President of the French Republic

The President of the French Republic is the head of state of France. The current President is François Hollande since 15 May 2012 defeating Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential election on 6 May..

List of French Presidents (Fifth Republic)

• Charles de Gaulle (8 January 1959 - 28 April 1969)
  • Alain Poher (28 April - 20 June 1969) (1st time, interim)
• Georges Pompidou (20 June 1969 - 3 April 1974)
  • Alain Poher (3 April - 27 May 1974) (2nd time, interim)
• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (27 May 1974 - 21 May 1981)
• François Mitterrand (21 May 1981- 17 May 1995)
• Jacques Chirac (17 May 1995 - 16 May 2007)
• Nicolas Sarkozy (16 May 2007 - 15 May 2012)
• François Hollande (15 May 2012 - incumbent)

Living former presidents

• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (born 1926)
• Jacques Chirac (born 1932)
• Nicolas Sarkozy (born 1955)

Other websites

• Official Website