14th legislature of the French Fifth Republic

The 14th legislature of the French Fifth Republic is the parliament elected in the French legislative election, 2012.

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The executive branch

• President of the Republic:
  • François Hollande, 15 May 2012 to 14 May 2017
  • Emmanuel Macron, since 14 May 2017

• Prime minister:
  • Jean-Marc Ayrault, 15 May 2012 to 31 Mars 2014
  • Manuel Valls, 31 Mars 2014 to 6 December 2016
  • Bernard Cazeneuve, 6 December 2016 to 10 May 2017
  • Édouard Philippe, 15 May 2017 to 19 June 2017

Composition of the National Assembly

155 women were elected or reelected and make up 26.86% of French MPs:

125 women MPs from left-wing parties. 29 women MPs from right-wing parties. 1 women MP from the Front National party.

The oldest member of the National Assembly is François Scellier, from the Radical Party, linked to the larger UMP conservative grouping. He represents the 6th Constituency of Val d'Oise and was 76 years old at the beginning of the current parliamentary term.

The youngest member of the National Assembly is Marion Maréchal-Le Pen from the Front National, the MP for the 3rd Constituency of Vaucluse. She was 22 years old at the beginning of the current parliamentary term and was actually the youngest ever MP elected under the French Fifth Republic.

Changes in membership of the National Assembly

Separation of powers in France means that if an MP is appointed to government, he or she has one month to decide whether to remain in government or to remain as an MP. If they choose to remain in government, they are replaced by a suppléant. Under French electoral procedure, voters elect both an MP and a suppléant to replace the MP upon appointment to government. French law states that the President must name the suppléant to the National Assembly if the minister wishes to remain in government.

Parliamentary Groups