Presidential Spouse
Further information: Wife of the President of the French RepublicThere is no official status or title such as 'First Lady' for the spouse of the President under the French constitution. Charity work has traditionally been the main task of French presidential spouses under the Third, Fourth and Fifth Republics.
| Presidents | Spouses | years |
|---|---|---|
| François Hollande | Valérie Trierweiler | 2012— |
| Nicolas Sarkozy | Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Cécilia Sarkozy |
February 2008–May 2012 May 2007–October 2007 |
| Jacques Chirac | Bernadette Chirac | 1995–2007 |
| François Mitterrand | Danielle Mitterrand | 1981–1995 |
| Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing | 1974–1981 |
| Georges Pompidou | Claude Pompidou | 1969–1974 |
| Charles de Gaulle | Yvonne de Gaulle | 1959–1969 |
| René Coty | Germaine Coty | 1954–1959 |
| Vincent Auriol | Michelle Aucouturier | 1947–1954 |
| Albert François Lebrun | Marguerite Lebrun | 1932–1940 |
| Paul Doumer | Blanche Doumer | 1931–1932 |
| Gaston Doumergue | 1924–1931 | |
| Paul Deschanel | Germaine Deschanel | 1920 |
| Émile Loubet | Marie-Louise Picard | 1899–1906 |
| Félix Faure | 1895–1899 | |
| Jean Casimir-Perier | Hélène Casimir-Perier | 1894–1895 |
| Adolphe Thiers | Élise Thiers | 1871–1873 |
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