Founder: Jacques Chirac
Founded: December 5, 1976, France
President: Michèle Alliot-Marie (last)
Dissolved: 21 September 2002; 21 years ago
European affiliation: European People's Party (1999–2002)
Ideology: Gaullism; Conservatism; Liberal conservatism; Republicanism; 1970s: Paternalistic conservatism