The oldest prime minister of the Fifth Republic succeeds the youngest | EUROtoday

Michel Barnier (Les Républicains) was appointed Prime Minister on Thursday, September 5, by Emmanuel Macron, seven weeks after the second spherical of early legislative elections, which resulted in a National Assembly fractured into three political blocs (left, middle and much proper). The switch of energy along with his predecessor, Gabriel Attal, will resemble a conflict of generations: thirty-eight years separate the 2 tenants of Matignon.

At the time of his appointment in January 2024, Gabriel Attal, aged 34, was the youngest prime minister of the Fifth Republic.^e Republic. He was twenty years youthful than the typical French head of presidency when he took workplace (53 and a half years outdated). On the opposite, Michel Barnier, aged 73, is the oldest on this checklist, far forward of Pierre Bérégovoy or Edouard Balladur.

By leaving the federal government after just below eight months (together with six months in full service and two months managing day-to-day affairs), Gabriel Attal has escaped the report of the shortest-serving prime minister of the Fifth Republic.^e Republic, which stays held by Bernard Cazeneuve, the final head of presidency of François Hollande, who remained in workplace for 5 months and eight days, between December 2016 and May 2017.