List of presidents of the National Convention

President of the National Convention
National Convention
Style	Citizen President
Status	Presiding officer
Seat	Salle du Manège, Paris
Term length	14 days
Formation	20 September 1792
First holder	Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve
Final holder	Jean Joseph Victor Génissieu
Abolished	26 October 1795

From 22 September 1792 to 2 November 1795, the French Republic was governed by the National Convention, whose president (elected from within for a 14-day term) may be considered as France's legitimate head of state during this period. Historians generally divide the Convention's activities into three periods, moderate, radical, and reaction, and the policies of presidents of the Convention reflect these distinctions. During the radical and reaction phases, some of the presidents were executed, most by guillotine, committed suicide, or were deported. In addition, some of the presidents were later deported during the Bourbon Restoration in 1815.