Vichy France: Philippe Pétain • Free France: Charles de Gaulle
Symbol of the French government The President of the French Republic (French: ) colloquially referred to as President of France, is Frances elected Head of State. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The French Third Republic, (in French, La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) (1870/75-10 July 1940) was the governing body of France between the Second French Empire and the Vichy Regime. ... A caricature of Adolphe Thiers charging on the Paris Commune, published in Le Père Duchêne illustré Louis Adolphe Thiers (April 16, 1797–September 3, 1877) was a French statesman and historian. ... Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta, Marshal of France (13 July 1808 - 16 October 1893) was a Frenchman of Irish descent. ... Jules Grévy, painted by Léon Bonnat François Paul Jules Grévy (August 15, 1813 - September 9, 1891) was a President of the French Third Republic. ... Marie François Sadi-Carnot, President of France Marie François Sadi Carnot (August 11, 1837 - June 24, 1894) was a French statesman, the fourth president of the third French Republic. ... Jean Casimir-Périer, President of France Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Périer (November 8, 1847 - March 11, 1907) was a French politician, fifth president of the French Republic. ... French statesman Félix Faure. ... Painting of French statesman Émile Loubet by Fernand-Anne Piestre Émile François Loubet (December 30, 1838 - December 20, 1929) was a French politician, 7th president of the French republic. ... Armand Fallières, French statesman Clément Armand Fallières (November 6, 1841 - June 22, 1931), was a French politician, president of the French republic from 1906 to 1913. ... Raymond Poincaré, President of the French Republic during the Great War. ... French statesman Paul Deschanel Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel (February 13, 1855 - April 28, 1922) was a French statesman. ... Alexandre Millerand, French statesman Alexandre Millerand (February 10, 1859 - April 7, 1943 at Versailles, France) was a French socialist and politician. ... Gaston Doumergue, French statesman Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue (August 11, 1863 at Aigues-Vives, France-June 18, 1937 at Aigues-Vives, France) was a French politician of the Third Republic. ... French statesman Paul Doumer Paul Doumer (March 22, 1857 – May 7, 1932) was the President of France from June 13, 1931 to his death. ... Albert Lebrun (August 29, 1871 - March 6, 1950) was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940, and as such was the last president of the Third Republic. ... Motto: Travail, famille, patrie (Work, family, country) unoccupied zone of Vichy France (until November 1942) Capital Vichy Language(s) French Religion Roman Catholicism Government Republic President of the Council  - 1940 - 1944 Philippe Pétain Legislature National Assembly Historical era World War II  - Battle of France June 16, 1940  - Battle of... Philippe Petain Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain, was a French general, later Head of State of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944. ... Free French Forces under review during the Battle of Normandy. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Provisional Government: Charles de Gaulle • Félix Gouin • Georges Bidault • Léon Blum
The Provisional Government of the French Republic was an interim government which governed France from 1944 to 1946. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... French politician Felix Gouin Félix Gouin (October 4, 1884 - October 25, 1977) was a French Socialist politician. ... Georges Bidault, French statesman Georges-Augustin Bidault (October 5, 1899 – January 27, 1983) was a French politician and active in the French Resistance and Organisation de lArmée Secrète (OAS). ... Léon Blum Léon Blum (9 April 1872 - 30 March 1950), was the Prime Minister of France three times: from 1936 to 1937, for one month in 1938, and from December 1946 to January 1947. ...

Fourth Republic: Vincent Auriol • René Coty
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... French statesman Vincent Auriol Vincent Auriol (27 August 1884 - 1 January 1966) was a French politician who served as first President of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954. ... French statesman René Coty René-Jules-Gustave Coty (March 20, 1882 - November 22, 1962) was President of France from 1954 to 1959. ...

The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on October 5, 1958. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. ... Valéry Marie René Giscard dEstaing [IPA: vÉ‘leÊ€i mÉ‘Ê€i ʀəne Ê’iskÉ‘Ê€ dÉ›stɛ̃] (born 2 February 1926 in Koblenz, Germany) is a French center-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981. ...   IPA: (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was President of France from 1981 to 1995, elected as representative of the Socialist Party (PS). ... Jacques René Chirac (born November 29, 1932) has served as the Gaullist President of France since he was first elected in 1995. ...

Presidents of the Parliamentary Assembly (1958-1962): Robert Schuman • Hans Furler
The President of the European Parliament oversees all the activities of the European Parliament and its constituent bodies. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 443 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 886 pixel, file size: 1. ... Paul-Henri Charles Spaak   listen? (January 25, 1899 - July 31, 1972) was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman. ... Alcide De Gasperi (3 April 1881 – 19 August 1954) was an Italian statesman and politician. ... Giuseppe Pella (April 18, 1902-1981) was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1953 to 1954. ... President of Council: 1947–1948 Foreign Minister: 1948–1952 Profession: Lawyer Robert Schuman (June 29, 1886 – September 4, 1963) was a noted Luxembourg-born German-French politician, a Christian Democrat (M.R.P.) who is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union. ...

Presidents of the appointed Parliament (1962-1979): Gaetano Martino • Jean Duvieusart • Victor Leemans •
Alain Poher • Mario Scelba • Walter Behrendt • Cornelis Berkhouwer • Georges Spénale • Emilio Colombo
Gaetano Martino (Messina, November 25, 1900 - Rome, July 21, 1967) was an Italian politician and university teacher. ... Jean Duvieusart (10 April 1900 - 10 October 1977) was a Belgian Catholic politician and minister of finance (1947-1950, 1952-1954). ... Victor Leemans (21 July 1901, Stekene - 3 March 1971, Leuven) was a Belgian (Flemish) sociologist, politician and a prominent ideologist of the radical Flemish movement in the 1930s. ... Mario Scelba (1901-1991) was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1954-1955. ... Walter Behrendt (September 18, 1914 in Dortmund - July 23, 1997) was a German politician of SPD and president of the European parliament (1971-1973). ... Emilio Colombo (born April 14, 1920) was an Italian diplomat and politician. ...

Presidents of the directly elected Parliament (1979-present): Simone Veil • Piet Dankert • Pierre Pflimlin • Henry Plumb • Enrique Barón • Egon Klepsch • Klaus Hänsch • José María Gil-Robles • Nicole Fontaine • Pat Cox • Josep Borrell • Hans-Gert Pöttering Simone Veil Simone Veil (born Simone Annie Jacob, July 13, 1927) is a French lawyer and politician who currently serves as a member of the Constitutional Council of France. ... Piet Dankert (January 8, 1934 - June 21, 2003) was a Dutch politician, a member of the Partij van de Arbeid. ... Pierre Pflimlin, French prime minister Pierre Pflimlin (February 5, 1907 - June 27, 2000) was a French Christian Democratic politician who served as the last Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic for a few weeks in 1958, before the return of Charles de Gaulle. ... Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb (born March 27, 1925) is a British Conservative politician and farmers leader. ... Enrique Barón Crespo (born March 27, 1944, Madrid) is a Spanish politician and lawyer. ... Dr. Egon Alfred Klepsch (born January 30, 1930 in Bodenbach an der Elbe, Sudetenland) is a German politician (CDU). ... Klaus Hänsch (born December 15, 1938 in Sprottau) is a German Politician. ... José María Gil-Robles is a Spanish politician. ... Nicole Fontaine (born 16 January 1942) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the ÃŽle-de-France. ... Pat Cox during a discussion at the 2004 Karlspreis ceremonies Pat Cox (born 28 November 1952) is an Irish politician and former television current affairs presenter. ... Josep Borrell Josep Borrell Fontelles (born April 24, 1947) is a Spanish politician. ... Prof. ...