President of the French Republic

The President of the French Republic is the head of state of France. The current President is Emmanuel Macron since 14 May 2017 defeating Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election on 7 May 2017.

President of the French Republic Président de la République française
Incumbent Emmanuel Macron since 14 May 2017
Executive branch in French Politics
Style	Monsieur le Président (informal) Son Excellence[1] (diplomatic)
Status	Head of State
Member of	European Council Council of Ministers
Residence	Élysée Palace
Seat	Paris, France
Nominator	At least 500 elected officials
Appointer	Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary)
Term length	Five years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	Fifth Republic Constitution
Inaugural holder	Napoleon III for the Second Republic (20 December 1848) Charles de Gaulle for the Fifth Republic (8 January 1959)
Formation	Second Republic: 20 December 1848 Fifth Republic: 4 October 1958
Salary	€179,000 annually [2]
Website	www.elysee.fr (in French)

List of French presidents (Fifth Republic)

N°	Portrait	Name[a] (birth–death)	Term of office and election			Political party	Ref.
			Previous office
18		Charles de Gaulle GCLH GCM CL Cg (1914) Cg (1939) CC MIV Mcg (1890–1970)	8 January 1959	28 April 1969	1958	Union for the New Republic (1959–1967)	[3]
					1965	Union of Democrats for the Republic (1967–1969)
President of the Council of Ministers (1 June 1958 – 8 January 1959)
The President of the Senate Alain Poher deputised during the interim (28 April 1969 – 20 June 1969).	[4]
19		Georges Pompidou GCLH GCM Cg (1939) (1911–1974)	20 June 1969	2 April 1974 [†]	1969	Union of Democrats for the Republic	[5]
Prime Minister of France (14 April 1962 – 10 July 1968)
The President of the Senate Alain Poher deputised during the interim (2 April 1974 – 27 May 1974).	[4]
20		Valéry Giscard d'Estaing GCLH GCM Cg (1939) Académie (1926–2020)	27 May 1974	21 May 1981	1974	National Federation of the Independent Republicans (1974–1977) Union for French Democracy (1978–1981)	[6]
Minister of the Economy and Finance (20 June 1969 – 27 May 1974)
21		François Mitterrand GCLH GCM OF MR Cg (1939) (1916–1996)	21 May 1981	17 May 1995	1981	Socialist Party	[7]
					1988
Member of the National Assembly for Nièvre (6 December 1962 – 21 May 1981)
22		Jacques Chirac GCLH GCM CVM COMA COAL MA Algérie COEN (1932–2019)	17 May 1995	16 May 2007	1995	Rally for the Republic (1995–2002)	[8]
					2002	Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2007)
Mayor of Paris (25 March 1977 – 16 May 1995)
23		Nicolas Sarkozy GCLH GCM (born 1955)	16 May 2007	15 May 2012	2007	Union for a Popular Movement	[9]
Minister of the Interior (2 June 2005 – 26 March 2007)
24		François Hollande GCLH GCM (born 1954)	15 May 2012	14 May 2017	2012	Socialist Party	[10]
President of the General Council of Corrèze (20 March 2008 – 11 May 2012)
25		Emmanuel Macron GCLH GCM (born 1977)	14 May 2017	Incumbent	2017	La République En Marche!	[10]
					2022
Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs (26 August 2014 – 30 August 2016)

Living former presidents of France

There are two living former French presidents:

• 
  Nicolas Sarkozy
  (age 70)
  (2007–2012)
• 
  François Hollande
  (age 71)
  (2012–2017)

Notes

1. Including French honorifics.