Prime Minister of France facts for kids

Édouard Philippe is the current Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of France is the person who controls the government of France. He is appointed by the President of France. The current Prime Minister of France is Édouard Philippe. He was given the job by President Emmanuel Macron on May 15, 2017.

List of Prime Ministers (since 1958)

Political parties

      Independent
      Gaullist (UNR/UDR/RPR)
      Centrist (REM)
      Liberal-centrist (PR/UDF)
      Socialist
      Neo-Gaullist (UMP/LR)

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political Party (Political Coalition)	Legislature (Election)	President (Term)
79		Michel Debré (1912–1996)	•	8 January 1959	14 April 1962	Union for the New Republic	I (1958)	18	Charles de Gaulle (1959–1969)
80		Georges Pompidou (1911–1974)	1	14 April 1962	7 December 1962	Union for the New Republic
			2	7 December 1962	8 January 1966		II (1962)
			3	8 January 1966	1 April 1967
			4	5 April 1967	10 July 1968		III (1967)
81		Maurice Couve de Murville (1907–1999)	•	10 July 1968	20 June 1969	Union of Democrats for the Republic	IV (1968)
82		Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915–2000)	•	20 June 1969	6 July 1972	Union of Democrats for the Republic		19	Georges Pompidou (1969–1974)
83		Pierre Messmer (1916–2007)	1	6 July 1972	5 April 1973	Union of Democrats for the Republic
			2	5 April 1973	1 March 1974		V (1973)
			3	1 March 1974	27 May 1974
84		Jacques Chirac (1932–2019)	1	27 May 1974	26 August 1976	Union of Democrats for the Republic		20	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974–1981)
85		Raymond Barre (1924–2007)	1	26 August 1976	29 March 1977	Independent
			2	29 March 1977	31 March 1978
85			3	31 March 1978	21 May 1981	Union for French Democracy	VI (1978)
86		Pierre Mauroy (1928–2013)	1	21 May 1981	23 June 1981	Socialist Party		21	François Mitterrand (1981–1995)
			2	23 June 1981	23 March 1983		VII (1981)
			3	23 March 1983	17 July 1984
87		Laurent Fabius (1946–)	•	17 July 1984	20 March 1986	Socialist Party
84		Jacques Chirac (1932–2019)	2	20 March 1986	10 May 1988	Rally for the Republic	VIII (1986)
88		Michel Rocard (1930–2016)	1	10 May 1988	22 June 1988	Socialist Party
			2	23 June 1988	15 May 1991		IX (1988)
89		Édith Cresson (1934–)	•	15 May 1991	2 April 1992	Socialist Party
90		Pierre Bérégovoy (1925–1993)	•	2 April 1992	29 March 1993	Socialist Party
91		Édouard Balladur (1929–)	•	29 March 1993	17 May 1995	Rally for the Republic	X (1993)
92		Alain Juppé (1945–)	1	18 May 1995	7 November 1995	Rally for the Republic		22	Jacques Chirac (1995–2007)
			2	7 November 1995	3 June 1997
93		Lionel Jospin (1937–)	•	3 June 1997	6 May 2002	Socialist Party	XI (1997)
94		Jean-Pierre Raffarin (1948–)	1	7 May 2002	17 June 2002	Liberal Democracy then Union for a Popular Movement
			2	17 June 2002	30 March 2004		XII (2002)
			3	31 March 2004	31 May 2005
95		Dominique de Villepin (1953–)	•	31 May 2005	15 May 2007	Union for a Popular Movement
96		François Fillon (1954–)	1	17 May 2007	18 June 2007	Union for a Popular Movement		23	Nicolas Sarkozy (2007–2012)
			2	19 June 2007	13 November 2010		XIII (2007)
			3	14 November 2010	10 May 2012
97		Jean-Marc Ayrault (1950–)	1	15 May 2012	18 June 2012	Socialist Party		24	François Hollande (2012–2017)
			2	18 June 2012	31 March 2014		XIV (2012)
98		Manuel Valls (1962–)	1	31 March 2014	25 August 2014	Socialist Party
			2	25 August 2014	6 December 2016
99		Bernard Cazeneuve (1963–)	•	6 December 2016	15 May 2017	Socialist Party
100		Édouard Philippe (1970–)	1	15 May 2017	19 June 2017	The Republicans Then miscellaneous right		25	Emmanuel Macron (2017–)
			2	19 June 2017	Incumbent		XV (2017)