Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

French Parliament

Senate of France

President of the Senate of France
Émile François Loubet

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1838; d. December 20 1929.

Moderate Republicans

1895 – 1899

Clément Armand Fallières

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1841; d. June 22 1931.

Democratic Republican Alliance

1899 – 1906

Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.

Radical Party

1920 – 1923

Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1863; d. June 18 1937.

Radical Party

1923 – 1924

Justin Germain Casimir de Selves

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1848; d. January 12 1934.

Radical Party

1924 – 1927

Paul Doumer

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1857; d. May 7 1932.

Independent

1927 – 1931

Albert François Lebrun

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1871; d. March 6 1950.

Democratic Republican Alliance

1931 – 1932

Jules Émile Jeanneney

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1864; d. April 27 1957.

Radical Party

1932 – 1940


President of the Council of the Republic
Auguste Champetier de Ribes

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1882; d. March 6 1947.

Popular Republican Movement

1946 – 1947

Gaston Monnerville

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1897; d. November 7 1991.

Radical Party

1947 – 1958


President of the Senate of France
Gaston Monnerville

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1897; d. November 7 1991.

Radical Party

1958 – 1968

Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1909; d. December 9 1996.

Democratic Centre (1968 – 1976); Centre of Social Democrats (1976 – 1992)

1968 – 1992

René Monory

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1923; d. April 11 2009.

Union for French Democracy

1992 – 1998


Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of France
Jean-Claude Gaudin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1939; d. May 20 2024.

Union for a Popular Movement

2011 – 2014


National Assembly of France

President of the National Assembly of France
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1754; d. May 17 1838

Independent

1790


President of the National Assembly of France
François Judith Paul Grévy

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1807; d. September 9 1891.

Left Republicans

1871 – 1873


President of the Chamber of Deputies
François Judith Paul Grévy

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1807; d. September 9 1891.

Left Republicans

1876 – 1879

Léon Gambetta

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1838; d. December 31 1882.

Republican Union

1879 – 1881

Charles Thomas Floquet

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1828; d. January 18 1896.

Republican Union

1885 – 1888

Charles Thomas Floquet

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1828; d. January 18 1896.

Republican Union

1889 – 1893

Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1847; d. March 11 1907.

Moderate Republicans

1893

Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1847; d. March 11 1907.

Moderate Republicans

1894

Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1855; d. April 28 1922.

Progressive Republicans (1898 – 1901); Democratic Republican Alliance (1901 – 1902)

1898 – 1902

Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.

Radical Party

1902 – 1904

Paul Doumer

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1857; d. May 7 1932.

Independent

1905 – 1906

Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1855; d. April 28 1922.

Democratic Republican Alliance

1912 – 1920

Raoul Adolphe Péret

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1870; d. July 22 1942.

Democratic Republican Alliance

1920 – 1924

Paul Painlevé

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1863; d. October 29 1933.

Republican-Socialist Party

1924 – 1925

Édouard Marie Herriot

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1872; d. March 26 1957.

Radical Party

1925 – 1926

Fernand Bouisson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. December 28 1959.

Independent

1927 – 1936

Édouard Marie Herriot

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1872; d. March 26 1957.

Radical Party

1936 – 1940

President of the Consultative Assembly
Félix Gouin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1884; d. October 25 1977.

French Section of the Workers’ International

1943 – 1945

President of the Constituent National Assembly
Félix Gouin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1884; d. October 25 1977.

French Section of the Workers’ International

1945 – 1946

Vincent Jules Auriol

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1884; d. January 1 1966.

French Section of the Workers’ International

1946

President of the National Assembly of France
Vincent Jules Auriol

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1884; d. January 1 1966.

French Section of the Workers’ International

1946 – 1947

Édouard Marie Herriot

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1872; d. March 26 1957.

Radical Party

1947 – 1954

André Le Troquer

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1884; d. November 11 1963.

French Section of the Workers’ International

1954 – 1955

François Charles Pierre Schneiter

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1905; d. March 19 1979.

Popular Republican Movement

1955

André Le Troquer

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1884; d. November 11 1963.

French Section of the Workers’ International

1956 – 1958

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1915; d. November 10 2000.

Union for the New Republic (1958 – 1968); Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968 – 1969)

1958 – 1969

Achille Peretti

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1911; d. April 14 1983.

Union of Democrats for the Republic

1969 – 1973

Edgar Jean Faure

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.

Union of Democrats for the Republic (1973 – 1977); Radical Party (1977 – 1978)

1973 – 1978

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1915; d. November 10 2000.

Rally for the Republic

1978 – 1981

Louis Mermaz

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1931; d. August 15 2024.

Socialist Party

1981 – 1986

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1915; d. November 10 2000.

Rally for the Republic

1986 – 1988

Laurent Fabius

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.

Socialist Party

1988 – 1992

Henri Emmanuelli

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1945; d. March 21 2017.

Socialist Party

1992 – 1993

Philippe Séguin

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1943; d. January 7 2010.

Rally for the Republic

1993 – 1997

Laurent Fabius

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.

Socialist Party

1997 – 2000

Jean-Louis Debré

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1944; d. March 4 2025.

Union for a Popular Movement

2002 – 2007

François Henri Goullet de Rugy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1973.

En Marche!

2017 – 2018

Richard Ferrand

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1962.

La République En Marche!

2018 – 2022

Yaël Braun-Pivet

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1970.

Renaissance

2022 – present