List of presidents of France by tenure

The following is a list[1][2][3] of presidents of France sorted by length of tenure.

Francois Mitterrand was President for 14 years
Charles de Gaulle was President for 10 years, provisional head of state for 2 years, and leader of Free France for 4 years
Jean Casimir-Perier resigned in frustration after less than six months in office
N°PresidentLength
in days		RankNotes
21François Mitterrand51091Served two full terms of seven years.
22Jacques Chirac43822Served one full term of seven years and one full term of five years.
18Charles de Gaulle37633Served one full term of seven years and resigned during second term.
4Jules Grévy32284Served one full term of seven years and resigned during second term.
15Albert Lebrun29835Served one full term of seven years and was replaced by Marshal Philippe Pétain during second term.
8Émile Loubet25566Served one full term of seven years.
9Armand Fallières25577Served one full term of seven years.
10Raymond Poincaré25568Served one full term of seven years.
13Gaston Doumergue25569Served one full term of seven years.
16Vincent Auriol255710Served one full term of seven years.
20Valéry Giscard d'Estaing255111Served one full term of seven years.
5Sadi Carnot239612Served less than one full term of seven years (assassinated).
3Patrice de Mac-Mahon207713Served less than one full term of seven years (resigned).
23Nicolas Sarkozy182614Served one full term of five years.
24François Hollande182515Served one full term of five years.
17René Coty181816Served less than one full term of seven years (end of the Fourth Republic).
19Georges Pompidou174717Served less than one full term of seven years (died in office).
7Félix Faure149118Served less than one full term of seven years (died in office).
1Prince Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte144319Served less than one full term of four years (end of the Second Republic, proclaimed himself as Emperor).
25Emmanuel Macron136620Currently serving one term of five years.
12Alexandre Millerand135721Served less than one full term of seven years (resigned).
2Adolphe Thiers63222Served less than one full term of seven years (resigned).
14Paul Doumer32923Served less than one full term of seven years (assassinated).
11Paul Deschanel21624Served less than one full term of seven years (resigned).
6Jean Casimir-Perier20325Served less than one full term of seven years (resigned).

Interim President
See also: List of French non-presidential heads of state by tenure
  • Alain Poher, as President of the Senate was called on to serve as Interim President of France in April–June 1969 and April–May 1974

See also

References
  1. "List of France Presidents". Worldpresidentsdb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. "List of kings of France, emperors and presidents of France". Sport-histoire.fr. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. "List of presidents of France". Britannica.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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