castex102 center|frameless|94x94px Élisabeth Borne(1961–) 16 May 2022 9 January 2024  La République En Marche! BorneXVI(2022)103 center|frameless|93x93px Gabriel Attal(1989–) 9 January 2024 5 September 2024  La République En Marche! Attal104 center|frameless|105x105px Michel Barnier(1951–) 5 September 2024 13 December 2024  The Republicans BarnierXVII(2024) 105center|frameless|105x105pxFrançois Bayrou
(1951–)13 December 20249 September 2025 Democratic MovementBayrou106center|frameless|94x94pxSébastien Lecornu(1986–)9 September 2025IncumbentLa République En Marche!Lecornu

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