# Valéry Giscard d’Estaing - President of the French Republic

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/valery-giscard-d-estaing
Reign: 1974–1981
Born-Died: 1926 - 2020
Dynasty: Fifth Republic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Val%C3%A9ry+Giscard+d%E2%80%99Estaing&go=Go

Advanced social reforms and European integration during the 1970s.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Alain Poher](https://history-france.com/rulers/alain-poher-1974)
- Succeeded by: [François Mitterrand](https://history-france.com/rulers/francois-mitterrand)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1974 - [Georges Pompidou dies in office](https://history-france.com/timeline/1974-georges-pompidou-dies-in-office)
- 1974 - [Valéry Giscard d’Estaing elected president](https://history-france.com/timeline/1974-valery-giscard-d-estaing-elected-president)
- 1974 - [Voting age lowered to 18](https://history-france.com/timeline/1974-voting-age-lowered-to-18)
- 1975 - [Veil Law legalizes abortion](https://history-france.com/timeline/1975-veil-law-legalizes-abortion)
- 1975 - [G7 summit process begins at Rambouillet](https://history-france.com/timeline/1975-g7-summit-process-begins-at-rambouillet)
- 1976 - [Concorde enters commercial service](https://history-france.com/timeline/1976-concorde-enters-commercial-service)
- 1977 - [Centre Pompidou opens](https://history-france.com/timeline/1977-centre-pompidou-opens)
- 1979 - [First direct elections to European Parliament](https://history-france.com/timeline/1979-first-direct-elections-to-european-parliament)
- 1981 - [François Mitterrand elected president](https://history-france.com/timeline/1981-francois-mitterrand-elected-president)
- 1981 - [Death penalty abolished](https://history-france.com/timeline/1981-death-penalty-abolished)
- 1981 - [Major nationalizations enacted](https://history-france.com/timeline/1981-major-nationalizations-enacted)