This article lists Presidents of the French Parliament or, as the case may be, of its lower chamber.
The National Constituent Assembly was created in 1789 out of the Estates-General. It, and the revolutionary legislative assemblies that followed – the Legislative Assembly (1791–1792) and the National Convention (1792–1795), had a quickly rotating Presidency. With the establishment of the Directory in 1795, there were two chambers of the French legislature. The lower, the Council of Five Hundred, also had a quickly rotating chairmanship. Under Napoleon I, the Legislative Corps had all authority to actually enact laws, but was essentially a rubberstamp body, lacking the power to debate legislation. With the restoration of the monarchy, a bicameral system was restored, with a Chamber of Peers and a Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber of Deputies, for the first time, had presidents elected for a substantial period of time.
With the revolution of 1848, the monarchical assemblies were dissolved and replaced again with a unicameral National Assembly, which Napoleon III replaced with a new version of his uncle's Legislative Corps. With the establishment of the Third Republic, the name of Chamber of Deputies was restored; after 1876 it was joined by a Senate as upper house. The Chamber of Deputies was renamed the National Assembly in the constitution of the Fourth Republic, and is still known as that.
Presidents of the National Constituent Assembly (1789–1791)
editPresidents of the National Constituent Assembly rotated in short periods.
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Sylvain Bailly | 17 June 1789 | 3 July 1789 |
| Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'Orléans | 3 July 1789 | 3 July 1789 |
| Jean-Georges Lefranc de Pompignan | 3 July 1789 | 18 July 1789 |
| François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt | 18 July 1789 | 3 August 1789 |
| Jacques Guillaume Thouret | 3 August 1789 | 3 August 1789 |
| Isaac René Guy le Chapelier | 3 August 1789 | 17 August 1789 |
| Stanislas, comte de Clermont-Tonnerre | 17 August 1789 | 31 August 1789 |
| César Guillaume de La Luzerne | 31 August 1789 | 9 September 1789 |
| Stanislas, comte de Clermont-Tonnerre | 9 September 1789 | 28 September 1789 |
| Jean-Joseph Mounier | 28 September 1789 | 10 October 1789 |
| Emmanuel Marie Michel Philippe Fréteau de Saint-Just | 10 October 1789 | 28 October 1789 |
| Armand Gaston Camus | 28 October 1789 | 12 November 1789 |
| Jacques Guillaume Thouret | 12 November 1789 | 23 November 1789 |
| Raymond de Boisgelin de Cucé | 23 November 1789 | 5 December 1789 |
| Emmanuel Marie Michel Philippe Fréteau de Saint-Just | 5 December 1789 | 22 December 1789 |
| Jean-Nicolas Démeunier | 22 December 1789 | 4 January 1790 |
| François-Xavier de Montesquiou-Fézensac | 4 January 1790 | 18 January 1790 |
| Gui-Jean-Baptiste Target | 18 January 1790 | 2 February 1790 |
| Jean-Xavier Bureau de Pusy | 2 February 1790 | 16 February 1790 |
| Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord | 16 February 1790 | 28 February 1790 |
| François-Xavier de Montesquiou-Fézensac | 28 February 1790 | 15 March 1790 |
| Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne | 15 March 1790 | 27 March 1790 |
| Jean-François, baron de Menou | 27 March 1790 | 12 April 1790 |
| Charles François, Marquis de Bonnay | 12 April 1790 | 27 April 1790 |
| François Henri, comte de Virieu | 27 April 1790 | 29 April 1790 |
| Jean-Louis Gouttes | 29 April 1790 | 8 May 1790 |
| Jacques Guillaume Thouret | 8 May 1790 | 27 May 1790 |
| Bon-Albert Briois de Beaumetz | 27 May 1790 | 8 June 1790 |
| Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès | 8 June 1790 | 21 June 1790 |
| Louis-Michel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau | 21 June 1790 | 5 July 1790 |
| Charles François, Marquis de Bonnay | 5 July 1790 | 20 July 1790 |
| Jean-Baptiste Treilhard | 20 July 1790 | 31 July 1790 |
| Antoine d'André | 31 July 1790 | 16 August 1790 |
| Samuel-Pierre Du Pont de Nemours | 16 August 1790 | 30 August 1790 |
| Joseph-Henri baron de Jessé | 30 August 1790 | 11 September 1790 |
| Jean-Xavier Bureau de Pusy | 11 September 1790 | 25 September 1790 |
| Jean-Louis Emmery | 25 September 1790 | 9 October 1790 |
| Philippe-Antoine Merlin (known as Merlin de Douai) | 9 October 1790 | 25 October 1790 |
| Antoine Barnave | 25 October 1790 | 8 November 1790 |
| Charles-Antoine Chasset | 8 November 1790 | 20 November 1790 |
| Alexandre de Lameth | 20 November 1790 | 4 December 1790 |
| Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve | 4 December 1790 | 20 December 1790 |
| Charles François, Marquis de Bonnay | 20 December 1790 | 20 December 1790 |
| Antoine d'André | 20 December 1790 | 4 January 1791 |
| Jean-Louis Emmery | 4 January 1791 | 18 January 1791 |
| Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire | 18 January 1791 | 29 January 1791 |
| Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau | 29 January 1791 | 14 February 1791 |
| Adrien Duport | 14 February 1791 | 26 February 1791 |
| Louis-Marie, vicomte de Noailles | 26 February 1791 | 14 March 1791 |
| Anne-Pierre, marquis de Montesquiou-Fézensac | 14 March 1791 | 29 March 1791 |
| François Denis Tronchet | 29 March 1791 | 9 April 1791 |
| Jean-Baptiste-Charles Chabroud | 9 April 1791 | 23 April 1791 |
| Jean-François Reubell | 23 April 1791 | 9 May 1791 |
| Antoine d'André | 9 May 1791 | 24 May 1791 |
| Jean-Xavier Bureau de Pusy | 24 May 1791 | 6 June 1791 |
| Luc Dauchy | 6 June 1791 | 19 June 1791 |
| Alexandre, vicomte de Beauharnais | 19 June 1791 | 3 July 1791 |
| Charles de Lameth | 3 July 1791 | 19 July 1791 |
| Jacques Defermon des Chapelières | 19 July 1791 | 30 July 1791 |
| Alexandre, vicomte de Beauharnais | 30 July 1791 | 13 August 1791 |
| Charles Louis Victor, prince de Broglie | 13 August 1791 | 27 August 1791 |
| Théodore Vernier | 27 August 1791 | 10 September 1791 |
| Jacques Guillaume Thouret | 10 September 1791 | 30 September 1791 |
Presidents of the Legislative Assembly (1791–1792)
editPresidents of the Legislative Assembly rotated in short periods.
L'Assemblée Nationale Legislative
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Batault | 1 October 1791 | 3 October 1791 |
| Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret | 3 October 1791 | 17 October 1791 |
| Jean-Baptiste Ducastel | 17 October 1791 | 30 October 1791 |
| Pierre-Victurnien Vergniaud | 30 October 1791 | 15 November 1791 |
| Vincent-Marie Viénot de Vaublanc | 15 November 1791 | 28 November 1791 |
| Bernard Germain de Lacépède | 28 November 1791 | 10 December 1791 |
| Pierre-Édouard Lémontey | 10 December 1791 | 26 December 1791 |
| Nicolas-Louis François de Neufchâteau | 26 December 1791 | 8 January 1792 |
| Jean Antoine d'Averhoult | 8 January 1792 | 22 January 1792 |
| Guadet | 22 January 1792 | 7 February 1792 |
| Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet | 7 February 1792 | 19 February 1792 |
| Mathieu Dumas | 19 February 1792 | 4 March 1792 |
| Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau | 4 March 1792 | 19 March 1792 |
| Armand Gensonné | 19 March 1792 | 2 April 1792 |
| Claude Dorizy | 2 April 1792 | 15 April 1792 |
| Félix Bigot, comte de Préameneu | 15 April 1792 | 29 April 1792 |
| Jean-Gérard Lacuée, count of Cessac | 29 April 1792 | 13 May 1792 |
| Honoré Muraire | 13 May 1792 | 27 May 1792 |
| François-Alexandre Tardiveau | 27 May 1792 | 10 June 1792 |
| Antoine Français de Nantes | 10 June 1792 | 24 June 1792 |
| Louis Stanislas de Girardin | 24 June 1792 | 8 July 1792 |
| Jean-Baptiste Annibal Aubert du Bayet | 8 July 1792 | 22 July 1792 |
| André-Daniel Laffon de Ladébat | 22 July 1792 | 7 August 1792 |
| Jean-François Merlet | 7 August 1792 | 20 August 1792 |
| Jean-François Delacroix | 20 August 1792 | 2 September 1792 |
| Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles | 2 September 1792 | 16 September 1792 |
| Pierre Joseph Cambon | 16 September 1792 | 19 September 1792 |
Presidents of the National Convention (1792–1795)
editBold indicates second term as President.
CoPS refers to Committee of Public Safety
CoGS refers to Committee of General Security
| President | Began | Ended | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Rühl | 20 September 1792 | 20 September 1792 | Served briefly at opening of first session as Dean. |
| Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve | 20 September 1792 | 4 October 1792 | Girondist: Committed suicide while in hiding June 1794. |
| Jean-François Delacroix | 4 October 1792 | 18 October 1792 | Executed with Danton, 5 April 1794. |
| Marguerite-Élie Guadet | 18 October 1792 | 1 November 1792 | Girondist: Executed 17 June 1794. |
| Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles | 1 November 1792 | 15 November 1792 | Executed with Danton, 5 April 1794.
Member of CoPS (30 May 1793 – 29 Dec 1793). |
| Henri Grégoire | 15 November 1792 | 29 November 1792 | Constitutional Bishop of Blois. |
| Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac | 29 November 1792 | 13 December 1792 | Member of CoPS (7 April 1793 – 1 September 1794). |
| Jacques Defermon des Chapelières | 15 December 1792 | 27 December 1792 | a Girondist who survived in hiding. |
| Jean-Baptiste Treilhard | 27 December 1792 | 10 January 1793 | Member of CoPS (7 Apr 1793 – 12 Jun 1793), (31 Jul 1794 – 5 Nov 1794), and (4 May 1795 – 2 Aug 1795). |
| Pierre-Victurnien Vergniaud | 10 January 1793 | 24 January 1793 | Girondist: Executed 31 October 1793. |
| Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne | 24 January 1793 | 7 February 1793 | Girondist: Executed 5 December 1793. |
| Jean-Jacques Bréard | 7 February 1793 | 21 February 1793 | Member of CoPS (7 Apr 1793 – 5 Jun 1793), (31 Jul 1794 – 5 Dec 1794), (4 Jan 1795 – 4 May 1795). |
| Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crancé | 21 February 1793 | 7 March 1793 | |
| Armand Gensonné | 7 March 1793 | 21 March 1793 | Girondist: Executed 31 October 1793. |
| Jean Debry | 21 March 1793 | 4 April 1793 | Later served as member of CoGS. |
| Jean-François-Bertrand Delmas | 4 April 1793 | 18 April 1793 | Member of CoPS (4 Apr 1793 – 10 Jul 1793), (1 Sep 1794 – 4 Jan 1795). |
| Marc David Alba Lasource | 18 April 1793 | 2 May 1793 | Girondist: Executed 31 October 1793. |
| Jean-Baptiste Boyer-Fonfrède | 2 May 1793 | 16 May 1793 | Girondist: Executed 31 October 1793. |
| Maximin Isnard | 16 May 1793 | 30 May 1793 | Member of CoGS.
Girondist who survived in hiding. |
| François René Auguste Mallarmé | 30 May 1793 | 13 June 1793 | |
| Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois | 13 June 1793 | 27 June 1793 | Member of CoPS (6 Sep 1793 – 1 Sep 1794). |
| Jacques-Alexis Thuriot de la Rosière | 27 June 1793 | 11 July 1793 | Member of CoPS (10 Jul 1793 – 20 Sep 1793), (31 Jul 1794 – 5 Dec 1794). |
| Jean Bon Saint-André | 11 July 1793 | 25 July 1793 | Member of CoPS (12 Jun 1793 – 31 Jul 1794). |
| Georges Danton | 25 July 1793 | 8 August 1793 | Executed 5 April 1794. |
| Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles | 8 August 1793 | 22 August 1793 | See above. |
| Maximilien Robespierre | 22 August 1793 | 5 September 1793 | Executed 28 July 1794.
Member of CoPS (27 Jul 1793 – 27 Jul 1794). |
| Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne | 5 September 1793 | 19 September 1793 | Member of CoPS (6 Sep 1793 – 1 Sep 1794). |
| Joseph Cambon | 19 September 1793 | 3 October 1793 | Member of Finance Committee, created Great Book of the Public Debt. |
| Louis-Joseph Charlier | 3 October 1793 | 22 October 1793 | |
| Moyse Bayle | 22 October 1793 | 6 November 1793 | |
| Pierre Antoine Laloy | 6 November 1793 | 21 November 1793 | |
| Gilbert Romme | 21 November 1793 | 6 December 1793 | Committed suicide after failed Prairial Insurrection of Year III. |
| Jean-Henri Voulland | 6 December 1793 | 21 December 1793 | Member of CoGS. |
| Georges Couthon | 21 December 1793 | 5 January 1794 | Executed with Robespierre.
Member of CoPS (30 May 1793 – 27 Jul 1794). |
| Jacques-Louis David | 5 January 1794 | 20 January 1794 | Famous painter.
Member of CoGS. |
| Marc-Guillaume-Alexis Vadier | 20 January 1794 | 4 February 1794 | Member of CoGS. |
| Joseph-Nicolas Barbeau du Barran | 4 February 1794 | 19 February 1794 | Known as Dubarran. |
| Louis Saint-Just | 19 February 1794 | 6 March 1794 | Executed with Robespierre
A member of CoPS (30 May 1793 – 27 Jul 1794). |
| Philippe Rühl | 6 March 1794 | 21 March 1794 | Member of CoGS. |
| Jean-Lambert Tallien | 21 March 1794 | 5 April 1794 | |
| Jean-Pierre-André Amar | 5 April 1794 | 20 April 1794 | Member of CoGS. |
| Jean-Baptiste-Robert Lindet | 20 April 1794 | 5 May 1794 | Member of CoPS (7 Apr 1793 – 12 Jun 1793), (22 Jun 1793 – 6 Oct 1794). |
| Lazare Carnot | 5 May 1794 | 20 May 1794 | Member of CoPS (14 Aug 1793 – 6 Oct 1794).
Director of France (4 November 1795 – 5 September 1797) |
| Claude-Antoine Prieur de la Côte d'Or | 20 May 1794 | 4 June 1794 | Member of CoPS (14 Aug 1793 – 6 Oct 1794). |
| Maximilien Robespierre | 4 June 1794 | 19 June 1794 | Presided over Festival of the Supreme Being in this term. |
| Élie Lacoste | 19 June 1794 | 5 July 1794 | |
| Jean-Antoine Louis du Bas-Rhin | 5 July 1794 | 19 July 1794 | Member of CoGS. |
| Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois | 19 July 1794 | 3 August 1794 | See above. |
| Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai | 3 August 1794 | 18 August 1794 | Member of CoPS (1 Sep 1794 – 4 Jan 1795), (3 Feb 1795 – 3 Jun 1795), (2 Aug 1795 – 4 Nov 1795).
Director of France (8 September 1797 – 18 June 1799). |
| Antoine-Christophe Merlin de Thionville | 18 August 1794 | 2 September 1794 | |
| André Antoine Bernard de Saintes | 2 September 1794 | 22 September 1794 | |
| André Dumont | 22 September 1794 | 7 October 1794 | |
| Jean Jacques Régis Cambacérès | 7 October 1794 | 22 October 1794 | Napoleon's Second Consul (12 December 1799 – 18 May 1804). |
| Pierre Louis Prieur de la Marne | 22 October 1794 | 6 November 1794 | Member of CoPS (10 Jul 1793 – 31 Jul 1794), (6 Oct 1794 – 3 Feb 1795) . |
| Louis Legendre | 6 November 1794 | 24 November 1794 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Clauzel | 24 November 1794 | 6 December 1794 | |
| Jean-François Reubell | 6 December 1794 | 21 December 1794 | Director of France (2 November 1795 – 19 May 1799). |
| Pierre-Louis Bentabole | 21 December 1794 | 6 January 1795 | |
| Étienne-François Le Tourneur de la Manche | 6 January 1795 | 20 January 1795 | Director of France (2 November 1795 – 26 May 1797). |
| Joseph-Stanislas Rovère de Fontvielle | 20 January 1795 | 4 February 1795 | |
| Paul Barras | 4 February 1795 | 19 February 1795 | Director of France (2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799). |
| Francois Louis Bourdon de l'Oise | 19 February 1795 | 6 March 1795 | |
| Antoine Claire Thibaudeau | 6 March 1795 | 24 March 1795 | |
| Jean Pelet de la Lozère | 24 March 1795 | 5 April 1795 | Protestant leader. |
| François Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas | 5 April 1795 | 20 April 1795 | Member of CoPS (3 Jul 1795 – 4 Nov 1795). |
| Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès | 20 April 1795 | 5 May 1795 | Director of France (20 May 1799 – 10 November 1799).
Arranged coup of 18 Brumaire, Napoleon's Second Consul (10 November – 12 December 1799). |
| Théodore Vernier | 5 May 1795 | 26 May 1795 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Charles Matthieu | 26 May 1795 | 4 June 1795 | |
| Jean-Denis Lanjuinais | 4 June 1795 | 19 June 1795 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai | 19 June 1795 | 4 July 1795 | |
| Louis Gustave le Doulcet | 4 July 1795 | 19 July 1795 | Girondist survivor. |
| Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux | 19 July 1795 | 3 August 1795 | Director of France (2 November 1795 – 18 June 1799). |
| Pierre Claude François Daunou | 3 August 1795 | 19 August 1795 | Girondist survivor. |
| Joseph Chénier | 19 August 1795 | 2 September 1795 | |
| Théophile Berlier | 2 September 1795 | 23 September 1795 | |
| Pierre-Charles-Louis Baudin | 23 September 1795 | 8 October 1795 | |
| Jean Joseph Victor Génissieu | 8 October 1795 | 26 October 1795 | Minister of Justice and Lord Chancellor of France 5 January - 4 April 1796. |
Presidents of the Council of Five Hundred (1795–1799)
editLe Conseil des Cinq-Cents
| Präsident | Beginn | Ende |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Claude François Daunou | 28 October 1795 | 21 November 1795 |
| Marie-Joseph Chénier | 22 November 1795 | 21 December 1795 |
| Jean-Baptiste Treilhard | 22 December 1795 | 20 January 1796 |
| Armand-Gaston Camus | 21 January 1796 | 19 February 1796 |
| Antoine Claire Thibaudeau | 20 February 1796 | 20 March 1796 |
| Louis Gustave le Doulcet | 21 March 1796 | 19 April 1796 |
| Aaron-Jean-François Crassous | 20 April 1796 | 19 May 1796 |
| Jacques Defermon des Chapelières | 20 May 1796 | 18 June 1796 |
| Jean Pelet (known as Pelet de la Lozère) | 19 June 1796 | 18 July 1796 |
| François Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas | 19 July 1796 | 17 August 1796 |
| Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret | 18 August 1796 | 21 September 1796 |
| Charles-Antoine Chasset | 22 September 1796 | 21 October 1796 |
| Jean-Jacques Régis de Cambacérès | 22 October 1796 | 20 November 1796 |
| Nicolas Marie Quinette | 21 November 1796 | 20 December 1796 |
| Jean Debry | 21 December 1796 | 19 January 1797 |
| François Riou de Kersalaün | 20 January 1797 | 18 February 1797 |
| Pierre Antoine Laloy | 19 February 1797 | 20 March 1797 |
| Michel Mathieu Lecointe-Puyraveau | 21 March 1797 | 21 April 1797 |
| François Lamarque | 21 April 1797 | 19 May 1797 |
| Jean-Charles Pichegru | 20 May 1797 | 18 June 1797 |
| Pierre Henry-Larivière | 19 June 1797 | 18 July 1797 |
| Joseph-Vincent Dumolard | 19 July 1797 | 17 August 1797 |
| Joseph-Jérôme Siméon | 18 August 1797 | 21 September 1797 |
| François Lamarque (interim) | 18 August 1797 | 21 September 1797 |
| Jean-Baptiste Jourdan | 22 September 1797 | 21 October 1797 |
| François-Toussaint Villers | 22 October 1797 | 20 November 1797 |
| Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès | 21 November 1797 | 20 December 1797 |
| Joseph Boulay de la Meurthe | 21 December 1797 | 19 January 1798 |
| Jacques-Charles Bailleul | 20 January 1798 | 18 February 1798 |
| Antoine-François Hardy | 19 February 1798 | 20 March 1798 |
| Alexis Pison du Galland | 21 March 1798 | 19 April 1798 |
| Joseph-Clément Poullain de Grandprey | 20 April 1798 | 19 May 1798 |
| Jacques Antoine Creuzé-Latouche | 20 May 1798 | 18 June 1798 |
| Marie-Joseph Chénier | 19 June 1798 | 19 July 1798 |
| Michel Mathieu Lecointe-Puyraveau | 20 July 1798 | 17 August 1798 |
| Pierre Claude François Daunou | 18 August 1798 | 21 September 1798 |
| Jean-Baptiste Jourdan | 22 September 1798 | 21 October 1798 |
| Dieudonné Dubois | 22 October 1798 | 20 November 1798 |
| Julien Savary | 21 November 1798 | 20 December 1798 |
| Théophile Berlier | 21 December 1798 | 19 January 1799 |
| Jean-Baptiste Leclerc (known as Leclerc du Maine et Loire) | 20 January 1799 | 18 February 1799 |
| Gabriel Malès | 19 February 1799 | 20 March 1799 |
| Philippe-Laurent Pons | 21 March 1799 | 19 April 1799 |
| Jean-Marie Heurtault de la Merville | 20 April 1799 | 19 May 1799 |
| Jean Debry | 20 May 1799 | 18 June 1799 |
| Jean Joseph Victor Génissieu | 19 June 1799 | 18 July 1799 |
| Jean-Baptiste Quirot | 19 July 1799 | 17 August 1799 |
| Joseph Boulay de la Meurthe | 18 August 1799 | 22 September 1799 |
| Jean-Pierre Chazal | 23 September 1799 | 22 October 1799 |
| Lucien Bonaparte | 23 October 1799 | 12 November 1799 |
| Joseph Boulay de la Meurthe | 22 November 1799 | 21 December 1799 |
| Pierre Claude François Daunou | 22 December 1799 | 26 December 1799 |
| Jean-Ignace Jacqueminot | 22 December 1799 | 26 December 1799 |
Presidents of the Legislative Corps (1800–1814)
edit| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Perrin des Vosges | 1 January 1800 | 21 January 1800 |
| Jean-Pierre Duval | 21 January 1800 | 5 February 1800 |
| Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire | 5 February 1800 | 20 February 1800 |
| Jean-Baptiste Girot-Pouzol | 20 February 1800 | 7 March 1800 |
| Claude Pierre Dellay d'Agier | 7 March 1800 | 22 March 1800 |
| Isaac Tarteyron | 22 March 1800 | 31 March 1800 |
| Pierre Jacques Chatry-Lafosse | 22 November 1800 | 7 December 1800 |
| Alexis Pison du Galland | 7 December 1800 | 22 December 1800 |
| Antoine Bourg-Laprade | 22 December 1800 | 6 January 1801 |
| Jean-Jacques Bréard | 6 January 1801 | 21 January 1801 |
| Jean-Francois Rossée | 21 January 1801 | 5 February 1801 |
| Jacques Poisson de Coudreville | 5 February 1801 | 20 February 1801 |
| Jean-Baptiste Leclerc, dit Leclerc du Maine et Loire | 20 February 1801 | 7 March 1801 |
| Francois Joseph Lefebvre-Cayet | 7 March 1801 | 21 March 1802 |
| Charles Francois Dupuis | 22 November 1801 | 7 December 1801 |
| Jean Francois Baraillon | 7 December 1801 | 22 December 1801 |
| Pierre Louis Lefebvre-Laroche | 22 December 1801 | 6 January 1802 |
| Nicolas-Bernard Belzais-Courménil | 6 January 1802 | 21 January 1802 |
| Joseph Pematin | 21 January 1802 | 5 February 1802 |
| Denis Couzard | 5 February 1802 | 20 February 1802 |
| Louis Ramond de Carbonnières | 20 February 1802 | 7 March 1802 |
| Jaques Devismes | 7 March 1802 | 22 March 1802 |
| Jean-Francois-Joseph Marcorelle | 5 April 1802 | 21 April 1802 |
| Francois Lobjoy | 21 April 1802 | 6 May 1802 |
| Pierre-Antoine Rabaut-Dupuis | 6 May 1802 | 20 May 1802 |
| Francois Delattre | 21 February 1803 | 7 March 1803 |
| Jean-Francois Méric | 7 March 1803 | 22 March 1803 |
| Jean-Louis Girod de L'Ain | 22 March 1803 | 6 April 1803 |
| Marie-Félix Faulcon | 6 April 1803 | 21 April 1803 |
| Vincent-Marie Viénot de Vaublanc | 21 April 1803 | 7 May 1803 |
| Francois Lagrange | 7 May 1803 | 21 May 1803 |
| Jérôme Reynaud de Lascours | 21 May 1803 | 29 May 1803 |
| Louis de Fontanes | 10 January 1804 | 24 January 1810 |
| Élisabeth-Pierre de Montesquiou-Fezensac | 24 January 1810 | 23 November 1813 |
| Claude Ambroise Régnier | 23 November 1813 | 4 June 1814 |
President of the Chamber of Départements' Deputies (1814–1815)
edit| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Lainé | 11 June 1814 | 20 March 1815 |
President of the Chamber of Representatives (4 June – 13 July 1815)
edit| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Denis, Comte Lanjuinais | 4 June 1815 | 13 July 1815 |
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of the Departments (1815–1830)
edit| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Lainé | 12 October 1815 | 5 September 1816 |
| Étienne, duc Pasquier | 12 November 1816 | 13 November 1817 |
| Pierre François Hercule, comte de Serre | 13 November 1817 | 11 December 1818 |
| Auguste Ravez | 11 December 1818 | 5 November 1827 |
| Pierre Paul Royer-Collard | 25 February 1828 | 16 May 1830 |
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1830–1848)
edit| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Casimir Pierre Perier | 6 August 1830 | 21 August 1830 |
| Jacques Laffitte | 21 August 1830 | 11 November 1830 |
| Casimir Pierre Perier | 11 November 1830 | 31 May 1831 |
| Louis Gaspard Amédée, baron Girod de l'Ain | 1 August 1831 | 28 April 1832 |
| André Marie Dupin | 29 April 1832 | 2 February 1839 |
| Hippolyte Passy | 16 April 1839 | 12 May 1839 |
| Paul Sauzet | 24 December 1839 | 24 February 1848 |
Presidents of the National Constituent Assembly (1848–1849)
edit| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Philippe Joseph Benjamin Buchez | 5 May 1848 | 5 June 1848 |
| Antoine Marie Jules Sénard | 5 June 1848 | 29 June 1848 |
| Pierre Marie de Saint-Georges | 29 June 1848 | 19 July 1848 |
| Armand Marrast | 19 July 1848 | 26 May 1849 |
President of the National Legislative Assembly (1849–1852)
edit| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| André Marie Dupin | 1 June 1849 | 2 December 1851 |
Presidents of the Legislative Corps (1852–1870)
edit| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Legislature (election) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adolphe Billault | 9 March 1852 | 12 November 1854 | Bonapartist | I | |
|
Charles, duc de Morny | 12 November 1854 | 10 March 1865 | Bonapartist | I · II · III | |
|
Alexandre, comte Walewski | 1 September 1865 | 29 March 1867 | Bonapartist | III | |
|
Eugène Schneider | 2 April 1867 | 4 September 1870 | Bonapartist | III · IV | |
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1871–1940)
edit| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jules Grévy (1st term) |
16 February 1871 | 2 April 1873 | Left Republican | |
|
Louis Buffet | 4 April 1873 | 15 March 1875 | Conservative (Moderate Monarchist) | |
|
Gaston Audiffret-Pasquier | 15 March 1875 | 6 March 1876 | Conservative (Moderate Monarchist) | |
|
|
Jules Grévy (1st term) (provisional to 13 March 1876) |
8 March 1876 | 31 January 1879 | Left Republican | |
|
Léon Gambetta | 31 January 1879 | 3 November 1881 | Opportunist Republican | |
|
Henri Brisson (1st term) |
3 November 1881 | 8 April 1885 | Radical Republican | |
|
Charles Floquet (1st term) |
8 April 1885 | 4 April 1888 | Radical Republican | |
|
Jules Méline | 4 April 1888 | 16 November 1889 | Left Republican | |
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Charles Floquet (2nd term) |
16 November 1889 | 16 January 1893 | Radical Republican | |
|
Jean Casimir-Perier (1st term) |
16 January 1893 | 5 December 1895 | Left Republican | |
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Charles Dupuy | 5 December 1893 | 2 June 1894 | Left Republican | |
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Jean Casimir-Perier (2nd term) |
2 June 1894 | 5 July 1894 | Left Republican | |
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Auguste Burdeau | 5 July 1894 | 12 December 1894 | Left Republican | |
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Henri Brisson (2nd term) |
18 December 1894 | 9 June 1898 | Radical Republican | |
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Paul Deschanel (1st term) |
9 June 1898 | 10 June 1902 | Democratic Republican Alliance | |
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Léon Bourgeois | 10 June 1902 | 12 January 1904 | Radical Socialist Party | |
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Henri Brisson (3rd term) |
12 January 1904 | 10 January 1905 | Radical Socialist Party | |
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Paul Doumer | 10 January 1905 | 8 June 1906 | Radical Socialist Party | |
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Henri Brisson (4th term) |
8 June 1906 | 23 May 1912 | Radical Socialist Party | |
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Paul Deschanel (2nd term) |
23 May 1912 | 12 February 1920 | Democratic Alliance | |
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Raoul Péret (1st term) |
12 February 1920 | 9 June 1924 | Democratic Alliance | |
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Paul Painlevé | 9 June 1924 | 22 April 1925 | Republican-Socialist Party | |
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Édouard Herriot (1st term) |
22 April 1925 | 22 July 1926 | Radical Socialist Party | |
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Raoul Péret (2nd term) |
22 July 1926 | 11 January 1927 | Democratic Alliance | |
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Fernand Bouisson | 11 January 1927 | 31 May 1936 | Republican-Socialist Party | |
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Édouard Herriot (2nd term) |
4 June 1936 | 9 July 1940 | Radical Socialist Party | |
President of the Consultative Assembly (1943–1945)
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Félix Gouin | 9 November 1943 | 8 November 1945 | SFIO | Provisional | |
Presidents of the Constituent National Assembly (1945–1946)
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Félix Gouin | 8 November 1945 | 22 January 1946 | SFIO | I (1945) | |
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Vincent Auriol | 31 January 1946 | 27 November 1946 | SFIO | II (Jun.1946) | |
Presidents of the National Assembly, Fourth Republic (1946–1958)
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Vincent Auriol | Haute-Garonne | 3 December 1946 | 21 January 1947 | SFIO | I (Nov.1946) | |
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Édouard Herriot | Rhône | 21 January 1947 | 12 January 1954 | Radical | ||
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André Le Troquer (1st term) |
Seine | 12 January 1954 | 11 January 1955 | SFIO | ||
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Pierre Schneiter | Marne | 11 January 1955 | 24 January 1956 | MRP | ||
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André Le Troquer (2nd term) |
Seine | 24 January 1956 | 9 December 1958 | SFIO | III (1956) | |
Presidents of the National Assembly, Fifth Republic (1958–present)
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Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1st term) |
Gironde | 9 December 1958 | 25 June 1969 | UNR UDR |
I (1958) · II (1962) · III (1967) · IV (1968) | |
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Achille Peretti | Hauts-de-Seine | 25 June 1969 | 2 April 1973 | UDR | IV (1968) | |
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Edgar Faure | Doubs | 2 April 1973 | 3 April 1978 | UDR RPR |
V (1973) | |
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Jacques Chaban-Delmas (2nd term) |
Gironde | 3 April 1978 | 2 July 1981 | RPR | VI (1978) | |
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Louis Mermaz | Isère | 2 July 1981 | 2 April 1986 | PS | VII (1981) | |
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Jacques Chaban-Delmas (3rd term) |
Gironde | 2 April 1986 | 23 June 1988 | RPR | VIII (1986) | |
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Laurent Fabius (1st term) |
Seine-Maritime | 23 June 1988 | 22 January 1992 | PS | IX (1988) | |
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Henri Emmanuelli | Landes | 22 January 1992 | 2 April 1993 | PS | ||
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Philippe Séguin | Vosges | 2 April 1993 | 12 June 1997 | RPR | X (1993) | |
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Laurent Fabius (2nd term) |
Seine-Maritime | 12 June 1997 | 29 March 2000 | PS | XI (1997) | |
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Raymond Forni | Territoire de Belfort | 29 March 2000 | 25 June 2002 | PS | ||
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Jean-Louis Debré | Eure | 25 June 2002 | 2 March 2007 | UMP | XII (2002) | |
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Patrick Ollier | Hauts-de-Seine | 7 March 2007 | 19 June 2007 | UMP | ||
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Bernard Accoyer | Haute-Savoie | 26 June 2007 | 19 June 2012 | UMP | XIII (2007) | |
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Claude Bartolone | Seine-Saint-Denis | 26 June 2012 | 20 June 2017 | PS | XIV (2012) | |
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François de Rugy | Loire-Atlantique | 27 June 2017 | 4 September 2018 | REM | XV (2017) | |
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Richard Ferrand | Finistère | 12 September 2018 | 21 June 2022 | REM | ||
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Yaël Braun-Pivet | Yvelines | 28 June 2022 | Incumbent | REM | XVI (2022) · XVII (2024) | |
External links
edit- (in French) List of presidents of the National Assembly of France on its official website