First Secretary of the French Socialist Party

Leader of the Socialist Party
Incumbent Harlem Désir since 12 September 2012
Inaugural holder	Alain Savary
Formation	17 July 1969
Website	Martine Aubry Première secrétaire

The First Secretary of the Socialist Party is the most senior politician within the Socialist Party in France. Since the 2012 Toulouse Congress, the office has been held by Harlem Désir.

List of First Secretaries of Socialist Party

Name			Years		Notes
1st	Alain Savary		July 17, 1969	June 16, 1971
2nd	François Mitterrand		June 16, 1971	January 24, 1981	Elected President of the French Republic on May 10, 1981
3rd	Lionel Jospin		January 24, 1981	May 14, 1988	First term as First Secretary
4th	Pierre Mauroy		May 14, 1988	January 9, 1992	Mauroy was Prime Minister from 1981 to 1984.
5th	Laurent Fabius		January 9, 1992	April 3, 1993	The party leadership resigned collectively on April 3, 1993, following defeat of the party in legislative elections. Fabuis was also Prime Minister from 1984 to 1986.
6th	Michel Rocard		October 24, 1993	June 19, 1994	Rocard was PM from 1988 to 1991.
7th	Henri Emmanuelli		June 19, 1994	October 14, 1995
8th	Lionel Jospin		October 14, 1995	November 27, 1997	Second term, interrupted by his appointment as PM
9th	François Hollande		November 27, 1997	November 26, 2008	Longest-serving leader of the Socialist Party. Elected President of the French Republic on May 6, 2012
10th	Martine Aubry		November 26, 2008	September 12, 2012	First woman to hold this office
11th	Harlem Désir		September 12, 2012	Incumbent	First non white to hold this office