List of spouses or partners of the president of France
| First Lady of France | |
|---|---|
| Première dame de France | |
| Residence | Élysée Palace |
| Inaugural holder | Élise Thiers |
| Formation | 1848 |
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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 (1818–1880) |
Adolphe Thiers | 1871–1873 | |
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Élisabeth de Mac Mahon (1834–1900) |
Patrice de Mac-Mahon | 1873–1879 | |
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Coralie Grévy (1811–1893) |
Jules Grévy | 1879–1887 | |
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Cécile Carnot (1841–1898) |
Marie François Sadi Carnot | 1887–1894 | |
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Hélène Casimir-Perier (1854–1912) |
Jean Casimir-Perier | 1894–1895 | |
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Berthe Faure (1842–1920) |
Félix Faure | 1895–1899 | |
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Marie-Louise Loubet (1843–1925) |
Émile Loubet | 1899–1906 | |
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Jeanne Fallières (1849–1939) |
Armand Fallières | 1906–1913 | |
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Henriette Poincaré (1858–1943) |
Raymond Poincaré | 1913–1920 | |
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Germaine Deschanel (1876–1959) |
Paul Deschanel | 1920 | |
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Jeanne Millerand (1864–1950) |
Alexandre Millerand | 1920–1924 | |
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Jeanne Doumergue (1879–1963) |
Gaston Doumergue | 1931 | |
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Blanche Doumer (1859–1933) |
Paul Doumer | 1931–1932 | |
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Marguerite Lebrun (1878–1947) |
Albert Lebrun | 1932–1940 | |
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Michelle Auriol (1896–1979) |
Vincent Auriol | 1947–1954 | First presidential spouse of the Fourth Republic. |
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Germaine Coty (1886–1955) |
René Coty | 1954–1955 | |
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Yvonne de Gaulle (1900–1979) |
Charles de Gaulle | 1959–1969 | First presidential spouse of the Fifth Republic. |
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Claude Pompidou (1912–2007) |
Georges Pompidou | 1969–1974 | |
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Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing (born 1933) |
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | 1974–1981 | |
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Danielle Mitterrand (1924–2011) |
François Mitterrand | 1981–1995 | |
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Bernadette Chirac (1933–2026) |
Jacques Chirac | 1995–2007 | |
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Cécilia Sarkozy (born 1957) |
Nicolas Sarkozy | 2007 | Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz and Nicolas Sarkozy divorced during his first year in office. Sarkozy and Bruni married several months later. |
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (born 1967) |
2008–2012 | ||
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Valérie Trierweiler (born 1965) |
François Hollande | 2012–2014 | Trierweiler and Hollande were never married, but she was widely considered the "de facto first lady".[1] |
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Brigitte Macron (born 1953) |
Emmanuel Macron | 2017–present |
Current living presidential spouses or companions
Living French presidential spouses or companions as of August 28, 2026 (from oldest to youngest):
See also
References
- 1 2 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.