France Heads of Government
Michel Barnier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Michel Jean Barnier
- Official Title: Prime Minister of France
- Assumed Office: 5 September 2024
- Political Party: The Republicans (LR)
- Predecessor: Gabriel Attal
- Born: 9 January 1951
- Birth Place: La Tronche, France
- Alma Mater: ESCP Business School (École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris)
- Spouse(s): Isabelle Altmayer (m. 1982)
- Children: Three
- Previous Positions: Head of the UK Task Force (November 16, 2019–March 31, 2021); Chief Negotiator of Task Force 50 (October 1, 2016–November 15, 2019); European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services (February 9, 2010–November 1, 2014); Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (June 19, 2007–June 23, 2009); Minister of Foreign Affairs (March 31, 2004–May 31, 2005); European Commissioner for Regional Policy (September 13, 1999–July 31, 2004); French senator (September 22, 1997–September 23, 1999); Minister delegate for European Affairs (May 18, 1995–June 2, 1997); Minister of the Environment (March 30, 1993–May 11, 1995); Member of the European Parliament for Île-de-France (July 14, 2009–February 10, 2010); President of the Departmental Council of Savoie (March 1982–September 1999); Member of National Assembly for Savoie's 2nd Constituency (April 3, 1978–May 1, 1993); Departmental Councilor of Savoie (September 5, 1973–September 13, 1999); Author
Gabriel Attal, Prime Minister of France
- Assumed Office: 9 January 2024
- Left Office: 5 September 2024
- Political Party: Renaissance Party
- Predecessor: Élisabeth Borne
- Successor: Michel Barnier
- Born: 16 March 1989
- Birth Place: Clamart, France
- Alma Mater: Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
- Spouse(s): Stéphane Séjourné
- Previous Positions: Minister of Education and National Youth (July 2023–January 2024); Minister of Public Action and Accounts (2022–2023); Government Spokesman (2020–2022)
Élisabeth Borne, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Élisabeth Borne
- Assumed Office: 16 May 2022
- Political Party: LREM/Renaissance (since 2017); Territories of Progress (2020–2022)
- Predecessor: Jean Castex
- Born: 18 April 1961
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Alma Mater: École Polytechnique; École des ponts ParisTech; Collège des Ingénieurs
- Spouse(s): Olivier Allix (m. 1989; div. 2008)
- Children: 1
- Previous Positions: Member of the National Assembly
for Calvados's 6th Constituency (22 June 2022 – 22 July 2022); Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration (6 July 2020 – 16 May 2022); Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition (16 July 2019 – 6 July 2020); Minister of Transport (17 May 2017 – 16 July 2019)
Jean Castex, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean Castex
- Assumed Office: 3 July 2020
- Left Office: 16 May 2022
- Political Party: LREM/Renaissance (2020–present); The Republicans (2015–2020); UMP (until 2015)
- Predecessor: Édouard Philippe
- Successor: Élisabeth Borne
- Born: 25 June 1965
- Birth Place: Vic-Fezensac, Gers, France
- Alma Mater: University of Toulouse 2; Sciences Po; École Nationale d'Administration
- Spouse(s): Sandra Ribelaygue
- Children: 4
- Previous Positions: President of Conflent Canigó (7 January 2015 – 3 July 2020); Assistant General Secretary of the President (28 February 2011 – 15 May 2012); Mayor of Prades (18 March 2008 – 3 July 2020)
Édouard Philippe, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Édouard Charles Philippe
- Official Title: Prime Minister of the French Republic
- Assumed Office: 15 May 2017
- Left Office: 3 July 2020
- Political Party: Socialist Party (1990s); Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015); The Republicans (2015–2018)
- Predecessor: Bernard Cazeneuve
- Successor: Jean Castex
- Born: 28 November 1970
- Birth Place: Rouen, France
- Died: NA
- Alma Mater: Sciences Po; École Nationale d'Administration
- Spouse(s): Édith Chabre
- Children: 3
- Previous Positions: Minister of the Interior (3 October 2018 – 16 October 2018); Mayor of Le Havre (23 October 2010 – 20 May 2017); President of the Agglomeration Community of Le Havre (8 December 2010 – 25 June 2017); Member of the National Assembly for Seine-Maritime's 7th Constituency (23 March 2012 – 15 June 2017)
Bernard Cazeneuve, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Bernard Guy Georges Cazeneuve
- Assumed Office: 6 December 2016
- Left Office: 15 May 2017
- Political Party: Radical Party of the Left (1985–1987); Socialist Party (since 1987)
- Predecessor: Manuel Valls
- Successor: Édouard Philippe
- Born: 2 June 1963
- Birth Place: Senlis, France
- Alma Mater: Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
- Spouse(s): Véronique Beau
- Children: 2
- Previous Positions: Mayor of Cherbourg-Octeville (19 March 2001 – 23 June 2012); Member of the National Assembly for Manche's 5th constituency (12 June 1997 – 18 June 2002 and 20 June 2007 – 16 June 2012); Minister of State for European Affairs (16 May 2012 – 19 March 2013); Minister of State for the Budget (19 March 2013 – 2 April 2014); Minister of the Interior (2 April 2014 – 6 December 2016)
Manuel Valls, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti
- Assumed Office: 31 March 2014
- Left Office: 6 December 2016
- Political Party: BCN-Canvi (2019–present)
- Predecessor: Jean-Marc Ayrault
- Successor: Bernard Cazeneuve
- Born: 13 August 1962
- Birth Place: Barcelona, Spain
- Alma Mater: Pantheon-Sorbonne University
- Spouse(s): Nathalie Soulié (divorced);
Anne Gravoin (2010–2018);
Susana Gallardo (m. 2019) - Children: 4
- Previous Positions: Minister of the Interior (16 May 2012 – 1 April 2014); Mayor of Évry (18 March 2001 – 24 May 2012); Member of the National Assembly from Essonne's 1st constituency (19 June 2002 – 3 October 2018)
Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-Marc Ayrault
- Assumed Office: 15 May 2012
- Left Office: 1 April 2014
- Political Party: Socialist Party
- Predecessor: François Fillon
- Successor: Manuel Valls
- Born: 25 January 1950
- Birth Place: Maulévrier, France
- Alma Mater: University of Nantes
- Spouse(s): Brigitte Terrien (m. 1971)
- Children: 2 daughters
- Previous Positions: Member of the National Assembly for Loire-Atlantique's 3rd constituency (2 April 1986 – 23 June 1988); (23 June 1988 – 20 July 2012); Mayor of Saint-Herblain (14 March 1977 – 20 March 1989); Mayor of Nantes (20 March 1989 – 21 June 2012); Leader of the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left group in the National Assembly (12 June 1997 – 19 June 2012)
François Fillon, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: François Charles Armand Fillon
- Assumed Office: 17 May 2007
- Left Office: 10 May 2012
- Political Party: The Republicans (Since 2015)
- Predecessor: Dominique de Villepin
- Successor: Jean-Marc Ayrault
- Born: 4 March 1954
- Birth Place: Le Mans, France
- Alma Mater: University of Maine Paris Descartes University
- Spouse(s): Penelope Clarke (m. 1980)
- Children: 5
- Previous Positions: President of the General Council of Sarthe (20 April 1992 – 20 March 1998); Minister of Higher Education and Research (30 March 1993 – 11 May 1995); Minister of Information Technologies and Posts (18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995); Minister delegate for Posts, Telecommunications and Space (7 November 1995 – 2 June 1997); President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire (20 March 1998 – 16 May 2002 ); Minister of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity (7 May 2002 – 30 March 2004); Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research (31 March 2004 – 31 May 2005)
Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin
- Assumed Office: 31 May 2005
- Left Office: 15 May 2007
- Political Party: Rally for the Republic (before 2002); Union for a Popular Movement (2002–10); United Republic (2010–present)
- Predecessor: Jean-Pierre Raffarin
- Successor: François Fillon
- Born: 14 November 1953
- Birth Place: Rabat, Morocco
- Alma Mater: Sciences Po École nationale d'administration; Panthéon-Assas University; Paris Nanterre University
- Spouse(s): Marie-Laure Le Guay
- Children: 3 including Marie
- Previous Positions: Minister of the Interior (31 March 2004 – 31 May 2005); Minister of Foreign Affairs (7 May 2002 – 31 March 2004); Secretary General to the President (17 May 1995 – 6 May 2002)
Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-Pierre Raffarin
- Assumed Office: 6 May 2002
- Left Office: 31 May 2005
- Political Party: DL (before 2002); UMP (2002–2015); LR (since 2015)
- Predecessor: Lionel Jospin
- Successor: Dominique de Villepin
- Born: 3 August 1948
- Birth Place: Poitiers, France
- Alma Mater: University of Paris II ESCP Europe
- Spouse(s): Anne-Marie Perrier (m. 1980)
- Children: 2
- Previous Positions: Senator for Vienne (21 September 1997 – 6 June 2002 and 2 October 1995 – 31 October 1995); Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce and Crafts (18 May 1995 – 4 June 1997 ); Member of the European Parliament (25 July 1989 – 18 May 1995); President of the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes (19 December 1988 – 8 May 2002)
Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Lionel Jospin
- Assumed Office: 2 June 1997
- Left Office: 6 May 2002
- Political Party: Socialist Party
- Predecessor: Alain Juppé
- Successor: Jean-Pierre Raffarin
- Born: 12 July 1937
- Birth Place: Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Alma Mater: Sciences Po École nationale d'administration
- Spouse(s): Élisabeth Dannenmuller (div.);
Sylviane Agacinski - Children: Eva; Hugo
- Previous Positions: Minister of Sport (10 May 1988 – 16 May 1991); Minister of National Education (12 May 1988 – 2 April 1992); First Secretary of the Socialist Party (24 January 1981 – 14 May 1988 and 14 October 1995 – 2 June 1997)
Alain Juppé, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Alain Marie Juppé
- Assumed Office: 17 May 1995
- Left Office: 2 June 1997
- Political Party: Rally for the Republic (Before 2002); Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015); The Republicans (2015–2018)
- Predecessor: Édouard Balladur
- Successor: Lionel Jospin
- Born: 15 August 1945
- Birth Place: Mont-de-Marsan, France
- Alma Mater: École normale supérieure Sciences Po École nationale d'administration
- Spouse(s): Christine Leblond (1965–1993); Isabelle Legrand-Bodin (1993–present)
- Children: 3
- Previous Positions: Minister of the Budget (20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988); Spokesperson of the Government (20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988); Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995)
Édouard Balladur, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Édouard Balladur
- Assumed Office: 29 March 1993
- Left Office: 10 May 1995
- Political Party: Union for a Popular Movement
- Predecessor: Pierre Bérégovoy
- Successor: Alain Juppé
- Born: 2 May 1929
- Birth Place: Smyrna, Turkey
- Spouse(s): Marie-Josèphe Delacour
- Children: 4
- Previous Positions: Secretary General of the Presidency (5 April 1973 – 2 April 1974); Minister of Finance (20 March 1986 – 12 May 1988)
Pierre Bérégovoy, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy
- Assumed Office: 2 April 1992
- Left Office: 29 March 1993
- Political Party: Socialist
- Predecessor: Édith Cresson
- Successor: Édouard Balladur
- Born: 23 December 1925
- Birth Place: Déville-lès-Rouen, France
- Died: 1 May 1993
Édith Cresson, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Édith Cresson
- Assumed Office: 15 May 1991
- Left Office: 2 April 1992
- Political Party: Socialist Party
- Predecessor: Michel Rocard
- Successor: Pierre Bérégovoy
- Born: 27 January 1934
- Birth Place: Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- Alma Mater: HEC Paris
- Spouse(s): Jacques Cresson
Philippe Pétain, 1st Chief of the French State
- Full Name: Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain
- Assumed Office: 11 July 1940
- Left Office: 20 August 1944
- Predecessor: Albert Lebrun
- Successor: Charles de Gaulle
- Born: 24 April 1856
- Birth Place: Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Pas-de-Calais, French Empire
- Died: 23 July 1951
- Death Place: Port-Joinville, Île d'Yeu, Vendée, France
- Spouse(s): Eugénie Hardon Pétain (m. 1920)
- Previous Positions: Minister of State (1 June 1935 – 4 June 1935); Minister of War (9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934)
Michel Rocard, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Michel Rocard
- Assumed Office: 10 May 1988
- Left Office: 15 May 1991
- Political Party: PS (1974–2016)
- Predecessor: Jacques Chirac
- Successor: Édith Cresson
- Born: 23 August 1930
- Birth Place: Courbevoie, France
- Died: 2 July 2016
- Alma Mater: Sciences Po, ÉNA
- Previous Positions: Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines (3 April 1978 – 24 July 1981, 2 April 1986 – 14 May 1988, and 23 June 1988 – 23 July 1988); Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (25 March 1977 – 19 July 1994); Minister of Territorial Development (22 May 1981 – 22 March 1983); Minister of Agriculture (22 March 1983 – 4 April 1985)
Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jacques René Chirac
- Assumed Office: 20 March 1986
- Left Office: 10 May 1988
- Political Party: Communist Party (before 1962); Union for the New Republic (1962–1968); Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1971); Rally for the Republic (1971–2002); Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2007)
- Predecessor: Laurent Fabius
- Successor: Michel Rocard
- Born: 29 November 1932
- Birth Place: Paris, French Third Republic
- Died: 26 September 2019
- Alma Mater: Sciences Po ÉNA
- Spouse(s): Bernadette Chodron de Courcel (m. 1956)
- Children: Laurence, Claude
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (27 May 1974 – 26 August 1976); Mayor of Paris (20 March 1977 – 16 May 1995); President of Rally for the Republic (5 December 1976 – 4 November 1994); Minister of the Interior (27 February 1974 – 28 May 1974); Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (7 July 1972 – 27 February 1974); Minister for Parliamentary Relations (7 January 1971 – 5 July 1972); President of the Corrèze General Council (15 March 1970 – 25 March 1979)
Laurent Fabius, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Laurent Fabius
- Assumed Office: 17 July 1984
- Left Office: 20 March 1986
- Political Party: Socialist Party
- Predecessor: Pierre Mauroy
- Successor: Jacques Chirac
- Born: 20 August 1946
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Alma Mater: Lycée Janson-de-Sailly; Lycée Louis-le-Grand
- Spouse(s): Françoise Castro (m. 1981, div. 2002)
- Children: 3
- Previous Positions: Minister of the Budget (22 May 1981 – 23 March 1983)
Pierre Mauroy, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre Mauroy
- Assumed Office: 22 May 1981
- Left Office: 17 July 1984
- Political Party: Socialist
- Predecessor: Raymond Barre
- Successor: Laurent Fabius
- Born: 5 July 1928
- Birth Place: Cartignies, Nord, France
- Died: 7 June 2013
Raymond Barre, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Raymond Octave Joseph Barre
- Assumed Office: 26 August 1976
- Left Office: 22 May 1981
- Political Party: Independent
- Predecessor: Jacques Chirac
- Successor: Pierre Mauroy
- Born: 12 April 1924
- Birth Place: St-Denis, France
- Died: 25 August 2007
- Previous Positions: Minister of External Trade (12 January 1976 – 25 August 1976); European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs (7 February 1967 – 5 January 1973)
Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jacques René Chirac
- Assumed Office: 27 May 1974
- Left Office: 26 August 1976
- Political Party: Communist Party (before 1962); Union for the New Republic (1962–1968); Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1971); Rally for the Republic (1971–2002); Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2007)
- Predecessor: Pierre Messmer
- Successor: Raymond Barre
- Born: 29 November 1932
- Birth Place: Paris, French Third Republic
- Died: 26 September 2019
- Alma Mater: Sciences Po ÉNA
- Spouse(s): Bernadette Chodron de Courcel (m. 1956)
- Children: LaurenceClaude
- Previous Positions: Minister of the Interior (27 February 1974 – 28 May 1974); Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (7 July 1972 – 27 February 1974); Minister for Parliamentary Relations (7 January 1971 – 5 July 1972); Military service (1954–1957)
Pierre Messmer, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer
- Assumed Office: 6 July 1972
- Left Office: 27 May 1974
- Political Party: UDR
- Predecessor: Jacques Chaban-Delmas
- Successor: Jacques Chirac
- Born: 20 March 1916
- Birth Place: Vincennes, Seine (now Val-de-Marne), France
- Died: 29 August 2007
Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jacques Chaban-Delmas
- Assumed Office: 20 June 1969
- Left Office: 6 July 1972
- Political Party: Radical Party (1940-1947); Rally of the French People (1947-1955); National Centre of Social Republicans (1955-1958); Union for the New Republic (1958-1968); Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968-1976); Rally for the Republic (1976-1995)
- Predecessor: Maurice Couve de Murville
- Successor: Pierre Messmer
- Born: 7 March 1915
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 10 November 2000
- Alma Mater: Sciences Po
- Previous Positions: President of the National Assembly (9 December 1959 – 24 June 1969)
Maurice Couve de Murville, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jacques-Maurice Couve de Murville
- Assumed Office: 10 July 1968
- Left Office: 20 June 1969
- Political Party: UDR
- Predecessor: Georges Pompidou
- Successor: Jacques Chaban-Delmas
- Born: 24 January 1907
- Birth Place: Reims, France
- Died: 24 December 1999
- Spouse(s): Jacqueline Schweisguth
- Children: Juliette; Dorothée; Béatrice
- Previous Positions: Minister of Economy and Finances (31 May 1968 – 10 July 1968); Minister of Foreign Affairs (1 June 1958 – 30 May 1968)
Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou
- Assumed Office: 14 April 1962
- Left Office: 10 July 1968
- Political Party: Union for the New Republic (Before 1968); Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1974)
- Predecessor: Michel Debré
- Successor: Maurice Couve de Murville
- Born: 5 July 1911
- Birth Place: Montboudif, France
- Died: 2 April 1974
- Alma Mater: École Normale Supérieure; Sciences Po
- Spouse(s): Claude Cahour (m. 1935)
- Children: Alain
- Previous Positions: Member of the Constitutional Council (5 March 1959 – 14 April 1962); Military service (1940)
Michel Debré, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Michel Jean-Pierre Debré
- Assumed Office: 8 January 1959
- Left Office: 14 April 1962
- Political Party: Radical-Socialist Party (1934–1947); Rally of the French People (1947–1955); Union for the New Republic (1958–1968); Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1976); Rally for the Republic (1976–1988)
- Predecessor: Charles de Gaulle
- Successor: Georges Pompidou
- Born: 15 January 1912
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 2 August 1996
- Alma Mater: École Libre des Sciences Politiques; University of Paris
- Spouse(s): Anne-Marie Lemaresquier (m. 1936)
- Children: Vincent; François; Bernard; Jean-Louis
- Previous Positions: Military service (1939–1945)
Charles de Gaulle, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle
- Assumed Office: 1 June 1958
- Left Office: 8 January 1959
- Political Party: Union for the New Republic
- Predecessor: Pierre Pflimlin
- Successor: Michel Debré
- Born: 22 November 1890
- Birth Place: Lille, France
- Died: 9 November 1970
- Alma Mater: École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
- Spouse(s): Yvonne Vendroux (m. 1921)
- Children: Philippe, Élisabeth, Anne
- Previous Positions: 1st Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (3 June 1944 – 26 January 1946); Leader of Free France (18 June 1940 – 3 June 1944)
Pierre Pflimlin, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin
- Assumed Office: 14 May 1958
- Left Office: 1 June 1958
- Political Party: Popular Republican Movement (1944–1966); Democratic Centre (1966–1976); Centre of Social Democrats (1976–1995)
- Predecessor: Félix Gaillard
- Successor: Charles de Gaulle
- Born: 5 February 1907
- Birth Place: Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Died: 27 June 2000
Félix Gaillard, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Félix Gaillard d'Aimé
- Assumed Office: 6 November 1957
- Left Office: 14 May 1958
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
- Successor: Pierre Pflimlin
- Born: 5 November 1919
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 10 July 1970
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Maurice Jean Marie Bourgès-Maunoury
- Assumed Office: 13 June 1957
- Left Office: 6 November 1957
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Guy Mollet
- Successor: Félix Gaillard
- Born: 19 August 1914
- Died: 10 February 1993
Louis-Jules Trochu, 26th Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Louis-Jules Trochu
- Assumed Office: 4 September 1870
- Left Office: 13 February 1871
- Predecessor: Emperor Napoleon III; Charles Cousin-Montauban
- Successor: Adolphe Thiers; Jules Dufaure
- Born: 12 March 1815
- Birth Place: Le Palais, France
- Died: 7 October 1896
- Death Place: Tours, France
Guy Mollet, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Guy Alcide Mollet
- Assumed Office: 1 February 1956
- Left Office: 13 June 1957
- Political Party: SFIO (1923–1969); PS (1969–1975)
- Predecessor: Edgar Faure
- Successor: Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
- Born: 31 December 1905
- Birth Place: Flers, Orne, France
- Died: 3 October 1975
Edgar Faure, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Edgar Faure
- Assumed Office: 23 February 1955
- Left Office: 1 February 1956
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Pierre Mendès-France
- Successor: Guy Mollet
- Born: 18 August 1908
- Birth Place: Béziers, France
- Died: 30 March 1988
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (20 January 1952 – 8 March 1952)
Christian Pineau, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Christian Pineau
- Assumed Office: 17 February 1955
- Left Office: 23 February 1955
- Political Party: French Section of the Workers International
- Predecessor: Pierre Mendès France
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Chief of the Executive Power
- Full Name: Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
- Assumed Office: 28 June 1848
- Left Office: 20 December 1848
- Political Party: Moderate Republican
- Predecessor: François Arago
- Successor: Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
- Born: 15 October 1802
- Birth Place: Paris, French Republic
- Died: 28 October 1857
- Death Place: Ourne, Sarthe, French Empire
- Children: Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac
Pierre Mendès France, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre Isaac Isidore Mendès France
- Assumed Office: 18 June 1954
- Left Office: 17 February 1955
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Joseph Laniel
- Successor: Edgar Faure
- Born: 11 January 1907
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 18 October 1982
- Alma Mater: University of Paris
Joseph Laniel, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Joseph Laniel
- Assumed Office: 28 June 1953
- Left Office: 18 June 1954
- Political Party: CNIP
- Predecessor: René Mayer
- Successor: Pierre Mendès France
- Born: 12 October 1889
- Died: 8 April 1975
René Mayer, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: René Mayer
- Assumed Office: 8 January 1953
- Left Office: 28 June 1953
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Antoine Pinay
- Successor: Joseph Laniel
- Born: 4 May 1895
- Died: 13 December 1972
Antoine Pinay, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Antoine Pinay
- Assumed Office: 8 March 1952
- Left Office: 8 January 1953
- Political Party: Democratic Alliance (1936–1938); Democratic and Radical Union (1938–1940); Independent Radicals (1940–1949); Independent (1940–1949); CNIP (1949–1958); Union for the New Republic (1958–1968)
- Predecessor: Edgar Faure
- Successor: René Mayer
- Born: 30 December 1891
- Birth Place: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, Rhône, France
- Died: 13 December 1994
Edgar Faure, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Edgar Faure
- Assumed Office: 20 January 1952
- Left Office: 8 March 1952
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: René Pleven
- Successor: Antoine Pinay
- Born: 18 August 1908
- Birth Place: Béziers, France
- Died: 30 March 1988
René Pleven, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: René Pleven
- Assumed Office: 11 August 1951
- Left Office: 20 January 1952
- Political Party: UDSR
- Predecessor: Henri Queuille
- Successor: Edgar Faure
- Born: 15 April 1901
- Birth Place: Rennes, France
- Died: 13 January 1993
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (12 July 1950 – 10 March 1951)
Henri Queuille, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Henri Queuille
- Assumed Office: 10 March 1951
- Left Office: 11 August 1951
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: René Pleven
- Successor: René Pleven
- Born: 31 March 1884
- Birth Place: Neuvic, Corrèze, France
- Died: 15 June 1970
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (2 July 1950 – 12 July 1950; 11 September 1948 – 28 October 1949)
René Pleven, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: René Pleven
- Assumed Office: 12 July 1950
- Left Office: 10 March 1951
- Political Party: UDSR
- Predecessor: Henri Queuille
- Successor: Henri Queuille
- Born: 15 April 1901
- Birth Place: Rennes, France
- Died: 13 January 1993
Henri Queuille, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Henri Queuille
- Assumed Office: 2 July 1950
- Left Office: 12 July 1950
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Georges Bidault
- Successor: René Pleven
- Born: 31 March 1884
- Birth Place: Neuvic, Corrèze, France
- Died: 15 June 1970
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (11 September 1948 – 28 October 1949)
Georges Bidault, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Georges-Augustin Bidault
- Assumed Office: 28 October 1949
- Left Office: 2 July 1950
- Political Party: Popular Republican Movement
- Predecessor: Henri Queuille
- Successor: Henri Queuille
- Born: October 5, 1899
- Birth Place: Moulins, France
- Died: 27 January 1983
- Previous Positions: 3rd Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (24 June 1946 – 14 October 1946); 82nd Prime Minister of France (24 June 1946 – 28 November 1946)
Henri Queuille, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Henri Queuille
- Assumed Office: 11 September 1948
- Left Office: 28 October 1949
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Robert Schuman
- Successor: Georges Bidault
- Born: 31 March 1884
- Birth Place: Neuvic, Corrèze, France
- Died: 15 June 1970
Robert Schuman, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman
- Assumed Office: 5 September 1948
- Left Office: 11 September 1948
- Political Party: Popular Republican Movement
- Predecessor: André Marie
- Successor: Henri Queuille
- Born: 29 June 1886
- Birth Place: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Died: 4 September 1963
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (24 November 1947 – 26 July 1948)
André Marie, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: André Marie
- Assumed Office: 26 July 1948
- Left Office: 5 September 1948
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Robert Schuman
- Successor: Robert Schuman
- Born: 3 December 1897
- Died: 12 June 1974
Robert Schuman, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman
- Assumed Office: 24 November 1947
- Left Office: 24 July 1948
- Political Party: Popular Republican Movement
- Predecessor: Paul Ramadier
- Successor: André Marie
- Born: 29 June 1886
- Birth Place: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Died: 4 September 1963
Paul Ramadier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Paul Ramadier
- Assumed Office: 22 January 1947
- Left Office: 24 November 1947
- Political Party: SFIO
- Predecessor: Léon Blum
- Successor: Robert Schuman
- Born: 17 March 1888
- Birth Place: La Rochelle, France
- Died: 14 October 1961
Léon Blum, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: André Léon Blum
- Assumed Office: 16 December 1946
- Left Office: 22 January 1947
- Political Party: French Section of the Workers' International
- Predecessor: Georges Bidault
- Successor: Paul Ramadier
- Born: 9 April 1872
- Birth Place: André Léon Blum Paris, France
- Died: 30 March 1950
- Previous Positions: 76th and 83rd Prime Minister of France (4 June 1936 – 22 June 1937 and 13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938); Vice-Premier of France (29 June 1937 – 18 January 1938)
Vincent Auriol, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Vincent Jules Auriol
- Assumed Office: 28 November 1946
- Left Office: 16 December 1946
- Political Party: French Section of the Workers' International
- Successor: Léon Blum
- Born: 27 August 1884
- Birth Place: Revel, France
- Died: 1 January 1966
- Alma Mater: Toulouse 1 University Capitole
- Spouse(s): Michelle Auriol (m. 1912)
Georges Bidault, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Georges-Augustin Bidault
- Assumed Office: 24 June 1946
- Left Office: 28 November 1946
- Political Party: Popular Republican Movement
- Predecessor: Félix Gouin
- Successor: Léon Blum
- Born: October 5, 1899
- Birth Place: Moulins, France
- Died: 27 January 1983
Félix Gouin, 2nd Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic
- Full Name: Félix Gouin
- Assumed Office: 26 January 1946
- Left Office: 24 June 1946
- Political Party: Socialist
- Predecessor: Charles de Gaulle
- Successor: Georges Bidault
- Born: 4 October 1884
- Birth Place: Peypin, France
- Died: 25 October 1977
- Previous Positions: President of the Constituent National Assembly (8 November 1945 – 22 January 1946); President of the Consultative Assembly (9 November 1943 – 8 November 1945)
Charles de Gaulle, 1st Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic
- Full Name: Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle
- Assumed Office: 20 August 1944
- Left Office: 26 January 1946
- Political Party: Union for the New Republic
- Predecessor: Philippe Pétain (Chief of the French State) Pierre Laval (Chief of the Government)
- Successor: Félix Gouin
- Born: 22 November 1890
- Birth Place: Lille, France
- Died: 9 November 1970
- Alma Mater: École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
- Spouse(s): Yvonne Vendroux (m. 1921)
- Children: Philippe, Élisabeth, Anne
- Previous Positions: Leader of Free France (18 June 1940 – 3 June 1944)
Pierre Laval, President of the Council of Ministers
- Full Name: Pierre Jean Marie Laval
- Assumed Office: 18 April 1942
- Left Office: 20 August 1944
- Political Party: Socialist (1914–23); Independent (1923–45)
- Predecessor: Philippe Pétain
- Successor: Charles de Gaulle
- Born: 28 June 1883
- Birth Place: Châteldon, France
- Died: 15 October 1945
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932; 7 June 1935 – 24 January 1936); Vice President of the Council of Ministers (11 July 1940 – 13 December 1940)
Philippe Pétain, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain
- Assumed Office: 16 June 1940
- Left Office: 11 July 1940
- Predecessor: Paul Reynaud
- Successor: Pierre Laval
- Born: 24 April 1856
- Birth Place: Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Pas-de-Calais, French Empire
- Died: 23 July 1951
- Spouse(s): Eugénie Hardon Pétain (m. 1920)
- Previous Positions: Deputy Prime Minister of France (18 May 1940 – 16 June 1940); Minister of State (1 June 1935 – 4 June 1935); Minister of War (9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934); Military service (1876–1944)
Paul Reynaud, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Paul Reynaud
- Assumed Office: 21 March 1940
- Left Office: 16 June 1940
- Political Party: Democratic Republican Alliance (1901–1949); National Centre of Independents and Peasants (1949–1966)
- Predecessor: Édouard Daladier
- Successor: Philippe Pétain
- Born: 15 October 1878
- Birth Place: Barcelonnette, France
- Died: 21 September 1966
- Alma Mater: HEC Paris
- Spouse(s): Jeanne Henri-Robert (1912–1949); Christiane Mabire (1949–1966)
- Children: Colette; Serge; Evelyne; Alexandre
- Previous Positions: Deputy Prime Minister of France (20 February 1932 – 10 May 1932); Minister of Finance (1 November 1938 – 21 March 1940 and 2 March 1930 – 4 December 1930); Minister of Justice (12 April 1938 – 1 November 1938 and 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932); Minister of the Colonies (27 February 1931 – 6 February 1932)
Édouard Daladier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Édouard Daladier
- Assumed Office: 10 April 1938
- Left Office: 21 March 1940
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Léon Blum
- Successor: Paul Reynaud
- Born: 18 June 1884
- Birth Place: Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
- Died: 10 October 1970
- Alma Mater: Collège-lycée Ampère
- Spouse(s): Madeleine Laffont (m. 1917, 1932 her death);
Jeanne Boucoiran (m. 1951) - Children: Jean; Pierre; Marie
- Previous Positions: 72nd Prime Minister of France (31 January 1933 – 26 October 1933 and 30 January 1934 – 9 February 1934); Minister of Defence (18 December 1932 – 29 January 1934)
Léon Blum, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: André Léon Blum
- Assumed Office: 13 March 1938
- Left Office: 10 April 1938
- Political Party: French Section of the Workers' International
- Predecessor: Camille Chautemps
- Successor: Édouard Daladier
- Born: 9 April 1872
- Birth Place: André Léon Blum Paris, France
- Died: 30 March 1950
- Previous Positions: 76th and 83rd Prime Minister of France (4 June 1936 – 22 June 1937); Vice-Premier of France (29 June 1937 – 18 January 1938)
Camille Chautemps, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Camille Chautemps
- Assumed Office: 22 June 1937
- Left Office: 13 March 1938
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Léon Blum
- Successor: Léon Blum
- Born: 1 February 1885
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 1 July 1963
- Previous Positions: 68th Prime Minister of France (21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 and 26 November 1933 – 30 January 1934)
Léon Blum, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: André Léon Blum
- Assumed Office: 4 June 1936
- Left Office: 22 June 1937
- Political Party: French Section of the Workers' International
- Predecessor: Albert Sarraut
- Successor: Camille Chautemps
- Born: 9 April 1872
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 30 March 1950 (age 77)
Albert Sarraut, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Albert-Pierre Sarraut
- Assumed Office: 24 January 1936
- Left Office: 4 June 1936
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Pierre Laval
- Successor: Léon Blum
- Born: 28 July 1872
- Birth Place: Bordeaux, Gironde, Second French Empire
- Died: 26 November 1962
- Previous Positions: 73rd Prime Minister of France (26 October 1933 – 26 November 1933); Governor-General of French Indochina (15 November 1911 – 22 November 1913 and 22 January 1917 – 9 December 1919)
Pierre Laval, President of the Council of Ministers
- Full Name: Pierre Jean Marie Laval
- Assumed Office: 7 June 1935
- Left Office: 24 January 1936
- Political Party: Socialist (1914–23); Independent (1923–45)
- Predecessor: Fernand Bouisson
- Successor: Albert Sarraut
- Born: 28 June 1883
- Birth Place: Châteldon, France
- Died: 15 October 1945
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932)
Fernand Bouisson, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Fernand Bouisson
- Assumed Office: 1 June 1935
- Left Office: 7 June 1935
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Pierre Étienne Flandin
- Successor: Pierre Laval
- Born: 16 June 1874
- Birth Place: Constantine, French Algeria
- Died: 28 December 1959
Pierre-Étienne Flandin, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre-Étienne Flandin
- Assumed Office: 8 November 1934
- Left Office: 1 June 1935
- Political Party: Democratic Republican Alliance
- Predecessor: Gaston Doumergue
- Successor: Fernand Bouisson
- Born: 12 April 1889
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 13 June 1958
Gaston Doumergue, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue
- Assumed Office: 9 February 1934
- Left Office: 8 November 1934
- Political Party: Radical Party
- Predecessor: Édouard Daladier
- Successor: Pierre-Étienne Flandin
- Born: 1 August 1863
- Birth Place: Aigues-Vives, France
- Died: 18 June 1937
- Alma Mater: University of Paris
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914); President of France (13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931)
Édouard Daladier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Édouard Daladier
- Assumed Office: 30 January 1934
- Left Office: 9 February 1934
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Camille Chautemps
- Successor: Gaston Doumergue
- Born: 18 June 1884
- Birth Place: Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
- Died: 10 October 1970
- Alma Mater: Collège-lycée Ampère
- Spouse(s): Madeleine Laffont (m. 1917, 1932 her death);
Jeanne Boucoiran (m. 1951) - Children: Jean; Pierre; Marie
- Previous Positions: 72nd Prime Minister of France (31 January 1933 – 26 October 1933); Minister of Defence (18 December 1932 – 29 January 1934)
Camille Chautemps, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Camille Chautemps
- Assumed Office: 26 November 1933
- Left Office: 30 January 1934
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Albert Sarraut
- Successor: Édouard Daladier
- Born: 1 February 1885
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 1 July 1963
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (21 February – 2 March 1930)
Albert Sarraut, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Albert-Pierre Sarraut
- Assumed Office: 26 October 1933
- Left Office: 26 November 1933
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Édouard Daladier
- Successor: Camille Chautemps
- Born: 28 July 1872
- Birth Place: Bordeaux, Gironde, Second French Empire
- Died: 26 November 1962
- Previous Positions: Governor-General of French Indochina (15 November 1911 – 22 November 1913 and 22 January 1917 – 9 December 1919)
Édouard Daladier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Édouard Daladier
- Assumed Office: 31 January 1933
- Left Office: 26 October 1933
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Joseph Paul-Boncour
- Successor: Albert Sarraut
- Born: 18 June 1884
- Birth Place: Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
- Died: 10 October 1970
- Alma Mater: Collège-lycée Ampère
- Spouse(s): Madeleine Laffont (m. 1917, 1932 her death);
Jeanne Boucoiran (m. 1951) - Children: Jean; Pierre; Marie
Joseph Paul-Boncour, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour
- Assumed Office: 18 December 1932
- Left Office: 31 January 1933
- Political Party: PRS
- Predecessor: Édouard Herriot
- Successor: Édouard Daladier
- Born: 4 August 1873
- Died: 28 March 1972
Édouard Herriot, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Édouard Marie Herriot
- Assumed Office: 3 June 1932
- Left Office: 18 December 1932
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: André Tardieu
- Successor: Joseph Paul-Boncour
- Born: 5 July 1872
- Died: 26 March 1957
- Spouse(s): Blanche Rebatel
- Previous Positions: 66th Prime Minister of France (15 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 and 20 July 1926 – 23 July 1926)
André Tardieu, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu
- Assumed Office: 20 February 1932
- Left Office: 3 June 1932
- Political Party: Democratic Alliance (1914–1932); Republican Centre (1932–1936)
- Predecessor: Pierre Laval
- Successor: Édouard Herriot
- Born: 22 September 1876
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 15 September 1945
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (2 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 and 2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930)
Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre Jean Marie Laval
- Assumed Office: 27 January 1931
- Left Office: 20 February 1932
- Political Party: Socialist (1914–23); Independent (1923–45)
- Predecessor: Théodore Steeg
- Successor: André Tardieu
- Born: 28 June 1883
- Birth Place: Châteldon, France
- Died: 15 October 1945
Théodore Steeg, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Théodore Steeg
- Assumed Office: 13 December 1930
- Left Office: 27 January 1931
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: André Tardieu
- Successor: Pierre Laval
- Born: 19 December 1868
- Birth Place: Libourne, Gironde, France
- Died: 19 December 1950
André Tardieu, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu
- Assumed Office: 2 March 1930
- Left Office: 13 December 1930
- Political Party: Democratic Alliance (1914–1932); Republican Centre (1932–1936)
- Predecessor: Camille Chautemps
- Successor: Théodore Steeg
- Born: 22 September 1876
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 15 September 1945
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (2 November 1929 – 21 February 1930)
Camille Chautemps, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Camille Chautemps
- Assumed Office: 21 February 1930
- Left Office: 2 March 1930
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: André Tardieu
- Successor: André Tardieu
- Born: 1 February 1885
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 1 July 1963
André Tardieu, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu
- Assumed Office: 2 November 1929
- Left Office: 21 February 1930
- Political Party: Democratic Alliance (1914–1932); Republican Centre (1932–1936)
- Predecessor: Aristide Briand
- Successor: Camille Chautemps
- Born: 22 September 1876
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 15 September 1945
Aristide Briand, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
- Assumed Office: 29 July 1929
- Left Office: 2 November 1929
- Political Party: French Socialist Party (1902–1904); Independent Socialists (1904–1911); Republican-Socialist Party (1911–1932)
- Predecessor: Raymond Poincaré
- Successor: André Tardieu
- Born: 28 March 1862
- Birth Place: Loire-Atlantique, French Empire
- Died: 7 March 1932
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (28 November 1925 – 17 July 1926, 16 January 1921 – 12 January 1922, 29 October 1915 – 17 March 1917, 21 January 1913 – 18 March 1913, and 24 July 1909 – 27 February 1911); Minister of Justice (24 August 1914 – 29 October 1915, 14 January 1912 – 21 January 1913, and 4 July 1908 – 24 July 1908)
Raymond Poincaré, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
- Assumed Office: 23 July 1926
- Left Office: 29 July 1929
- Political Party: Democratic Republican Alliance
- Predecessor: Édouard Herriot
- Successor: Aristide Briand
- Born: 20 August 1860
- Birth Place: Bar-le-Duc, France
- Died: 15 October 1934
- Alma Mater: University of Nantes; University of Paris
- Spouse(s): Henriette Benucci (m. 1904)
- Previous Positions: President of France (18 February 1913 – 18 February 1920); Prime Minister of France (21 January 1912 – 21 January 1913; 15 January 1922 – 8 June 1924); Minister of Foreign Affairs (14 January 1912 – 21 January 1913; 15 January 1922 – 8 June 1924); Minister of Finance (14 March 1906 – 25 October 1906; 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895); Minister of Education (26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895; 4 April 1893 – 3 December 1893)
Édouard Herriot, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Édouard Marie Herriot
- Assumed Office: 20 July 1926
- Left Office: 23 July 1926
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Aristide Briand
- Successor: Raymond Poincaré
- Born: 5 July 1872
- Died: 26 March 1957
- Spouse(s): Blanche Rebatel
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (15 June 1924 – 17 April 1925)
Aristide Briand, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
- Assumed Office: 28 November 1925
- Left Office: 20 July 1926
- Political Party: French Socialist Party (1902–1904); Independent Socialists (1904–1911); Republican-Socialist Party (1911–1932)
- Predecessor: Paul Painlevé
- Successor: Édouard Herriot
- Born: 28 March 1862
- Birth Place: Loire-Atlantique, French Empire
- Died: 7 March 1932
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (16 January 1921 – 12 January 1922, 29 October 1915 – 17 March 1917, 21 January 1913 – 18 March 1913, and 24 July 1909 – 27 February 1911); Minister of Justice (24 August 1914 – 29 October 1915, 14 January 1912 – 21 January 1913, and 4 July 1908 – 24 July 1908)
Paul Painlevé, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Paul Painlevé
- Assumed Office: 17 April 1925
- Left Office: 28 November 1925
- Political Party: PRS
- Predecessor: Édouard Herriot
- Successor: Aristide Briand
- Born: 5 December 1863
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 29 October 1933
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (12 September 1917 – 16 November 1917); Minister of War (20 March 1917 – 13 November 1917)
Édouard Herriot, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Édouard Marie Herriot
- Assumed Office: 15 June 1924
- Left Office: 17 April 1925
- Political Party: Radical
- Predecessor: Frédéric François-Marsal
- Successor: Paul Painlevé
- Born: 5 July 1872
- Died: 26 March 1957
- Spouse(s): Blanche Rebatel (1877–1962)
Frédéric François-Marsal, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Frédéric François-Marsal
- Assumed Office: 8 June 1924
- Left Office: 15 June 1924
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Raymond Poincaré
- Successor: Édouard Herriot
- Born: 16 March 1874
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: May 20, 1958
Raymond Poincaré, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
- Assumed Office: 15 January 1922
- Left Office: 8 June 1924
- Political Party: Democratic Republican Alliance
- Predecessor: Aristide Briand
- Successor: Frédéric François-Marsal
- Born: 20 August 1860
- Birth Place: Bar-le-Duc, France
- Died: 15 October 1934
- Alma Mater: University of Nantes University of Paris
- Spouse(s): Henriette Benucci (m. 1904)
- Previous Positions: President of France (18 February 1913 – 18 February 1920); Prime Minister of France (21 January 1912 – 21 January 1913); Minister of Foreign Affairs (14 January 1912 – 21 January 1913); Minister of Finance (14 March 1906 – 25 October 1906; 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895); Minister of Education (26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895; 4 April 1893 – 3 December 1893)
Aristide Briand, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
- Assumed Office: 16 January 1921
- Left Office: 15 January 1922
- Political Party: French Socialist Party (1902–1904); Independent Socialists (1904–1911); Republican-Socialist Party (1911–1932)
- Predecessor: Georges Leygues
- Successor: Raymond Poincaré
- Born: 28 March 1862
- Birth Place: Loire-Atlantique, French Empire
- Died: 7 March 1932
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (29 October 1915 – 17 March 1917, 21 January 1913 – 18 March 1913, and 24 July 1909 – 27 February 1911); Minister of Justice (24 August 1914 – 29 October 1915, 14 January 1912 – 21 January 1913, and 4 July 1908 – 24 July 1908)
Georges Leygues, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Georges Leygues
- Assumed Office: 24 September 1920
- Left Office: 16 January 1921
- Political Party: Democratic Republican Alliance
- Predecessor: Alexandre Millerand
- Successor: Aristide Briand
- Born: 29 October 1856
- Birth Place: Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
- Died: 2 September 1933
Alexandre Millerand, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Alexandre Millerand
- Assumed Office: 20 January 1920
- Left Office: 24 September 1920
- Political Party: French Socialist Party (1902–1904); Republican-Socialist Party (1911–1912); Independent (1912–1940)
- Predecessor: Georges Clemenceau
- Successor: Georges Leygues
- Born: 10 February 1859
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 7 April 1943
- Alma Mater: University of Paris
- Spouse(s): Jeanne Millerand (m. 1898)
- Children: Jean; Alice; Jacques; Marthe
- Previous Positions: Minister of War (26 August 1914 – 29 October 1915 and 14 January 1912 – 12 January 1913)
Georges Clemenceau, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Georges Eugène Benjamin Clemenceau
- Assumed Office: 16 November 1917
- Left Office: 20 January 1920
- Political Party: Radical Republican (1871–1901); Radical-Socialist Party (1901–1920)
- Predecessor: Paul Painlevé
- Successor: Alexandre Millerand
- Born: 28 September 1841
- Birth Place: Mouilleron-en-Pareds, Vendée, France
- Died: 24 November 1929
- Alma Mater: University of Nantes
- Spouse(s): Mary Plummer (m. 1869, div. 1891)
- Children: Michel Clemenceau
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (25 October 1906 – 24 July 1909); Minister of the Interior (14 March 1906 – 24 July 1909); Member of the Senate (10 June 1902 – 10 January 1910); Member of the National Assembly (4 October 1885 – 10 October 1893; 20 February 1876 – 9 November 1885; 8 February 1871 – 27 March 1871); President of the Council of Paris (28 November 1875 – 24 April 1876)
Paul Painlevé, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Paul Painlevé
- Assumed Office: 12 September 1917
- Left Office: 16 November 1917
- Political Party: PRS
- Predecessor: Alexandre Ribot
- Successor: Georges Clemenceau
- Born: 5 December 1863
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 29 October 1933
Alexandre Ribot, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
- Assumed Office: 20 March 1917
- Left Office: 12 September 1917
- Predecessor: Aristide Briand
- Successor: Paul Painlevé
- Born: 7 February 1842
- Birth Place: Saint-Omer
- Died: 13 January 1923
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (6 December 1892 – 4 April 1893, 26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895, and 9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914)
Aristide Briand, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
- Assumed Office: 29 October 1915
- Left Office: 20 March 1917
- Political Party: French Socialist Party (1902–1904); Independent Socialists (1904–1911); Republican-Socialist Party (1911–1932)
- Predecessor: René Viviani
- Successor: Alexandre Ribot
- Born: 28 March 1862
- Birth Place: Loire-Atlantique, French Empire
- Died: 7 March 1932
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (21 January 1913 – 18 March 1913 and 24 July 1909 – 27 February 1911); Minister of Justice (24 August 1914 – 29 October 1915, 14 January 1912 – 21 January 1913, and 4 July 1908 – 24 July 1908)
René Viviani, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani
- Assumed Office: 13 June 1914
- Left Office: 29 October 1915
- Political Party: PRS
- Predecessor: Alexandre Ribot
- Successor: Aristide Briand
- Born: 8 November 1863
- Birth Place: Sidi Bel Abbès, French Algeria
- Died: 7 September 1925
Alexandre Ribot, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
- Assumed Office: 9 June 1914
- Left Office: 13 June 1914
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Gaston Doumergue
- Successor: René Viviani
- Born: 7 February 1842
- Birth Place: Saint-Omer
- Died: 13 January 1923
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (6 December 1892 – 4 April 1893 and 26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895)
Gaston Doumergue, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue
- Assumed Office: 9 December 1913
- Left Office: 9 June 1914
- Political Party: Radical Party
- Predecessor: Louis Barthou
- Successor: Alexandre Ribot
- Born: 1 August 1863
- Birth Place: Aigues-Vives, France
- Died: 18 June 1937
- Alma Mater: University of Paris
Louis Barthou, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean Louis Barthou
- Assumed Office: 22 March 1913
- Left Office: 9 December 1913
- Political Party: Independent
- Predecessor: Aristide Briand
- Successor: Gaston Doumergue
- Born: 25 August 1862
- Birth Place: Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France
- Died: 9 October 1934
Aristide Briand, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
- Assumed Office: 21 January 1913
- Left Office: 22 March 1913
- Political Party: French Socialist Party (1902–1904); Independent Socialists (1904–1911); Republican-Socialist Party (1911–1932)
- Predecessor: Raymond Poincaré
- Successor: Louis Barthou
- Born: 28 March 1862
- Birth Place: Loire-Atlantique, French Empire
- Died: 7 March 1932
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (24 July 1909 – 27 February 1911); Minister of Justice (14 January 1912 – 21 January 1913 and 4 July 1908 – 24 July 1908)
Raymond Poincaré, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
- Assumed Office: 21 January 1912
- Left Office: 21 January 1913
- Political Party: Democratic Republican Alliance
- Predecessor: Joseph Caillaux
- Successor: Aristide Briand
- Born: 20 August 1860
- Birth Place: Bar-le-Duc, France
- Died: 15 October 1934
- Alma Mater: University of Nantes; University of Paris
- Spouse(s): Henriette Benucci (m. 1904)
- Previous Positions: Minister of Finance (14 March 1906 – 25 October 1906 and 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895); Minister of Education (26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895 and 4 April 1893 – 3 December 1893)
Joseph Caillaux, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Joseph-Marie–Auguste Caillaux
- Assumed Office: 27 June 1911
- Left Office: 11 January 1912
- Political Party: Radical Party
- Predecessor: Ernest Monis
- Successor: Raymond Poincaré
- Born: 30 March 1863
- Died: 22 November 1944
Ernest Monis, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis
- Assumed Office: 2 March 1911
- Left Office: 27 June 1911
- Political Party: Radical Party
- Predecessor: Aristide Briand
- Successor: Joseph Caillaux
- Born: 23 May 1846
- Died: 25 May 1929
Aristide Briand, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
- Assumed Office: 24 July 1909
- Left Office: 2 March 1911
- Political Party: French Socialist Party (1902–1904); Independent Socialists (1904–1911); Republican-Socialist Party (1911–1932)
- Predecessor: Georges Clemenceau
- Successor: Ernest Monis
- Born: 28 March 1862
- Birth Place: Loire-Atlantique, French Empire
- Died: 7 March 1932
- Previous Positions: Minister of Justice (4 July 1908 – 24 July 1908)
Georges Clemenceau, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Georges Eugène Benjamin Clemenceau
- Assumed Office: 25 October 1906
- Left Office: 24 July 1909
- Political Party: Radical Republican (1871–1901); Radical-Socialist Party (1901–1920)
- Predecessor: Ferdinand Sarrien
- Successor: Aristide Briand
- Born: 28 September 1841
- Birth Place: Mouilleron-en-Pareds, Vendée, France
- Died: 24 November 1929
- Alma Mater: University of Nantes
- Spouse(s): Mary Plummer (m. 1869,div. 1891)
- Children: Michel Clemenceau
- Previous Positions: Minister of the Interior (14 March 1906 – 24 July 1909); Member of the National Assembly (4 October 1885 – 10 October 1893; 20 February 1876 – 9 November 1885; 8 February 1871 – 27 March 1871); President of the Council of Paris (28 November 1875 – 24 April 1876)
Ferdinand Sarrien, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean Marie Ferdinand Sarrien
- Assumed Office: 12 March 1906
- Left Office: 25 October 1906
- Political Party: Radical Party
- Predecessor: Maurice Rouvier
- Successor: Georges Clemenceau
- Born: 15 October 1840
- Died: 28 November 1915
Maurice Rouvier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Maurice Rouvier
- Assumed Office: 24 January 1905
- Left Office: 12 March 1906
- Predecessor: Émile Combes
- Successor: Ferdinand Sarrien
Émile Combes, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Émile Justin Louis Combes
- Assumed Office: 7 June 1902
- Left Office: 24 January 1905
- Political Party: Radical Party
- Predecessor: Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
- Successor: Maurice Rouvier
- Born: 6 September 1835
- Birth Place: Roquecourbe, France
- Died: 25 May 1921
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre Marie René Ernest Waldeck-Rousseau
- Assumed Office: 22 June 1899
- Left Office: 7 June 1902
- Political Party: Opportunist Republicans; Democratic Republican Alliance
- Predecessor: Charles Dupuy
- Successor: Émile Combes
- Born: 2 December 1846
- Birth Place: Nantes, France
- Died: 10 August 1904
Charles Dupuy, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Alexandre Dupuy
- Assumed Office: 1 November 1898
- Left Office: 22 June 1899
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Henri Brisson
- Successor: Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
- Born: 5 November 1851
- Birth Place: Le Puy-en-Velay, France
- Died: 23 July 1923
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (4 April 1893 – 3 December 1893; 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895); Acting President of the French Republic (25 June – 27 June 1894; 16 January – 17 January 1895)
Henri Brisson, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Eugène Henri Brisson
- Assumed Office: 28 June 1898
- Left Office: 1 November 1898
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Jules Méline
- Successor: Charles Dupuy
- Born: 31 July 1835
- Birth Place: Bourges, Kingdom of France
- Died: 14 April 1912
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (6 April 1885 – 7 January 1886)
Jules Méline, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Félix Jules Méline
- Assumed Office: 29 April 1896
- Left Office: 28 June 1898
- Political Party: Progressive Republican (1870-1903); Republican Federation (1903-1910s)
- Predecessor: Léon Bourgeois
- Successor: Henri Brisson
- Born: 20 May 1838
- Birth Place: Remiremont, France
- Died: 21 December 1925
Léon Bourgeois, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
- Assumed Office: 1 November 1895
- Left Office: 29 April 1896
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Alexandre Ribot
- Successor: Jules Méline
- Born: 21 May 1851
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 29 September 1925
- Alma Mater: Université de Paris
Alexandre Ribot, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
- Assumed Office: 26 January 1895
- Left Office: 1 November 1895
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Charles Dupuy
- Successor: Léon Bourgeois
- Born: 7 February 1842
- Birth Place: Saint-Omer
- Died: 13 January 1923
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (6 December 1892 – 4 April 1893)
Charles Dupuy, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Alexandre Dupuy
- Assumed Office: 30 May 1894
- Left Office: 26 January 1895
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Jean Casimir-Perier
- Successor: Alexandre Ribot
- Born: 5 November 1851
- Birth Place: Le Puy-en-Velay, France
- Died: 23 July 1923
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (4 April 1893 – 3 December 1893)
Jean Casimir-Perier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier
- Assumed Office: 3 December 1893
- Left Office: 30 May 1894
- Political Party: Left Republican
- Predecessor: Charles Dupuy
- Successor: Charles Dupuy
- Born: 8 November 1847
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 11 March 1907
- Alma Mater: University of Paris
Charles Dupuy, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Alexandre Dupuy
- Assumed Office: 4 April 1893
- Left Office: 3 December 1893
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Alexandre Ribot
- Successor: Jean Casimir-Perier
- Born: 5 November 1851
- Birth Place: Le Puy-en-Velay, France
- Died: 23 July 1923
Alexandre Ribot, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
- Assumed Office: 6 December 1892
- Left Office: 4 April 1893
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Émile Loubet
- Successor: Charles Dupuy
- Born: 7 February 1842
- Birth Place: Saint-Omer
- Died: 13 January 1923
Émile Loubet, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Émile François Loubet
- Assumed Office: 27 February 1892
- Left Office: 6 December 1892
- Political Party: Democratic Republican Alliance
- Predecessor: Charles de Freycinet
- Successor: Alexandre Ribot
- Born: 30 December 1838
- Birth Place: Marsanne, France
- Died: 20 December 1929
- Alma Mater: University of Paris
- Spouse(s): Marie-Louise Picard (m. 1869, 1925 her death)
Charles de Freycinet, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet
- Assumed Office: 17 March 1890
- Left Office: 27 February 1892
- Political Party: Republican Union (1871–1885); Union of the Lefts (1885–1894); League of Patriots (1894–1923)
- Predecessor: Pierre Tirard
- Successor: Émile Loubet
- Born: 14 November 1828
- Birth Place: Foix, Ariège, France
- Died: 14 May 1923
- Alma Mater: École Polytechnique
- Spouse(s): Jeanne Alexandrine Bosc (m. 1858)
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (7 January 1886 – 16 December 1886, 28 December 1879 – 23 September 1880, and 30 January 1882 – 7 August 1882); Minister of Public Works (1877–1879); Minister of Foreign Affairs (28 December 1879 – 3 December 1886)
Pierre Tirard, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre Emmanuel Tirard
- Assumed Office: 22 February 1889
- Left Office: 17 March 1890
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Charles Floquet
- Successor: Charles de Freycinet
- Born: 27 September 1827
- Died: 4 November 1893
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (12 December 1887 – 3 April 1888)
Charles Floquet, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Thomas Floquet
- Assumed Office: 3 April 1888
- Left Office: 22 February 1889
- Political Party: Republican Union
- Predecessor: Pierre Tirard
- Successor: Pierre Tirard
- Born: 2 October 1828
- Died: 18 January 1896
Pierre Tirard, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Pierre Emmanuel Tirard
- Assumed Office: 12 December 1887
- Left Office: 3 April 1888
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Maurice Rouvier
- Successor: Charles Floquet
- Born: 27 September 1827
- Died: 4 November 1893
Maurice Rouvier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Maurice Rouvier
- Assumed Office: 30 May 1887
- Left Office: 12 December 1887
- Predecessor: René Goblet
- Successor: Pierre Tirard
- Born: 17 April 1842
- Died: 7 June 1911
René Goblet, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: René Goblet
- Assumed Office: 16 December 1886
- Left Office: 30 May 1887
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Charles de Freycinet
- Successor: Maurice Rouvier
- Born: 26 November 1828
- Birth Place: Aire-sur-la-Lys, France
- Died: 13 September 1905
Charles de Freycinet, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet
- Assumed Office: 7 January 1886
- Left Office: 16 December 1886
- Political Party: Republican Union (1871–1885); Union of the Lefts (1885–1894); League of Patriots (1894–1923)
- Predecessor: Henri Brisson
- Successor: René Goblet
- Born: 14 November 1828
- Birth Place: Foix, Ariège, France
- Died: 14 May 1923
- Alma Mater: École Polytechnique
- Spouse(s): Jeanne Alexandrine Bosc (m. 1858)
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (28 December 1879 – 23 September 1880 and 30 January 1882 – 7 August 1882); Minister of Public Works (1877–1879)
Henri Brisson, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Eugène Henri Brisson
- Assumed Office: 6 April 1885
- Left Office: 7 January 1886
- Predecessor: Jules Ferry
- Successor: Charles de Freycinet
- Born: 31 July 1835
- Birth Place: Bourges, Kingdom of France
- Died: 14 April 1912
Jules Ferry, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jules François Camille Ferry
- Assumed Office: 21 February 1883
- Left Office: 6 April 1885
- Political Party: "Close" Republicans (1869–1871); Opportunist/Republican Left (1871–1888); National Republican Association (1888–1893)
- Predecessor: Armand Fallières
- Successor: Henri Brisson
- Born: 5 April 1832
- Birth Place: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Vosges, Kingdom of France
- Died: 17 March 1893
- Spouse(s): Eugénie Risler (m. 1875)
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (23 September 1880 – 10 November 1881); Minister of Public Education and Fine Arts (4 February 1879 – 10 November 1881 and 30 January 1882 – 29 July 1882); 10th Mayor of Paris (15 November 1870 – 5 June 1871); Member of the French Legislative Body for Seine (8 June 1869 – 8 February 1871)
Armand Fallières, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Clément Armand Fallières
- Assumed Office: 29 January 1883
- Left Office: 21 February 1883
- Political Party: Democratic Republican Alliance
- Predecessor: Charles Duclerc
- Successor: Jules Ferry
- Born: 6 November 1841
- Birth Place: Mézin, France
- Died: 22 June 1931
- Alma Mater: University of Paris
Charles Duclerc, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Théodore Eugène Duclerc
- Assumed Office: 7 August 1882
- Left Office: 29 January 1883
- Political Party: Opportunist Republicans
- Predecessor: Charles de Freycinet
- Successor: Armand Fallières
- Born: 9 November 1812
- Died: 21 July 1888
Charles de Freycinet, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet
- Assumed Office: 30 January 1882
- Left Office: 7 August 1882
- Political Party: Republican Union (1871–1885); Union of the Lefts (1885–1894); League of Patriots (1894–1923)
- Predecessor: Léon Gambetta
- Successor: Charles Duclerc
- Born: 14 November 1828
- Birth Place: Foix, Ariège, France
- Died: 14 May 1923
- Alma Mater: École Polytechnique
- Spouse(s): Jeanne Alexandrine Bosc (m. 1858)
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (28 December 1879 – 23 September 1880); Minister of Public Works (1877–1879)
Léon Gambetta, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Léon Gambetta
- Assumed Office: 14 November 1881
- Left Office: 30 January 1882
- Political Party: Moderate Republican (1863–1869); Republican far-left (1869–1871); Republican Union (1871–1882)
- Predecessor: Jules Ferry
- Successor: Charles de Freycinet
- Born: 2 April 1838
- Birth Place: Cahors, Kingdom of France
- Died: 31 December 1882
- Alma Mater: University of Paris
- Previous Positions: President of the Chamber of Deputies (31 January 1879 – 27 October 1881); Minister of the Interior (4 September 1870 – 6 February 1871)
Jules Ferry, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jules François Camille Ferry
- Assumed Office: 23 September 1880
- Left Office: 10 November 1881
- Political Party: "Close" Republicans (1869–1871); Opportunist/Republican Left (1871–1888); National Republican Association (1888–1893)
- Predecessor: Charles de Freycinet
- Successor: Léon Gambetta
- Born: 5 April 1832
- Birth Place: Vosges, Kingdom of France
- Died: 17 March 1893
- Spouse(s): Eugénie Risler (m. 1875)
- Previous Positions: Mayor of Paris (15 November 1870 – 5 June 1871); Member of the French Legislative Body for Seine (8 June 1869 – 8 February 1871)
Charles de Freycinet, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet
- Assumed Office: 28 December 1879
- Left Office: 23 September 1880
- Political Party: Republican Union (1871–1885); Union of the Lefts (1885–1894); League of Patriots (1894–1923)
- Predecessor: William Waddington
- Successor: Jules Ferry
- Born: 14 November 1828
- Birth Place: Foix, Ariège, France
- Died: 14 May 1923
- Alma Mater: École Polytechnique
- Spouse(s): Jeanne Alexandrine Bosc (m. 1858)
- Previous Positions: Minister of Public Works (1877–1879)
William Waddington, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: William Henry Waddington
- Assumed Office: 4 February 1879
- Left Office: 28 December 1879
- Predecessor: Jules Dufaure
- Successor: Charles de Freycinet
- Born: 11 December 1826
- Birth Place: Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre, France
- Died: 13 January 1894
- Alma Mater: Rugby School
- Spouse(s): Mathilde Lutteroth (m. 1850, 1852 her death);
Mary Alsop King (m. 1874) - Children: Henri; Francis Richard
Jules Armand Dufaure, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure
- Assumed Office: 13 December 1877
- Left Office: 4 February 1879
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Gaëtan de Rochebouët
- Successor: William Waddington
- Born: 4 December 1798
- Birth Place: Saujon, France
- Died: 28 June 1881
- Previous Positions: Acting President of the French Republic (30 January 1879); Prime Minister of France (19 February 1871 – 24 May 1873; 23 February 1876 – 12 December 1876)
Gaëtan de Rochebouët, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Gaëtan de Grimaudet de Rochebouët
- Assumed Office: 23 November 1877
- Left Office: 13 December 1877
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Albert, duc de Broglie
- Successor: Jules Dufaure
- Born: 16 March 1813
- Birth Place: Angers, France
- Died: 23 February 1899
Albert, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jacques-Victor-Albert
- Assumed Office: 17 May 1877
- Left Office: 23 November 1877
- Political Party: Orléanist
- Predecessor: Jules Simon
- Successor: Gaëtan de Rochebouët
- Born: 13 June 1821
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 19 January 1901
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (24 May 1873 – 22 May 1874)
Jules Simon, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jules François Simon
- Assumed Office: 12 December 1876
- Left Office: 17 May 1877
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Jules Dufaure
- Successor: Albert, duc de Broglie
- Born: 31 December 1814
- Birth Place: Lorient, France
- Died: 8 June 1896
Jules Armand Dufaure, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure
- Assumed Office: 23 February 1876
- Left Office: 12 December 1876
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Louis Buffet
- Successor: Jules Simon
- Born: 4 December 1798
- Birth Place: Saujon, France
- Died: 28 June 1881
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (19 February 1871 – 24 May 1873)
Louis Buffet, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Louis Joseph Buffet
- Assumed Office: 10 March 1875
- Left Office: 23 February 1876
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Ernest Courtot de Cissey
- Successor: Jules Dufaure
- Born: 26 October 1818
- Birth Place: Mirecourt, France
- Died: 7 July 1898
Ernest Courtot de Cissey, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey
- Assumed Office: 22 May 1874
- Left Office: 10 March 1875
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Albert, duc de Broglie
- Successor: Louis Buffet
- Born: 12 September 1810
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 15 June 1882
Albert, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jacques-Victor-Albert
- Assumed Office: 24 May 1873
- Left Office: 22 May 1874
- Political Party: Orléanist
- Predecessor: Jules Dufaure
- Successor: Ernest Courtot de Cissey
- Born: 13 June 1821
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 19 January 1901
Jules Armand Dufaure, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure
- Assumed Office: 19 February 1871
- Left Office: 24 May 1873
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Louis Jules Trochu
- Successor: Albert, duc de Broglie
- Born: 4 December 1798
- Birth Place: Saujon, France
- Died: 28 June 1881
Charles Cousin-Montauban, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles Guillaume Marie Appollinaire Antoine Cousin-Montauban
- Assumed Office: 9 August 1870
- Left Office: 4 September 1870
- Predecessor: Émile Ollivier
- Successor: Louis Jules Trochu (as President of the Government of National Defense )
- Born: 24 June 1796
- Birth Place: Paris, French First Republic
- Died: 8 January 1878
Émile Ollivier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Olivier Émile Ollivier
- Assumed Office: 2 January 1870
- Left Office: 9 August 1870
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Napoleon III (1852–1869); Previous Prime Minister Léon Faucher (1852)
- Successor: Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao
- Born: 2 July 1825
- Birth Place: Marseille, Kingdom of France
- Died: 20 August 1913
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French
- Full Name: Napoleon III
- Assumed Office: 2 December 1852
- Left Office: 27 December 1869
- Predecessor: Himself as President of France
- Successor: Émile Ollivier as Prime Minister
- Born: 20 April 1808
- Birth Place: Bonaparte Paris, French Empire
- Died: 9 January 1873
- Spouse(s): Eugénie de Montijo (m. 1853)
- Previous Positions: President of France (20 December 1848 – 2 December 1852)
Napoleon III, President of France
- Full Name: Napoleon III
- Assumed Office: 26 October 1851
- Left Office: 2 December 1852
- Predecessor: Léon Faucher as Prime Minister
- Successor: Himself as Emperor of the French
- Born: 20 April 1808
- Birth Place: Bonaparte Paris, French Empire
- Died: 9 January 1873
- Spouse(s): Eugénie de Montijo (m. 1853)
Léon Faucher, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Léonard Joseph Faucher
- Assumed Office: 10 April 1851
- Left Office: 26 October 1851
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul
- Successor: Personal rule of Napoleon III No Prime Minister until 1869, with Émile Ollivier
- Born: 8 September 1803
- Birth Place: Limoges, France
- Died: 14 December 1854
Napoleon III, President of France
- Full Name: Napoleon III
- Assumed Office: 24 January 1851
- Left Office: 10 April 1851
- Born: 20 April 1808
- Birth Place: Bonaparte Paris, French Empire
- Died: 9 January 1873
- Spouse(s): Eugénie de Montijo (m. 1853)
Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul
- Assumed Office: 31 October 1849
- Left Office: 10 April 1851
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Odilon Barrot
- Successor: Léon Faucher
- Born: 4 January 1789
- Birth Place: Versailles, France
- Died: 27 July 1865
Odilon Barrot, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Camille Hyacinthe Odilon Barrot
- Assumed Office: 20 December 1848
- Left Office: 31 October 1849
- Political Party: Doctrinaires (1815-1830); Party of Movement (1830-1848); Party of Order (1848-1852)
- Predecessor: Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
- Successor: Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul
- Born: 19 July 1791
- Birth Place: Villefort, France
- Died: 6 August 1873
François Arago, President of the Executive Commission Co-Prince of Andorra
- Full Name: Dominique François Jean Arago
- Assumed Office: 10 May 1848
- Left Office: 28 June 1848
- Political Party: Moderate Republican
- Predecessor: Jacques-Charles Dupont as Chairman of the Provisional Government of France
- Successor: Louis-Eugène Cavaignac as Chief of the Executive Power
- Born: 26 February 1786
- Birth Place: Estagel, Roussillon, Kingdom of France
- Died: 2 October 1853
- Alma Mater: École Polytechnique
- Spouse(s): Lucie Carrier-Besombes (m. 1811, 1829 her death)
- Children: Emmanuel Arago; Alfred; Gabriel
- Previous Positions: Minister of the Navy (24 February 1848 – 4 May 1848); Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Pyrénées-Orientales (6 July 1831 – 24 February 1848)
Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, Chairman of the Provisional Government of France
- Full Name: Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure
- Assumed Office: 24 February 1848
- Left Office: 9 May 1848
- Political Party: Moderate Republicans
- Predecessor: Louis Philippe I as King of the French; Louis-Mathieu Molé as Prime Minister
- Successor: François Arago as President of the Executive Commission
- Born: 27 February 1767
- Birth Place: Le Neubourg, Kingdom of France
- Died: 3 March 1855
Louis-Mathieu Molé, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Louis-Mathieu Molé
- Assumed Office: 23 February 1848
- Left Office: 24 February 1848
- Political Party: Nonpartisan (1806–15; 1830–48); Doctrinaire (1815–1830)
- Predecessor: François Guizot
- Successor: Adolphe Thiers
- Born: 24 January 1781
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 23 November 1855
- Spouse(s): Caroline-Joséphine de La Live (m. 1798, her death 1845)
- Children: Clotilde and Élisabeth
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (6 September 1836 – 31 March 1839); Minister of Foreign Affairs (11 August 1830 – 2 November 1830); Minister of the Navy and Colonies (12 September 1817 – 29 December 1818); Minister of Justice (20 November 1813 – 1 April 1814)
François Guizot, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
- Assumed Office: 18 September 1847
- Left Office: 24 February 1848
- Political Party: Doctrinaire (1814–1830); Party of Resistance (1830–1848); Party of Order (1848–1852)
- Predecessor: Jean-de-Dieu Soult
- Successor: Jacques-Charles Dupont
- Born: 4 October 1787
- Birth Place: Guizot Nîmes, France
- Died: 12 September 1874
- Alma Mater: University of Geneva
- Spouse(s): Pauline de Meulan;
Élisa Dillon - Children: François; Henriette; Pauline; Guillaume
- Previous Positions: Minister of Public Education (6 September 1836 – 15 April 1837, 18 November 1834 – 22 February 1836, and 11 October 1832 – 10 November 1834); Minister of Interior (1 August 1830 – 2 November 1830)
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-de-Dieu Soult
- Assumed Office: 29 October 1840
- Left Office: 18 September 1847
- Political Party: Independent
- Predecessor: Adolphe Thiers
- Successor: François Guizot
- Born: 29 March 1769
- Birth Place: Saint-Amans-la-Bastide, France
- Died: 26 November 1851
- Spouse(s): Jeanne-Louise-Elisabeth Berg (m. 1796)
- Children: 2
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (12 May 1839 – 1 March 1840 and 11 October 1832 – 18 July 1834); Minister of War (17 November 1830 – 18 July 1834); Military service (1785–1815)
Adolphe Thiers, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers
- Assumed Office: 1 March 1840
- Left Office: 29 October 1840
- Political Party: Party of Resistance (1831–1836); Party of Movement (1836–1848); Party of Order (1848–1852); Third Party (1852–1870); Independent (1870–1873); Moderate Republican (1873–1877)
- Predecessor: Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie
- Successor: Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie
- Born: 15 April 1797
- Birth Place: Bouc-Bel-Air, France
- Died: 3 September 1877
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (22 February 1836 – 6 September 1836); Foreign Minister of France (22 February 1836 – 6 September 1836)
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-de-Dieu Soult
- Assumed Office: 12 May 1839
- Left Office: 1 March 1840
- Political Party: Independent
- Predecessor: Louis-Mathieu Molé
- Successor: Adolphe Thiers
- Born: 29 March 1769
- Birth Place: Saint-Amans-la-Bastide, France
- Died: 26 November 1851
- Spouse(s): Jeanne-Louise-Elisabeth Berg (m. 1796)
- Children: 2
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (11 October 1832 – 18 July 1834); Minister of War (17 November 1830 – 18 July 1834); Military service (1576–1598)
Louis Philippe I, King of the French
- Full Name: Louis Philippe I
- Assumed Office: 31 March 1839
- Left Office: 12 May 1839
- Predecessor: Charles X as King of France
- Successor: Monarchy abolished Jacques Dupont de l'Eure as Head of the Provisional Government
- Born: 6 October 1773
- Birth Place: Palais Royal, Paris, Kingdom of France
- Died: 26 August 1850
- Spouse(s): Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (m. 1809)
Louis-Mathieu Molé, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Louis-Mathieu Molé
- Assumed Office: 6 September 1836
- Left Office: 31 March 1839
- Political Party: Nonpartisan (1806–15; 1830–48); Doctrinaire (1815–1830)
- Predecessor: Adolphe Thiers
- Successor: Jean-de-Dieu Soult
- Born: 24 January 1781
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 23 November 1855
- Spouse(s): Caroline-Joséphine de La Live (m. 1798, 1845 her death)
- Children: Clotilde; Élisabeth
- Previous Positions: Minister of Foreign Affairs (11 August 1830 – 2 November 1830); Minister of the Navy and Colonies (12 September 1817 – 29 December 1818); Minister of Justice (20 November 1813 – 1 April 1814)
Adolphe Thiers, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers
- Assumed Office: 22 February 1836
- Left Office: 6 September 1836
- Political Party: Party of Resistance (1831–1836); Party of Movement (1836–1848); Party of Order (1848–1852); Third Party (1852–1870); Independent (1870–1873); Moderate Republican (1873–1877)
- Predecessor: Achille Léonce Victor Charles, Duc de Broglie
- Successor: Louis, Comte Molé
- Born: 15 April 1797
- Birth Place: Bouc-Bel-Air, France
- Died: 3 September 1877
Victor de Broglie, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Achille Léonce Victor Charles, 3rd Duke of Broglie
- Assumed Office: 12 March 1835
- Left Office: 22 February 1836
- Political Party: Doctrinaires (1815–1830); Resistance Party (1830–1848); Party of Order (1848–1851)
- Predecessor: Édouard Mortier
- Successor: Adolphe Thiers
- Born: 28 November 1785
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 25 January 1870
- Spouse(s): Albertine de Staël-Holstein (m. 1816, 1838 her death)
- Children: Pauline; Louise; Albert; Paul
Édouard Mortier, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Adolphe Édouard Casimir Joseph Mortier
- Assumed Office: 18 November 1834
- Left Office: 12 March 1835
- Political Party: Non-Partisan
- Predecessor: Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
- Successor: Victor, 3rd duc de Broglie
- Born: 13 February 1768
- Birth Place: Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France
- Died: 28 July 1835
Hugues-Bernard Maret, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Hugues-Bernard Maret
- Assumed Office: 10 November 1834
- Left Office: 18 November 1834
- Predecessor: Comte Gérard
- Successor: Duc de Trévise
- Born: 1 May 1763
- Birth Place: Dijon, France
- Died: 13 May 1839
Étienne Maurice Gérard, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Étienne Maurice Gérard, 1er Comte Gérard
- Assumed Office: 18 July 1834
- Left Office: 10 November 1834
- Political Party: None
- Predecessor: Duc de Dalmatie
- Successor: Duc de Bassano
- Born: 4 April 1773
- Birth Place: Damvillers, Kingdom of France (modern-day France)
- Died: 17 April 1852
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-de-Dieu Soult
- Assumed Office: 11 October 1832
- Left Office: 18 July 1834
- Political Party: Independent
- Predecessor: Casimir Perier
- Successor: Étienne Maurice Gérard
- Born: 29 March 1769
- Birth Place: Saint-Amans-la-Bastide, France
- Died: 26 November 1851
- Spouse(s): Jeanne-Louise-Elisabeth Berg (m. 1796)
- Children: 2
- Previous Positions: Minister of War (17 November 1830 – 18 July 1834); Military service (1785–1815)
Casimir Pierre Périer, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Casimir-Pierre Perier
- Assumed Office: 13 March 1831
- Left Office: 16 May 1832
- Political Party: Doctrinaires (1817–1830); Resistance Party (1830–1832)
- Predecessor: Jacques Laffitte
- Successor: Jean-de-Dieu Soult
- Born: 11 October 1777
- Birth Place: Grenoble, France
- Died: 16 May 1832
- Alma Mater: Oratory of Lyon
- Spouse(s): Pauline Loyer (m. 1805)
- Children: Auguste; Paul
- Previous Positions: President of the Chamber of Deputies (11 November 1830 – 31 May 1831 and 6 August 1830 – 21 August 1830); Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine (21 September 1817 – 17 November 1827)
Jacques Laffitte, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jacques Laffitte
- Assumed Office: 2 November 1830
- Left Office: 13 March 1831
- Political Party: Doctrinaires (1815–1830); Movement Party (1830–1844)
- Predecessor: Jules de Polignac
- Successor: Casimir Perier
- Born: 24 October 1767
- Birth Place: Bayonne, Lower Navarre, France
- Died: 26 May 1844
- Previous Positions: President of the Chamber of Deputies (21 August 1830 – 11 November 1830); Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine (8 May 1815 – 25 February 1824); Governor of the Bank of France (6 April 1814 – 1820)
Louis Philippe I, King of the French
- Full Name: Louis Philippe I
- Assumed Office: 1 August 1830
- Left Office: 2 November 1830
- Predecessor: Charles X as King of France
- Successor: Monarchy abolished Jacques Dupont de l'Eure as Head of the Provisional Government
- Born: 6 October 1773
- Birth Place: Palais Royal, Paris, Kingdom of France
- Died: 26 August 1850
- Spouse(s): Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (m. 1809)
Casimir de Rochechouart, President of the Council of Ministers
- Full Name: Casimir-Louis-Victurnien de Rochechouart de Mortemart
- Assumed Office: 29 July 1830
- Left Office: 29 July 1830
- Political Party: Ultra-royalist
- Born: 20 March 1787
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 1 January 1875
Jules de Polignac, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jules de Polignac, Count of Polignac
- Assumed Office: 8 August 1829
- Left Office: 29 July 1830
- Political Party: Ultra-royalist
- Predecessor: Jean-Baptiste de Martignac
- Successor: Vacant (government led by Louis Philippe I); Jacques Laffitte (1830)
- Born: 14 May 1780
- Birth Place: Versailles, Île-de-France, France
- Died: 2 March 1847
- Spouse(s): Barbara Campbell (m. 1816, her death 1819);
Charlotte Parkyns de Choiseul (m. 1824, annulled 1832) - Children: Armand; Seyna-Camille; Alphonse; Ludovic; Yolande; Camille; Edmond
- Previous Positions: French Ambassador to the United Kingdom (28 December 1822 – 4 January 1828)
Jean Baptiste Gay, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-Baptiste Sylvère Gay
- Assumed Office: 4 January 1828
- Left Office: 8 August 1829
- Political Party: Ultra-royalist (1815–1828); Doctrinaires (1828–1830); Legitimist (1830–1832)
- Predecessor: Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
- Successor: Jules de Polignac
- Born: 20 June 1778
- Birth Place: Bordeaux, Gascony, France
- Died: 3 April 1832
- Alma Mater: University of Bordeaux
- Spouse(s): Élisabeth de Phéllipeaux (m. 1812)
Joseph de Villèle, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-Baptiste Guillaume Joseph Marie Anne Séraphin
- Assumed Office: 14 December 1821
- Left Office: 4 January 1828
- Political Party: Ultra-royalist
- Predecessor: Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu
- Successor: Jean Baptiste de Martignac
- Born: 14 April 1773
- Birth Place: Toulouse, Languedoc, France
- Died: 13 March 1854
- Spouse(s): Mélanie Panon Desbassayns (m. 1799)
- Children: 5
- Previous Positions: Mayor of Toulouse (1815–1818)
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Armand-Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis
- Assumed Office: 20 February 1820
- Left Office: 14 December 1821
- Political Party: Doctrinaires
- Predecessor: Comte Decazes
- Successor: Comte de Villèle
- Born: 25 September 1766
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 17 May 1822
- Spouse(s): Rosalie de Rochechouart (m. 1781)
- Previous Positions: Prime Minister of France (26 September 1815 – 29 December 1818); Governor of Odessa (8 October 1803 – 27 August 1814); Military service (1785–1814)
Élie Decazes, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Élie-Louis
- Assumed Office: 19 November 1819
- Left Office: 20 February 1820
- Political Party: Doctrinaires
- Predecessor: Jean-Joseph Dessolles
- Successor: Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu
- Born: 28 September 1780
- Birth Place: Guyenne, France
- Died: 24 October 1860
- Alma Mater: Military School of Vendôme
- Spouse(s): Elisabeth-Fortunée Muraire (m. 1805, her death 1806);
Wilhelmine de Saint-Aulaire (m. 1818) - Children: Louis; Frédéric; Henriette
- Previous Positions: Minister of Police (26 September 1815 – 29 December 1818); Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine (25 August 1815 – 4 October 1816); Prefect of Police of Paris (9 July 1815 – 29 September 1815)
Jean-Joseph, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Jean-Joseph Paul Augustin
- Assumed Office: 29 December 1818
- Left Office: 19 November 1819
- Political Party: Doctrinaires
- Predecessor: Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu
- Successor: Élie Decazes
- Born: 3 July 1767
- Birth Place: Auch, Gascony, France
- Died: 3 November 1828
- Previous Positions: Military service (1792–1814)
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Armand-Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis
- Assumed Office: 26 September 1815
- Left Office: 29 December 1818
- Political Party: Doctrinaires
- Predecessor: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
- Successor: Marquis Dessolles
- Born: 25 September 1766
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 17 May 1822
- Spouse(s): Rosalie de Rochechouart (m. 1781)
- Previous Positions: Governor of Odessa (8 October 1803 – 27 August 1814); Military service (1785–1814)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
- Assumed Office: 9 July 1815
- Left Office: 26 September 1815
- Political Party: Independent (1789–1799); Bonapartist (1799–1813); Royalist (1814–1815); Doctrinaires (1815–1830)
- Successor: Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu
- Born: 2 February 1754
- Birth Place: Paris, Kingdom of France
- Died: 17 May 1838
- Alma Mater: Seminary of Saint-Sulpice
- Previous Positions: Minister of Foreign Affairs (13 May 1814 – 19 March 1815, 22 November 1799 – 9 May 1807, and 15 July 1797 – 20 July 1799); Member of the National Constituent Assembly (9 July 1789 – 30 September 1791); Deputy to the Estates-General for the First Estate (12 April 1789 – 9 July 1789); Agent-General of the Clergy (1780–1788); Bishop of Autun (1788–1791)
Joseph Fouché, President of the Executive Commission
- Full Name: Joseph Fouché
- Assumed Office: 22 June 1815
- Left Office: 7 July 1815
- Political Party: Jacobin (1789–1795); Girondist (1792–1793); Montagnard (1793–1794); Thermidorian (1794–1799); Bonapartist (1799–1814)
- Predecessor: Office Created
- Successor: Office abolished (Talleyrand as Prime Minister )
- Born: 21 May 1759
- Birth Place: Le Pellerin, France
- Died: 26 December 1820
- Previous Positions: Minister of Police (20 July 1799 – 3 June 1810 and 20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815); Deputy of the National Convention (20 September 1792 – 2 November 1795)
Napoleon, Emperor of the French
- Full Name: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Assumed Office: 20 March 1815
- Left Office: 22 June 1815
- Born: 15 August 1769
- Birth Place: Ajaccio, Corsica, France
- Died: 5 May 1821
- Spouse(s): Joséphine de Beauharnais (m. 1796, div. 1810);
Marie Louise of Austria (m. 1810) - Previous Positions: Emperor of the French (18 May 1804 – 6 April 1814); King of Italy (17 March 1805 – 11 April 1814); Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (12 July 1806 – 19 October 1813); President of the Italian Republic (26 January 1802 – 17 March 1805); First Consul of France (10 November 1799 – 18 May 1804)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, President of the Council
- Full Name: Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
- Assumed Office: 1 April 1814
- Left Office: 13 May 1814
- Political Party: Independent (1789–1799); Bonapartist (1799–1813); Royalist (1814–1815); Doctrinaires (1815–1830)
- Born: 2 February 1754
- Birth Place: Paris, Kingdom of France
- Died: 17 May 1838
- Alma Mater: Seminary of Saint-Sulpice
- Previous Positions: Member of the National Constituent Assembly (9 July 1789 – 30 September 1791); Deputy to the Estates-General for the First Estate (12 April 1789 – 9 July 1789); Minister of Foreign Affairs (22 November 1799 – 9 May 1807) and (15 July 1797 – 20 July 1799); Agent-General of the Clergy (1780–1788); Bishop of Autun (1788–1791)
Napoleon, Emperor of the French
- Full Name: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Assumed Office: 18 May 1804
- Left Office: 1 April 1814
- Born: 15 August 1769
- Birth Place: Ajaccio, Corsica, France
- Died: 5 May 1821
- Spouse(s): Joséphine de Beauharnais (m. 1796, div. 1810);
Marie Louise of Austria (m. 1810) - Previous Positions: First Consul of France (10 November 1799 – 18 May 1804)
Armand Marc, First Minister of State
- Full Name: Armand Marc
- Assumed Office: 3 September 1790
- Left Office: 29 November 1791
- Political Party: Non-partisan (Moderate)
- Predecessor: Jacques Necker
- Successor: Office abolished
- Born: 13 October 1745
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Died: 2 September 1792
- Spouse(s): Françoise de Tane (m. 1763)
- Children: Calixte; Victoire; Pauline
- Previous Positions: Minister of Foreign Affairs (14 February 1787 – 13 July 1789); Secretary of State for the Navy (25 August 1787 – 24 December 1787)
Jacques Necker, Chief Minister of the French Monarch
- Full Name: Jacques Necker
- Assumed Office: 16 July 1789
- Left Office: 3 September 1790
- Predecessor: Baron of Breteuil
- Successor: Count of Montmorin
- Born: 30 September 1732
- Birth Place: Geneva, Republic of Geneva
- Died: 9 April 1804
- Spouse(s): Suzanne Curchod (m. 1764, 1794 her death)
- Children: Germaine
- Previous Positions: Chief Minister of the French Monarch (29 July 1789 – 3 September 1790); Controller-General of Finances (25 August 1788 – 11 July 1789); Director-General of the Royal Treasury (29 June 1777 – 19 May 1781)
Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Chief Minister of the French Monarch
- Full Name: Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
- Assumed Office: 11 July 1789
- Left Office: 16 July 1789
- Predecessor: Jacques Necker
- Successor: Jacques Necker
- Born: 7 March 1730
- Birth Place: Azay-le-Ferron, France
- Died: 2 November 1807
- Previous Positions: Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi (1784 – 24 July 1788)
Jacques Necker, Chief Minister of the French Monarch
- Full Name: Jacques Necker
- Assumed Office: 25 August 1788
- Left Office: 11 July 1789
- Predecessor: Archbishop de Brienne
- Successor: Baron of Breteuil
- Born: 30 September 1732
- Birth Place: Geneva, Republic of Geneva
- Died: 9 April 1804
- Spouse(s): Suzanne Curchod (m. 1764, 1794 her death)
- Children: Germaine
- Previous Positions: Director-General of the Royal Treasury (29 June 1777 – 19 May 1781)
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne, Finance Minister
- Full Name: Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
- Assumed Office: 1 May 1787
- Left Office: 25 August 1788
- Political Party: Louis XVI
- Predecessor: Charles Alexandre de Calonne
- Successor: Jacques Necker
- Born: 9 October 1727
- Died: 16 February 1794
Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Finance Minister
- Full Name: Charles Alexandre de Calonne
- Assumed Office: 3 November 1783
- Left Office: 17 May 1787
- Predecessor: Henri Lefèvre d'Ormesson
- Successor: Michel Bouvard de Fourqueux
- Born: 20 January 1734
- Died: 30 October 1802 (age 68)
- Alma Mater: University of Paris
- Spouse(s): Marie Joséphine Marquet (m. 1766, her death 1770);
Anne-Rose de Nettine (m. 1788) - Children: 1 son
Charles Gravier de Vergennes, Chief Minister
- Full Name: Charles Gravier, Count of Vergennes
- Official Title: Chief Minister of the French Monarch
- Assumed Office: 21 November 1781
- Left Office: 13 February 1787
- Political Party: Non-partisan (Conservative)
- Predecessor: Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux
- Successor: Archbishop de Brienne
- Born: 29 December 1719
- Birth Place: Dijon, France
- Died: 13 February 1787 (age 67)
- Spouse(s): Anne Duvivier (m. 1730)
- Children: Constantin; Louis
Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, First Minister of State
- Full Name: Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux
- Assumed Office: 14 May 1774
- Left Office: 21 November 1781
- Predecessor: Jacques Turgot
- Successor: Charles Gravier de Vergennes
- Born: 9 July 1701
- Birth Place: Île-de-France, France
- Died: 21 November 1781
- Spouse(s): Jeanne Phélypeaux (m. 1728)
- Previous Positions: Secretary of State of the Navy (16 August 1723 – 23 April 1749); Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi (30 March 1718 – 20 April 1749)
René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chief Minister
- Full Name: René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou
- Assumed Office: 24 December 1770
- Left Office: 14 May 1774
- Political Party: Bourbon Crown
- Born: February 25, 1714
- Birth Place: Montpellier, France
- Died: July 29, 1792
- Previous Positions: First president of the parlement of Paris (October 12, 1763 – September 15, 1768)
Étienne François, Chief Minister of the French King
- Full Name: Étienne-François
- Assumed Office: 3 December 1758
- Left Office: 24 December 1770
- Successor: René de Maupeou
- Born: 28 June 1719
- Birth Place: Nancy, France
- Died: 8 May 1785
Louis XV, King of France
- Full Name: Louis XV
- Assumed Office: 29 January 1743
- Left Office: 3 December 1758
- Predecessor: Louis XIV
- Successor: Louis XVI
- Born: 15 February 1710
- Birth Place: Palace of Versailles, France
- Died: 10 May 1774
- Spouse(s): Marie Leszczyńska (m. 1725)
Louis Henri, Prime Minister of France
- Full Name: Louis Henri de Bourbon
- Assumed Office: 2 December 1723
- Left Office: 11 June 1726
- Predecessor: Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
- Successor: André-Hercule de Fleury
- Born: 18 August 1692
- Birth Place: Palace of Versailles, Île-de-France
- Died: 27 January 1740
- Spouse(s): Marie Anne de Bourbon; Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg
Philippe II, Chief Minister of State
- Full Name: Philippe II
- Assumed Office: 10 August 1723
- Left Office: 2 December 1723
- Predecessor: Cardinal Guillaume Dubois
- Successor: Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
- Born: 2 August 1674
- Birth Place: Château de Saint Cloud, France
- Died: 2 December 1723
- Spouse(s): Françoise Marie de Bourbon (m. 1692)
- Previous Positions: Regent of France (1 September 1715 – 15 February 1723)
Guillaume Dubois, Cardinal-Minister
- Full Name: Guillaume Dubois
- Assumed Office: c. 1715
- Left Office: 10 August 1723
- Predecessor: Joseph-Emmanuel de La Trémoille
- Successor: Charles de Saint-Albin
- Born: 6 September 1656
- Birth Place: Limousin, France
- Died: 10 August 1723
- Alma Mater: Christian Doctrine Fathers
Louis XIV, King of France
- Full Name: Louis XIV
- Assumed Office: 9 March 1661
- Left Office: 1 September 1715
- Predecessor: Louis XIII
- Successor: Louis XV
- Born: 5 September 1638
- Birth Place: Kingdom of France
- Died: 1 September 1715
- Spouse(s): Maria Theresa of Spain (m. 1660, 1683 her death);
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (m. 1683)
Cardinal Mazarin, First Minister of State
- Full Name: Cardinal Jules Mazarin
- Assumed Office: 4 December 1642
- Left Office: 9 March 1661
- Predecessor: The Duke of Richelieu
- Successor: Louis XIV as King of France
- Born: 14 July 1602
- Birth Place: Abruzzo Ultra, Kingdom of Naples, Italy
- Died: 9 March 1661
- Alma Mater: Roman College
Cardinal Richelieu, First Minister of State
- Full Name: Armand Jean du Plessis
- Assumed Office: 12 August 1624
- Left Office: 4 December 1642
- Predecessor: The Marquis of Ancre Vacant (1617–1624)
- Successor: Cardinal Mazarin
- Born: 9 September 1585
- Birth Place: Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Died: 4 December 1642
- Alma Mater: College of Navarre
- Previous Positions: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (30 November 1616 – 24 April 1617); Secretary of State for War (25 November 1616 – 24 April 1617)
Concino Concini, Informal Chief Minister to the French Monarch
- Full Name: Concino Concini
- Assumed Office: 1616
- Left Office: 1617
- Predecessor: Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully
- Successor: Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1624)
- Born: 23 November 1569
- Birth Place: Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy
- Died: 24 April 1617
- Spouse(s): Leonora Dori
Nicolas de Neufville, Secretary of State
- Full Name: Nicolas de Neufville
- Assumed Office: 1611
- Left Office: 1614
- Born: 1543
- Died: 12 November 1617
Maximilien de Béthune, Chief Minister of France
- Full Name: Maximilien de Béthune
- Assumed Office: 2 August 1589
- Left Office: 29 January 1611
- Successor: Nicolas de Neufville
- Born: 13 December 1560
- Birth Place: Rosny-sur-Seine, France
- Died: 22 December 1641
- Spouse(s): Anne de Courtenay (m. 1583, 1589 her death);
Rachel de Cochefilet (m. 1592) - Children: Maximilien; François; Marguerite; Louise
- Previous Positions: Military service (1576–1598)
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