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The head of the government of France has been called the prime minister of France (French: Premier ministre) since 1959, when Michel Debré became the first officeholder appointed under the Fifth Republic. During earlier periods of history, the head of government of France was known by different titles.
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Prime Minister: 1959–1962. Minister of Economy and Finance: 1966–1968. Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1968–1969. Minister of Defense: 1969–1973. Electoral mandates. European Parliament. Member of European Parliament: 1979–1980 (Resignation). Elected in 1979. Senate of France. Senator of Indre-et-Loire: 1948–1959 Became Prime minister ...
He served as prime minister of France under de Gaulle after Michel Debré resigned, from 14 April 1962 to 10 July 1968, and to this day is the longest serving French prime minister under the Fifth Republic. His nomination was controversial because he was not a member of the National Assembly. In October 1962, he was defeated in a vote of no ...
Barnier is the first French prime minister to be ousted since 1962. His term of office will be the briefest since 1958. ... In France, the prime minister is in charge of the day-to-day operating ...
Legislative elections were held in France on 18 November and 25 November 1962 to elect the second National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.. Since 1959 and the change of Algerian policy (Charles de Gaulle decided in favour of the "self-government" and "Algerian Algeria"), France had faced bomb attacks by the Secret Armed Organization (Organisation armée secrète or OAS) which opposed the ...
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Bayrou takes up the job after Barnier served as France's prime minister for just three months, the briefest occupancy for the post since 1958. In France, the prime minister is in charge of the day ...