APPENDIX 1 British and French Governments, 1944–75

FRANCE

Heads of provisional government

Charles de Gaulle: 3 Jun 44–20 Jan 46

Felix Gouin: 26 Jan 46–12 Jun 46

Georges Bidault: 23 Jun 46–28 Nov 46

Leon Blum: 16 Dec 46–16 Jan 47

Fourth Republic

Presidents

Vincent Auriol: 16 Jan 47–16 Jan 54;

Rene Coty: 16 Jan 54–8 Jan 59

Prime Ministers

Paul Ramadier: 22 Jan 47–19 Nov 47; Robert Schuman: 24 Nov 47–19 Jul 48

Andre Marie: 26 Jul 48–28 Aug 48; R.

Henri Queuille: 11 Sep 48–6 Oct 49; G. Bidault: 28 Oct 49–24 Jun 50

H. Queuille: 2 Jul 50–4 Jul 50; Rene Pleven: 12 Jul 50–28 Feb 51

H. Queuille: 10 Mar 51–10 Jul 51; R. Pleven: 10 Aug 51–7 Jan 52

Edgar Faure: 20 Jan 52–29 Feb 52; Antoine Pinay: 8 Mar 52–23 Dec 52

Rene Mayer: 8 Jan 53–21 May 53; Joseph Laniel: 27 Jun 53–12 Jun 54

P. Mendès France: 19 Jun 54–5 Feb 55; E. Faure: 23 Feb 55–24 Jan 56; Guy Mollet: 1 Feb 56–21 May 57; Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury: 12 Jun 57–30 Sep 57

Felix Gaillard: 5 Nov 57–15 Apr 58; Pierre Pflimlin: 14 May 58–28 May 58

Charles de Gaulle: 1 Jun 58–8 Jan 59

Fifth Republic

Presidents

Charles de Gaulle: 21 Dec 58–28 Apr 69

Georges Pompidou: 15 Jun 69–2 Apr 74

Valery Giscard d’Estaing: 19 May 74–26 Apr 81

Prime Ministers

Michel Debre: 8 Jan 59–14 Apr 62

G. Pompidou: 14 Apr 62–11 Jul 68

Maurice Couve de Murville: 11 Jul 68–20 Jun 69

Jacques Chaban-Delmas: 20 Jun 69–5 Jul 72

Pierre Messmer: 5 Jul 72–27 May 74

Jacques Chirac: 27 May 74–25 Aug 76

BRITAIN

Prime Ministers

Coalition government, 1940–45

W. Churchill, 10 May 40–23 May 45

Caretaker government

W. Churchill, 23 May 45–26 Jul 45

Labour governments, 1945–51

C. Attlee, 26 Jul 45–26 Oct 51

Conservative governments, 1951–64

W. Churchill, 26 Oct 51–5 Apr 55

A. Eden, 6 Apr 55–9 Jan 57

H. Macmillan, 10 Jan 57–13 Oct 63

A. Douglas-Home, 18 Oct 63–16 Oct 64

Labour governments, 1964–70

H. Wilson, 16 Oct 64–19 Jun 70

Conservative government

E. Heath, 19 Jun 70–4 Mar 74

Labour government

H. Wilson, 4 Mar 74–5 Apr 76