Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (July 5, 1911 – April 2, 1974) was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974.
He was born in Montboudif , Cantal, France and graduated from the École Normale Supérieure.
A supporter of Charles de Gaulle, he served under him as Prime Minister from April 16, 1962 to July 13, 1968. As Prime Minister during the student demonstrations of May 1968, Pompidou was widely regarded as having been responsible for ensuring that the disorder had a peaceful conclusion. This led to his dismissal by a jealous de Gaulle.
Following de Gaulle's resignation in 1969, Pompidou was elected to be his successor as President of France, defeating Acting President Alain Poher. As President, Pompidou, though a Gaullist, proved more moderate than his predecessor, notably allowing the United Kingdom to join the European Community in 1973.
He died from cancer in 1974 while in office, which proved a shock to most of the public. Poher succeeded him as acting president.
See also: Centre Georges Pompidou
- Georges Pompidou - Prime Minister
- Maurice Couve de Murville - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Pierre Messmer - Minister of Armies
- Roger Frey - Minister of the Interior
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
- Michel Maurice-Bokanowski - Minister of Industry
- Paul Bacon - Minister of Labour
- Jean Foyer - Minister of Justice
- Pierre Sudreau - Minister of National Education
- Raymond Triboulet - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
- André Malraux - Minister of Cultural Affairs
- Edgard Pisani - Minister of Agriculture
- Louis Jacquinot - Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories
- Robert Buron - Minister of Public Works and Transport
- Joseph Fontanet - Minister of Public Health and Population
- Pierre Pflimlin - Minister of Cooperation
- Jacques Marette - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
- Gaston Palewski - Minister of Scientific Research and Atomic and Space Questions
- Jacques Maziol - Minister of Construction
- Louis Joxe - Minister of Algerian Affairs
Changes
- 15 May 1962 - Gilbert Grandval succeeds Bacon as Minister of Labour. Roger Dusseaulx succeeds Buron as Minister of Public Works and Transport. Raymond Marcellin succeeds Fontanet as Minister of Public Health and Population. Georges Gorse succeeds Pflimlin as Minister of Cooperation.
- 15 October 1962 - Louis Joxe succeeds Sudreau as interim Minister of National Education
- Georges Pompidou - Prime Minister
- Maurice Couve de Murville - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Pierre Messmer - Minister of Armies
- Roger Frey - Minister of the Interior
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
- Michel Maurice-Bokanowski - Minister of Industry
- Gilbert Grandval - Minister of Labour
- Jean Foyer - Minister of Justice
- Christian Fouchet - Minister of National Education
- Jean Sainteney - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
- François Missoffe - Minister of Repatriates
- André Malraux - Minister of Cultural Affairs
- Edgard Pisani - Minister of Agriculture
- Louis Jacquinot - Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories
- Marc Jacquet - Minister of Public Works and Transport
- Raymond Marcellin - Minister of Public Health and Population
- Jacques Marette - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
- Alain Peyrefitte - Minister of Information
- Gaston Palewski - Minister of Scientific Research and Atomic and Space Questions
- Louis Joxe - Minister of Administrative Reform
- Jacques Maziol - Minister of Construction
Changes
- 23 July 1964 - François Missoffe leaves the cabinet. He is not replaced as Minister of Repatriates
- 22 February 1965 - Gaston Palewski leaves the ministry and is not replaced.
- Georges Pompidou - Prime Minister
- Maurice Couve de Murville - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Pierre Messmer - Minister of Armies
- Roger Frey - Minister of the Interior
- Michel Debré - Minister of Economy and Finance
- Raymond Marcellin - Minister of Industry
- Gilbert Grandval - Minister of Labour
- Jean Foyer - Minister of Justice
- Christian Fouchet - Minister of National Education
- Alexandre Sanguinetti - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
- André Malraux - Minister of Cultural Affairs
- Edgar Faure - Minister of Agriculture
- François Missoffe - Minister of Youth and Sports
- Pierre Billotte - Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories
- Edgard Pisani - Minister of Equipment
- Marc Jacquet - Minister of Public Works and Transport
- Raymond Marcellin - Minister of Public Health and Population
- Jacques Marette - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
- Louis Joxe - Minister of Administrative Reform
- Jean-Marcel Jeanneney - Minister of Social Affairs
- Georges Pompidou - Prime Minister
- Maurice Couve de Murville - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Pierre Messmer - Minister of Armies
- Christian Fouchet - Minister of the Interior
- Michel Debré - Minister of Economy and Finance
- Olivier Guichard - Minister of Industry
- Joseph Fontanet - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Population
- Louis Joxe - Minister of Justice
- Alain Peyrefitte - Minister of National Education
- Henri Duvillard - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
- André Malraux - Minister of Cultural Affairs
- Edgar Faure - Minister of Agriculture
- François Missoffe - Minister of Youth and Sports
- Pierre Billotte - Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories
- Edgard Pisani - Minister of Equipment and Housing
- Jean Chamant - Minister of Transport
- Roger Frey - Minister of Relations with Parliament
- Raymond Marcellin - Minister of Public Health and Population
- Yves Guéna - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
- Georges Gorse - Minister of Information
- Edmond Michelet - Minister of Civil Service
- Maurice Schumann - Minister of Scientific Research and Atomic and Space Questions
- Jean-Marcel Jeanneney - Minister of Social Affairs
Changes
- Georges Pompidou - Prime Minister
- Michel Debré - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Pierre Messmer - Minister of Armies
- Raymond Marcellin - Minister of the Interior
- Maurice Couve de Murville - Minister of Economy and Finance
- Albin Chalandon - Minister of Industry
- Joseph Fontanet - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Population
- René Capitant - Minister of Justice
- François-Xavier Ortoli - Minister of National Education
- Henri Duvillard - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
- André Malraux - Minister of Cultural Affairs
- Edgar Faure - Minister of Agriculture
- Roland Nungesser - Minister of Youth and Sports
- Joël Le Theule - Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories
- Jean Chamant - Minister of Transport
- Roger Frey - Minister of Relations with Parliament
- Raymond Marcellin - Minister of Public Health and Population
- Robert Galley - Minister of Housing
- André Bettencourt - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
- Yves Guéna - Minister of Information
- Robert Boulin - Minister of Civil Service
- Christian de la Malène - Minister of Scientific Research and Atomic and Space Questions
- Maurice Schumann - Minister of Social Affairs
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| width="30%" |Preceded by:
Charles de Gaulle
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |President of France
1969–1974
| width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
