List of spouses or partners of the president of France
Spouse of the president of France | |
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Première dame de France | |
Incumbent Brigitte Macron since 14 May 2017 | |
Residence | Élysée Palace |
Inaugural holder | Élise Thiers |
Formation | 1848; 176 years ago (1848) |
Spouses and companions of the president of France often play a protocol role at the Élysée Palace and during official visits, though they possess no official title.[1] Brigitte Macron is the spouse of the current president, Emmanuel Macron, who took office on 14 May 2017.[2]
List
Portrait | Name | President | Period | Notes |
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Élise Thiers | Adolphe Thiers | 1871–1873 | ||
Élisabeth de Mac Mahon | Patrice de Mac-Mahon | 1873–1879 | ||
Coralie Grévy | Jules Grévy | 1879–1887 | ||
Cécile Carnot | Marie François Sadi Carnot | 1887–1894 | ||
Hélène Casimir-Perier | Jean Casimir-Perier | 1894–1895 | ||
Berthe Faure | Félix Faure | 1895–1899 | ||
Marie-Louise Loubet | Émile Loubet | 1899–1906 | ||
Jeanne Fallières | Armand Fallières | 1906–1913 | ||
Henriette Poincaré | Raymond Poincaré | 1913–1920 | ||
Germaine Deschanel | Paul Deschanel | 1920 | ||
Jeanne Millerand | Alexandre Millerand | 1920–1924 | ||
Jeanne Doumergue [fr] | Gaston Doumergue | 1931 | ||
Blanche Doumer [fr] | Paul Doumer | 1931–1932 | ||
Marguerite Lebrun | Albert Lebrun | 1932–1940 | ||
Michelle Auriol [fr] | Vincent Auriol | 1947–1954 | First presidential spouse of the Fourth Republic. | |
Germaine Coty | René Coty | 1954–1955 | ||
Yvonne de Gaulle | Charles de Gaulle | 1959–1969 | First presidential spouse of the Fifth Republic. | |
Claude Pompidou | Georges Pompidou | 1969–1974 | ||
Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | 1974–1981 | ||
Danielle Mitterrand | François Mitterrand | 1981–1995 | ||
Bernadette Chirac | Jacques Chirac | 1995–2007 | ||
Cécilia Sarkozy | Nicolas Sarkozy | 2007 | Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz and Nicolas Sarkozy divorced during his first year in office. Sarkozy and Bruni married several months later. | |
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy | 2008–2012 | |||
Valérie Trierweiler | François Hollande | 2012–2014 | Trierweiler and Hollande were never married, but she was widely considered the "de facto first lady".[1] | |
Brigitte Macron | Emmanuel Macron | 2017–present |
Current living presidential spouses or companions
Living French presidential spouses or companions as of June 15, 2024 (from oldest to youngest):
See also
References
- ^ a b Rubin, Alissa J. (25 January 2014). "France's President Announces Split With His Companion". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Plowright, Adam (7 May 2017). "Emmanuel Macron: a 39-year-old political prodigy". msn.com. MSN. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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