Current Political Parties
French Communist Party
General Secretary of the French Communist Party
Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1889; d. February 11 1946.
1920 – 1922
Maurice Thorez
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1900; d. July 11 1964.
1930 – 1964
Georges René Louis Marchais
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1920; d. November 16 1997.
1972 – 1994
Democratic Movement
President of the Democratic Movement
François René Jean Lucien Bayrou
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1951.
2007 – present
National Rally
President of the National Front
Jean Louis Marie Le Pen
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1928; d. January 7 2025.
1972 – 2011
Marion Anne Perrine “Marine” Le Pen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1968.
2011 – 2018
President of the National Rally
Marion Anne Perrine “Marine” Le Pen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1968.
2018 – 2022
Renaissance
President of En Marche
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1977.
2016 – 2017
Executive Officer of La République En Marche!
Christophe Castaner
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1966.
2017 – 2018
General Secretary of En Marche!
Richard Ferrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1962.
2016 – 2017
General Secretary of Renaissance
Gabriel Nissim Attal de Couriss
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1989.
2024 – present
President of the Renaissance Group in the National Assembly of France
Christophe Castaner
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1966.
2020 – 2022
Gabriel Nissim Attal de Couriss
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1989.
2024 – present
The Republicans
President of the Republicans
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.
2015 – 2016
Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1975.
2017 – 2019
Christian Jacob
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1959.
2019 – 2022
Éric Ciotti
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1965.
2022 – 2024
Leaders of The Republicans Group in the Senate of France
Bruno Daniel Marie Paul Retailleau
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1960.
2014 – 2024
Leader of the Republican Right Group in the National Assembly of France
Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1975.
2024 – present
Socialist Party (Le Parti Socialiste)
Socialist Party Nominee for President of France
Ségolène Royal
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1953.
2007
François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1954.
2012
Benoît Hamon
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1967.
2017
General Secretary of the French Section of the Workers’ International
Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1889; d. February 11 1946.
1918 – 1920
Paul Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1878; d. November 16 1960.
1920 – 1940
Guy Alcide Mollet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1905; d. October 3 1975.
1946 – 1969
First Secretary of the Socialist Party
Alain Savary
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1918; d. February 17 1988.
1969 – 1971
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1916; d. January 8 1996.
1971 – 1981
Pierre Mauroy
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1928; d. June 7 2013.
1988 – 1992
Laurent Fabius
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.
1992 – 1993
Michel Rocard
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1930; d. July 2 2016.
1993 – 1994
Henri Emmanuelli
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1945; d. March 21 2017.
1994 – 1995
Lionel Robert Jospin
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1937.
1995 – 1997
François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1954.
1997 – 2008
Martine Louise Marie Aubry
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1950.
2008 – 2012
Jean-Christophe Cambadélis
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 14 1951.
2014 – 2017
Defunct Political Parties
Independent Republicans
President of the Independent Republicans
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d’Estaing
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1926; d. December 2 2020.
1966 – 1974
Rally for the Republic
Leader of Rally for the Republic
Jacques René Chirac
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1932; d. September 26 2019.
1976 – 1994
Alain Marie Juppé
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1945.
1994 – 1997
Philippe Séguin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1943; d. January 7 2010.
1997 – 1999
Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1946.
1999 – 2002
Reconquête
President of Reconquête
Éric Justin Léon Zemmour
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1958.
2021 – present
Union of Democrats for the Republic
Leader of the Union of Democrats for the Republic
Jacques René Chirac
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1932; d. September 26 2019.
1974 – 1975
Union for French Democracy
President of the Union for French Democracy
Jean Adrien François Lecanuet
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1920; d. February 22 1993.
1978 – 1988
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d’Estaing
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1926; d. December 2 2020.
1988 – 1996
François Gérard Marie Léotard
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1942; d. April 25 2023.
1996 – 1998
François René Jean Lucien Bayrou
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1951.
1998 – 2007
Union for a Popular Movement
President of Union for a Popular Movement
Alain Marie Juppé
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1945.
2002 – 2004
Jean-Claude Gaudin (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1939; d. May 20 2024.
2004
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.
2004 – 2007
Jean-Claude Gaudin (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1939; d. May 20 2024.
2007
Jean-François Copé
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1964.
2012 – 2014
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.
2014 – 2015
Secretary-General of the Union for a Popular Movement
Xavier René Louis Bertrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1965.
2008 – 2010
Jean-François Copé
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1964.
2010 – 2012
Michèle Tabarot
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1962.
2012 – 2014
Leader of the Union for a Popular Movement Group in the Senate of France
Jean-Claude Gaudin
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1939; d. May 20 2024.
2011 – 2014