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François Bayrou

b. 1951

Former Prime Minister of France (2024–2025)

Born
25 May 1951 · Bordères

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 86 years
  1. 25 May 1951BornBorn in Bordères
  2. 1986 – 1988RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  3. 1988 – 1993RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  4. 1993 – 1997RoleMinister of National Education, Higher Education and Research
  5. 1993RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  6. 1994AwardHugues-Capet Prize
  7. 1995AwardMarcel Pollitzer Prize
  8. 1997 – 1999RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  9. 1997AwardCommander of the French Order of Academic Palms
  10. 1999 – 2002RoleMember of the European Parliament
  11. 2002 – 2007RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  12. 2007 – 2012RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  13. 2014 – 2020RoleConseiller municipal de Pau
  14. 2014 – 2020RoleMayor of Pau
  15. 2017RoleMinister of Justice
  16. 2020RoleConseiller municipal de Pau
  17. 2020 – 2026RoleMayor of Pau
  18. 2020RoleHigh Commissioner for Planning
  19. 2022AwardOfficer of the Legion of Honour
  20. 2024 – 2025RolePrime Minister of France

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1951 – today).

  1. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  2. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  4. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  5. 1956Suez Crisis
  6. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  8. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  10. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  12. 1968Prague Spring
  13. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  14. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  15. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  16. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  17. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  18. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  19. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  20. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  21. 1985Schengen Agreement
  22. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  23. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  24. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  25. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  26. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  28. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  29. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  30. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  31. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  32. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  33. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  34. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  35. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  36. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  37. 20112011 Norway attacks
  38. 2011Libyan civil war
  39. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  40. 20122012 Summer Olympics

Biography

François René Jean Bayrou (French: [fʁɑ̃swa bajʁu] ; born 25 May 1951) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from December 2024 to September 2025. He has presided over the European Democratic Party (EDP) since 2004 and the Democratic Movement (MoDem) since 2007. A centrist, he was a candidate in the 2002, 2007 and 2012 presidential elections.

From 1993 to 1997, Bayrou was Minister of National Education in three successive governments. He was also a member of the National Assembly for a seat in Pyrénées-Atlantiques from 1986 to 2012 with brief interruptions and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2002. He has been mayor of Pau from 2014 to 2026.

It was speculated that Bayrou would be a candidate in the 2017 presidential election, but he decided not to run and instead supported Emmanuel Macron, who – after winning the election – named him Minister of State and Minister of Justice in the government headed by Édouard Philippe. On 21 June 2017, he resigned from the government amid an investigation into the MoDem's allegedly fraudulent employment of parliamentary assistants, initiated earlier that month. He was cleared of those accusations in 2024.

On 13 December 2024, he was appointed as prime minister by Emmanuel Macron after the Barnier government was brought down by a vote of no confidence. He himself was brought down by a confidence vote, and submitted his resignation on 9 September 2025. Polls had shown he had become the most unpopular prime minister under the Fifth Republic.

Text from the Wikipedia article François Bayrou, CC BY-SA 4.0

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