His Excellency René Coty The French President
René Coty in 1954
President of France
In office 16 January 1954 – 8 January 1959
Prime Minister	Joseph Laniel Pierre Mendes-France Edgar Faure Guy Mollet Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury Félix Gaillard Pierre Pflimlin Charles de Gaulle
Preceded by	Vincent Auriol
Succeeded by	Charles de Gaulle
Member of the Senate
In office 7 November 1948 – 23 December 1953
Constituency	Seine-Maritime
In office 14 January 1936 – 1 January 1944
Constituency	Seine-Maritime
Minister of Reconstruction and Urban Development
In office 24 November 1947 – 7 September 1948
Prime Minister	Robert Schuman André Marie
Preceded by	Jean Letourneau
Succeeded by	Eugène Claudius-Petit
Member of the National Assembly
In office 21 October 1945 – 19 November 1948
Constituency	Seine-Maritime
In office 10 June 1923 – 31 May 1935
Constituency	Seine-Maritime
Personal details
Born	Jules Gustave René Coty (1882-03-20)20 March 1882 Le Havre, France
Died	22 November 1962(1962-11-22) (aged 80) Le Havre, France
Nationality	French
Political party	Radical-Socialist Party (1908–1923) Democratic Alliance (1923–1940) Independent (1940–1949) National Centre of Independents and Peasants (1949–1962)
Spouse(s)	Germaine Corblet (b.1886) ​ ​ (m. 1907⁠–⁠1955)​ ; her death
Children	Geneviève (1907–1987) Anne-Marie (1909–1987)
Alma mater	University of Caen Normandy
Profession	Lawyer
Awards	Legion of Honour
Military service
Allegiance	France
Branch/service	French Army
Years of service	1914–1918
Rank	Soldier
Unit	129th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I: Battle of Verdun (1916)

Jules Gustave René Coty (French pronunciation: ​[ʁəne kɔti]; 20 March 1882 – 22 November 1962) was President of France from 1954 to 1959. He was the second and last president of the Fourth French Republic.^[1]

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