1911–1974
○ Died in office of illness
De Gaulle's longest-serving prime minister, who succeeded him as president
Born in Montboudif in the Cantal in 1911, he graduated from the École normale supérieure and worked as a teacher. In 1944 he joined the staff of de Gaulle, then head of the Provisional Government, and became his confidant, and in the 1950s he was general manager of the Rothschild bank. As de Gaulle's chief of staff in 1958 he took part in drafting the constitution of the Fifth Republic. Appointed prime minister in 1962, he held the post for more than six years and negotiated the Grenelle agreements during the May 1968 crisis. Elected president after de Gaulle's resignation in 1969, he pushed industrial modernisation and accepted British entry into the European Community. He died in office in 1974.
Activities and affiliations
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1959–1962
France state institutionsMember of the Constitutional Council
Law and justice -
1962–1974
France state institutionsPrime Minister, President of the RepublicHeads of state and government of FranceMain
Government and administration -
1967–1969
Legislature and state representation
Career Timeline
- 1958–1959Chief of staff to de Gaulle as President of the Council
- 1959.03.05–1962.04.14Member of the Constitutional Council
- 1962.04.14–1968.07.10Prime Minister
- 1968.07.11–1969.06.15Deputy for the Cantal
- 1969.06.20–1974.04.02President of the Republic