History of European Integration (1945-1984)

4th French Republic

Period: Oct 27, 1946 to Oct 4, 1958

Adoption of the Constitution to the adoption of the 1958 Constitution

Chancellery of Konrad Adenauer

Period: Sep 15, 1949 to Oct 15, 1963

CDU, reappointed in 1953, 1957 and 1961

Presidency of Charles de Gaulle

Period: Jan 8, 1959 to Apr 28, 1969

Two turns, reelected on January 08, 1966

Chancellery of Ludwig Erhard

Period: Oct 16, 1963 to Nov 30, 1966

Independent but CDU-backed, reappointed in 1965

Presidency of Georges Pompidou

Period: Jun 20, 1969 to Apr 2, 1974

End with his death

Presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Period: May 27, 1974 to May 21, 1981

Presidency of François Mitterrand

Period: May 22, 1981 to May 17, 1995

Longest serving president, reelected in 1988