Today, 30 years ago, on May 7, 1995 (April 8, 1995), Chirac was re-elected President of France. On May 7, 1995, Jacques Chirac was elected President of France. Chirac was born in Paris on November 29, 1932, graduated from the Paris School of Politics and the National Academy of Administration, and entered politics in 1962. Since 1967, he has been elected to the National Assembly several times. May 1974 to August 1976 and March 1986 to May 1988, Chirac served twice as Prime Minister of France, serving as Mayor of Paris since March 1977 to this day. In December 1976, Chirac transformed the De Gaulle Party¡¯s ¡°Defence of the Fifth Republican People¡¯s League¡± into the ¡°Defence of the Republican League¡± and became President. His election ended the socialist party¡¯s 14 consecutive years of rule. Chirac