List of Presidents of the French National Assembly
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This page lists Presidents of the French parliament (or, as the case may be, of its lower Chamber).
The National Constituent Assembly was created in 1789 out of the Estates-General. It, and the revolutionary legislative assemblies that followed — the Legislative Assembly (1791–1792) and the National Convention (1792–1795), had a quickly rotating Presidency. With the establishment of the Directory in 1795, there were two chambers of the French legislature. The lower, the Council of Five Hundred, also had a quickly rotating chairmanship. Under Napoleon I, the Legislative Corps had all authority to actually enact laws, but was essentially a rubberstamp body, lacking the power to debate legislation. With the restoration of the monarchy, a bicameral system was restored, with a Chamber of Peers and a Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber of Deputies, for the first time, had presidents elected for a substantial period of time.
With the revolution of 1848, the monarchical assemblies were dissolved and replaced again with a unicameral National Assembly, which Napoleon III replaced with a new version of his uncle's Legislative Corps. With the establishment of the Third Republic, the name of Chamber of Deputies was restored, and after 1876 was joined by a Senate as an upper house. The Chamber of Deputies was renamed the National Assembly in the constitution of the Fourth Republic, and is still known as that.
[edit] Presidents of the National Constituent Assembly, 1789-1791
[edit] Presidents of the Legislative Assembly, 1791-1792
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Pastoret | 3 October 1791 | |
| Cucastel | 17 October 1791 | |
| Vergniaud | 30 October 1791 | |
| Viennot-Vaublanc | 15 November 1791 | |
| Lacepede | 28 November 1791 | |
| Lemontey | 10 December 1791 | |
| Francois de Neufchateau | 26 December 1791 | |
| Daverhoult | 8 January 1792 | |
| Elie Guadet | 22 January 1792 | |
| Concordocet | 7 February 1792 | |
| Dumas | 19 February 1792 | |
| Guyton-Morveau | 4 March 1792 | |
| Gensonne | 19 March 1792 | |
| Dorizy | 2 April 1792 | |
| Bigot de Preameneu | 15 April 1792 | |
| Lacuee | 29 April 1792 | |
| Muraire | 13 May 1792 | |
| Tardiveau | 27 May 1792 | |
| Francais de Nantes | 10 June 1792 | |
| Girardin | 24 June 1792 | |
| Aubert-Dubayet | 8 July 1792 | |
| Laffon-Ladebat | 22 July 1792 | |
| Merlet | 7 August 1792 | |
| Jean François Delacroix | 20 August 1792 | |
| Herault de Sechelles | 2 September 1792 | |
| Cambon | 16 September 1792 |
[edit] Presidents of the National Convention, 1792-1795
1792
21 septem PETION DE VILLENEUVE Jérome 5 Octobr DELACROIX Jean François 18 Octobr GUADET Elie 1 Novem HERAULT DE SECHELLES 15 Nove GREGOIRE Henri 29 Nove BARERE DE VIEUZAC Bertrand 15 Décem DEFERMON des CHAPELIERES 27 Décem TREILHARD J.Baptiste
1793
10 janvier VERGNIAUD Pierre 24 janvier RABAUT ST ETIENNE J.Paul 7 février BREARD J.Jacques 22 février DUBOIS DE CRANCE 7 mars GENSONNE Armand 21 mars DEBRY Jean 4 avril DELMAS J.F.Bertrand 18 avril ALBA-LASOURCE Marc David 2 mai BOYER-FONFREDE 16 mai ISNARD 30 mai MALLARME 13 juin COLLOT D’HERBOIS 27 juin THURIOT 11 juillet JEANBON ST ANDRE 25 juillet Georges DANTON 9 aout HERAULT DE SECHELLES 21 aout Maximilien ROBESPIERRE 5 septemb BILLAUD-VARENNE 20 septem CAMBON Pierre joseph 4 octobre CHARLIER Louis 22 octobr BAYLE Moyse 6 novemb LALOY Pierre Antoine 22 novem ROMME Gilbert 6 décemb VOULLAND 21 décem COUTHON Georges
1794
5 janvier DAVID Louis Jacques 20 janvier VADIER 4 février BARBEAU DUBARRAN 20 février SAINT JUST 6 mars RUHL 21 mars TALLIEN Jean Lambert 5 avril AMAR 20 avril LINDET Robert 5 mai CARNOT Lazare 20 mai PRIEUR-DUVERNOIS 4 juin ROBESPIERRE Maximilien 20 juin LACOSTE Elie 5 juillet LOUIS 19 juillet COLLOT D’HERBOIS 4 aout MERLIN DE DOUAI 19 aout MERLIN DE THIONVILLE 3 septemb BERNARD DE SAINTES 18 septem DUMONT André 7 octobre CAMBACERES J.J.Régis 22 octobr PRIEUR DE LA MARNE 5 novemb LEGENDRE Louis 21 novem CLAUZEL 7 décemb REWBELL 22 décem BENTABOLE
1795
5 janvier LETOURNEUR Etienne 21 janvier ROVERE DE FONTVIELLE 5 février BARRAS Paul 20 février BOURDON DE L’OISE François 6 mars THIBAUDEAU Antoine-Clair 25 mars PELET DE LA LOZERE 6 avril BOISSY D’ANGLAS 19 avril SIEYES Emmanuel 5 mai VERNIER Théodore 26 mai MATHIEU 4 juin LANJUINAIS Jean Denis 19 juin LOUVET DE COUVRAI 4 juillet DOULCET - PONTECOULANT 19 juillet LAREVELLIERE-LEPEAUX 2 aout DAUNOU 17 aout CHENIER Marie-Joseph 1 septemb BERLIER Théophile 22 septem BAUDIN 8 octobre GENISSIEU
[edit] Presidents of the Council of Five Hundred, 1795-1799
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[edit] Presidents of the Legislative Corps, 1800-1814
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[edit] Presidents of the Chamber of Départements' Deputies, 1814-1815
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph, Vicomte Lainé | 11 June 1814 | 20 March 1815 |
[edit] Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives, 1815
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Denis, Comte Lanjuinais | 4 June 1815 | 13 July 1815 |
[edit] Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of the Departments, 1815-1830
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph, Vicomte Lainé | 12 October 1815 | 5 September 1816 |
| Étienne, Duc Pasquier | 12 November 1816 | 13 November 1817 |
| Pierre François Hercule, Comte de Serre | 13 November 1817 | 11 December 1818 |
| Auguste Ravez | 11 December 1818 | 5 November 1827 |
| Pierre Paul Royer-Collard | 25 February 1828 | 16 May 1830 |
[edit] Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, 1830-1848
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Casimir Pierre Perier | 6 August 1830 | 21 August 1830 |
| Jacques Laffitte | 21 August 1830 | 11 November 1830 |
| Casimir Pierre Perier | 11 November 1830 | 31 May 1831 |
| Louis Gaspard Amédéee, Baron Girod de l'Ain | 1 August 1831 | 28 April 1832 |
| André Marie Dupin | 29 April 1832 | 2 February 1839 |
| Hippolyte Passy | 16 April 1839 | 12 May 1839 |
| Paul Sauzet | 24 December 1839 | 24 February 1848 |
[edit] Presidents of the National Constituent Assembly, 1848-1849
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Philippe Joseph Benjamin Buchez | 5 May 1848 | 5 June 1848 |
| Antoine Marie Jules Sénard | 5 June 1848 | 29 June 1848 |
| Alexandre Marie | 29 June 1848 | 19 July 1848 |
| Armand Marrast | 19 July 1848 | 26 May 1849 |
[edit] Presidents of the National Legislative Assembly, 1849-1852
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| André Marie Dupin | 1 June 1849 | 2 December 1851 |
[edit] Presidents of the Legislative Corps, 1852-1870
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Adolphe Billault | 9 March 1852 | 12 November 1854 |
| Charles Auguste, Duc de Morny | 12 November 1854 | 10 March 1865 |
| Alexandre Colonna, Comte Walewski | 1 September 1865 | 29 March 1867 |
| Eugène Schneider | 2 April 1867 | 4 September 1870 |
[edit] Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, 1871-1940
[edit] Presidents of the Consultative Assembly (Free French), 1943-1945
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Félix Gouin | 9 November 1943 | 8 November 1945 |
[edit] List of Presidents of the Constituent National Assembly, 1945-1946
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Félix Gouin | 8 November 1945 | 22 January 1946 |
| Vincent Auriol | 31 January 1946 | 27 November 1946 |
[edit] Presidents of the National Assembly, 1946-present
| President | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent Auriol | 3 December 1946 | 21 January 1947 |
| Edouard Herriot | 21 January 1947 | 12 January 1954 |
| André Le Troquer | 12 January 1954 | 11 January 1955 |
| Pierre Schneiter | 11 January 1955 | 24 January 1956 |
| André Le Troquer | 24 January 1956 | 9 December 1958 |
| Jacques Chaban-Delmas | 9 December 1958 | 25 June 1969 |
| Achille Peretti | 25 June 1969 | 2 April 1973 |
| Edgar Faure | 2 April 1973 | 3 April 1978 |
| Jacques Chaban-Delmas | 3 April 1978 | 2 July 1981 |
| Louis Mermaz | 2 July 1981 | 2 April 1986 |
| Jacques Chaban-Delmas | 2 April 1986 | 23 June 1988 |
| Laurent Fabius | 23 June 1988 | 22 January 1992 |
| Henri Emmanuelli | 22 January 1992 | 2 April 1993 |
| Philippe Séguin | 2 April 1993 | 12 June 1997 |
| Laurent Fabius | 12 June 1997 | 29 March 2000 |
| Raymond Forni | 29 March 2000 | 25 June 2002 |
| Jean-Louis Debré | 25 June 2002 |
