Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry
Minister of Agriculture
Étienne Clémentel
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1864; d. December 25 1936.
1913
Henri Queuille
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1884; d. June 15 1970.
1924 – 1925
Henri Queuille
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1884; d. June 15 1970.
1926 – 1928
Henri Queuille
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1884; d. June 15 1970.
1930
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1876; d. September 15 1945.
1931 – 1932
Henri Queuille
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1884; d. June 15 1970.
1932 – 1934
Georges Monnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1898; d. December 9 1980.
1936 – 1938
Henri Queuille
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1884; d. June 15 1970.
1938 – 1940
François Marie Tanguy Prigent
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 11 1909; d. January 20 1907.
1944 – 1947
Pierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1907; d. June 27 2000.
1947 – 1949
Pierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1907; d. June 27 2000.
1950 – 1951
Edgar Jean Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.
1966 – 1968
Jacques Duhamel
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1924; d. July 8 1977.
1969 – 1971
Jacques René Chirac
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1932; d. September 26 2019.
1972 – 1974
Christian Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1921; d. April 7 2020.
1974 – 1977
Édith Jeanne Thérèse Cresson
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1934.
1981 – 1983
Michel Rocard
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1930; d. July 2 2016.
1983 – 1985
Henri Nallet
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1939; d. May 29 2024.
1985 – 1986
François Guillaume
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 19 1932.
1986 – 1988
Henri Nallet
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1939; d. May 29 2024.
1988 – 1990
Louis Mermaz
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1931; d. August 15 2024.
1990 – 1992
Hervé Gaymard
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1960.
2002 – 2004
Dominique Bussereau
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1952.
2004 – 2007
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1956.
2007
Michel Jean Barnier
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1951.
2007 – 2009
Minister of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry
Bruno Le Maire
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1960.
2009 – 2012
Stéphane Le Foll
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1960.
2012 – 2017
Ministry of the Armed Forces
Minister of War
Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1763; d. March 8 1844.
1799
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1e duc de Dalmatia
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1769; d. November 26 1851.
1814 – 1815
Claude-Victor Perrin, duc de Belluno
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1764; d. March 1 1841.
1821 – 1823
Claude-Victor Perrin, duc de Belluno
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1764; d. March 1 1841.
1823
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1e duc de Dalmatia
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1769; d. November 26 1851.
1830 – 1834
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1e duc de Dalmatia
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1769; d. November 26 1851.
1840 – 1845
Charles Cousin-Montauban, comte de Palikau
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1870
Adolphe Marie Messimy
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1854; d. February 7 1927.
1911 – 1912
Alexandre Millerand
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1859; d. April 6 1943.
1912 – 1913
Albert François Lebrun
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1871; d. March 6 1950.
1913
Joseph Noulens
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1864; d. September 9 1944.
1913 – 1914
Adolphe Marie Messimy
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1854; d. February 7 1927.
1914
Théophile Delcassé
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923
1914
Alexandre Millerand
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1859; d. April 6 1943.
1914 – 1915
Luis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1854; d. July 27 1934.
1916 – 1917
Paul Painlevé
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1863; d. October 29 1933.
1917
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1841; d. November 24 1929.
1917 – 1920
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1921 – 1922
André Maginot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1877; d. January 7 1932.
1922 – 1924
Édouard Daladier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1884; d. October 10 1970.
1925
Paul Painlevé
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1863; d. October 29 1933.
1925
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand (*interim)
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1926 – 1932
André Maginot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1877; d. January 7 1932.
1929 – 1930
René Henry Besnard
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1879; d. March 12 1952.
1930
André Maginot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1877; d. January 7 1932.
1930
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1930 – 1931
André Maginot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1877; d. January 7 1932.
1931 – 1932
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1876; d. September 15 1945.
1932
Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1873; d. March 28 1972.
1932
Édouard Daladier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1884; d. October 10 1970.
1932 – 1934
Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1873; d. March 28 1972.
1934
Maréchal de France Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain
Date of birth/date of death: April 24 1856; d. July 23 1951
1934
Louis Félix Thomas Maurin
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1869; d. June 6 1956.
1934 – 1935
Louis Félix Thomas Maurin
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1869; d. June 6 1956.
1936
Édouard Daladier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1884; d. October 10 1970.
1936 – 1940
Minister of National Defence and War
Paul Reynaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966
1940
Minister of National Defence
Admiral of the Fleet Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1881; d. December 24 1942.
1941 – 1942
André Le Troquer
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1884; d. November 11 1963.
1946 – 1947
François Billoux
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1903; d. January 14 1978.
1947
Yvon Delbos (*interim)
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1885; d. November 15 1956.
1947
René Mayer
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1895; d. December 13 1972.
1948
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1949 – 1950
Jules Salvador Moch
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1893; d. August 1 1985.
1950 – 1951
Georges-Augustin Bidault
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1899; d. January 27 1983.
1951 – 1952
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1952 – 1954
Marie Joseph Pierre François Koenig
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1898; d. September 2 1970.
1954
Marie Joseph Pierre François Koenig
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1898; d. September 2 1970.
1955
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1914; d. February 10 1993.
1956 – 1957
Minister of National Defence and the Armed Forces
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1915; d. November 10 2000.
1957 – 1958
Minister of National Defence
Pierre Gabriel Adhéaume de Chevigné
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1909; d. August 4 2004.
1958
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1890; d. November 9 1970
1958 – 1959
Pierre Guillaumat
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1909; d. August 28 1991.
1959 – 1960
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1916; d. August 29 2007.
1960 – 1969
Minister of Defence
Michel Jean-Pierre Debré
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1912; d. August 2 1996.
1969 – 1973
Robert Galley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1921; d. June 8 2012.
1973 – 1974
Robert Galley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1921; d. June 8 2012.
1980 – 1981
Eugène Charles Hernu
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1923; d. January 17 1990.
1981 – 1985
Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1939.
1988 – 1991
Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1925; d. May 1 1993.
1993
François Gérard Marie Léotard
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1942; d. April 25 2023.
1993 – 1995
Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1946.
2002 – 2007
Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs
Alain Marie Juppé
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1945.
2010 – 2011
Minister of Defence
Jean-Yves Le Drian
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1947.
2012 – 2017
Minister of Veterans and War Victims
Laurent Casanova
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1906; d. March 20 1972.
1946
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1916; d. January 8 1996.
1947
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1916; d. January 8 1996.
1947 – 1948
Minister of Air
Paul Painlevé
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1863; d. October 29 1933.
1932 – 1933
Marcel Déat
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1894; d. January 5 1955.
1936
Guy La Chambre
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1898; d. May 24 1975.
1938 – 1940
Charles Joseph Tillon
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1897; d. January 13 1993.
1944 – 1945
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture
Georges André Malraux
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1901; d. November 23 1976.
1959 – 1969
Jacques Duhamel
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1924; d. July 8 1977.
1971 – 1973
Françoise Giroud
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1916; d. January 19 2003.
1976 – 1977
Michel d’Ornano
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1924; d. March 8 1991.
1977 – 1978
François Gérard Marie Léotard
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1942; d. April 25 2023.
1986 – 1988
Philippe Douste-Blazy
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1953.
1995 – 1997
Catherine Trautmann
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1951.
1997 – 2000
Frédéric Mitterrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1947; d. March 21 2024.
2009 – 2012
Rachida Dati
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1965.
2024 – present
Ministry of Ecological Transition
Minister of the Environment
Ségolène Royal
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1953.
1992 – 1993
Michel Jean Barnier
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1951.
1993 – 1995
Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development
Alain Marie Juppé
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1945.
2007
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport, and Housing
Nathalie Geneviève Marie Kosciusko-Morizet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1973.
2010 – 2012
François Charles Armand Fillon
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1954.
2012
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Energy
Nicole Bricq
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1947; August 6 2017.
2012
Ségolène Royal
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1953.
2014 – 2017
Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition
François Henri Goullet de Rugy
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1973.
2018 – 2019
Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition
Élisabeth Borne
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1961.
2019 – 2020
Amélie de Montchalin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1985.
2022
Minister of Transportation
Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1925
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1876; d. September 15 1945.
1926 – 1928
Minister of Transport
Louis Mermaz
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1931; d. August 15 2024.
1981
Louis Mermaz
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1931; d. August 15 2024.
1988
Ministry of Economics, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty
Minister of Finance
Marie François Sadi Carnot
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1837; d. June 25 1894.
1885 – 1886
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. October 15 1934.
1894 – 1895
Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1842; d. January 13 1923.
1895
Paul Doumer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1857; d. May 7 1932.
1895 – 1896
Georges Charles Paul Cochery
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1855; d. August 10 1914.
1896 – 1898
Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1863; d. November 22 1944.
1899 – 1902
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. October 15 1934.
1906
Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1863; d. November 22 1944.
1906 – 1909
Georges Charles Paul Cochery
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1855; d. August 10 1914.
1909 – 1910
Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1863; d. November 22 1944.
1911
Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1863; d. November 22 1944.
1913 – 1914
René Renoult
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1867; d. April 30 1946.
1914
Étienne Clémentel
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1864; d. December 25 1936.
1914
Joseph Noulens
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1864; d. September 9 1944.
1914 – 1915
Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1842; d. January 13 1923.
1914 – 1917
Frédéric François-Marsal
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1874; d. May 20 1958.
1920 – 1921
Paul Doumer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1857; d. May 7 1932.
1921 – 1922
Charles de Lasteyrie
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1877; d. 1936.
1922 – 1924
Frédéric François-Marsal
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1874; d. May 20 1958.
1924
Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1863; d. November 22 1944.
1925
Paul Painlevé
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1863; d. October 29 1933.
1925
Louis Loucheur
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1872; d. November 22 1931.
1925
Paul Doumer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1857; d. May 7 1932.
1925 – 1926
Raoul Adolphe Péret
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1870; d. July 22 1942.
1926
Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1863; d. November 22 1944.
1926
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. October 15 1934.
1926 – 1928
Paul Reynaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966
1930
Pierre-Étienne Flandin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1889; d. June 13 1958.
1931 – 1932
Georges-Étienne Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1889; d. June 18 1973.
1933 – 1934
Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1863; d. November 22 1944.
1935
Vincent Jules Auriol
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1884; d. January 1 1966.
1936 – 1937
Georges-Étienne Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1889; d. June 18 1973.
1937 – 1938
Paul Reynaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966
1938 – 1940
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
Paul Reynaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966
1948
Christian Pineau
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1904; d. April 5 1995.
1948
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d’Estaing
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1926; d. December 2 2020.
1962 – 1966
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d’Estaing
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1926; d. December 2 2020.
1969 – 1974
Minister of the Economy
François Billoux
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1903; d. January 14 1978.
1945 – 1946
François-Xavier Ortoli
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1925; d. November 30 2007.
1968 – 1969
Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Privatization
Édouard Balladur
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1929.
1986 – 1988
Free French Commissioner on Economy and Finances
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1941 – 1942
Jacques-Maurice Couve de Murville
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1907; d. December 24 1999.
1943
Pierre Isaac Isidore Mendès France
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1907; d. October 18 1982.
1943 – 1944
Minister of Finance
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1944 – 1946
René Mayer
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1895; d. December 13 1972.
1947 – 1948
Henri Queuille
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1884; d. June 15 1970.
1948 – 1949
René Mayer
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1895; d. December 13 1972.
1951 – 1952
Edgar Jean Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.
1952
Antoine Pinay
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1891; d. December 13 1994.
1952 – 1953
Edgar Jean Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.
1953 – 1955
Pierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1907; d. June 27 2000.
1955 – 1956
Robert Lacoste
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1898; d. March 8 1989.
1956
Félix Gaillard d’Aimé
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1919; d. July 10 1970.
1957
Pierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1907; d. June 27 2000.
1957 – 1958
Edgar Jean Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.
1958
Antoine Pinay
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1891; d. December 13 1994.
1958 – 1960
Michel Jean-Pierre Debré
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1912; d. August 2 1996.
1966 – 1968
Jacques-Maurice Couve de Murville
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1907; d. December 24 1999.
1968
Jean-Pierre Fourcade
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1929.
1974 – 1976
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1924; d. August 25 2007.
1976 – 1978
René Monory
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1923; d. April 11 2009.
1978 – 1981
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1925; d. December 27 2023.
1981 – 1984
Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1925; d. May 1 1993.
1984 – 1986
Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1925; d. May 1 1993.
1988 – 1992
Michel Sapin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1952.
1992 – 1993
Alain Madelin
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1946.
1995
Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1949.
1997 – 1999
Laurent Fabius
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.
2000 – 2002
Francis Mer
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1939; d. November 1 2023.
2002 – 2004
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.
2004
Hervé Gaymard
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1960.
2004 – 2005
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1956.
2007 – 2011
Hervé Gaymard
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1960.
2011 – 2012
Pierre Moscovici
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1957.
2012 – 2014
Michel Sapin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1952.
2014 – 2017
Bruno Le Maire
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1960.
2017 – 2024
Minister of the Budget
Georges-Étienne Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1889; d. June 18 1973.
1925
Edgar Jean Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.
1950 – 1951
Laurent Fabius
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.
1981 – 1983
Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1925; d. May 1 1993.
1984 – 1986
Michel Charasse
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1941; d. February 21 2020.
1988 – 1992
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.
1993 – 1995
François d’Aubert
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1943.
1995
Jean-François Copé
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1964.
2005 – 2007
Éric Woerth
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1956.
2007 – 2010
François Claude Pierre René Baroin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1965.
2010 – 2011
Christian Eckert
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1956.
2014 – 2017
Minister of Economics, Industry, and Digital Affairs
Arnaud Montebourg
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1962.
2012 – 2014
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1977.
2014 – 2016
Michel Sapin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1952.
2016 – 2017
Minister of Treasury
François, marquis de Barbé-Marbois
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1745; d. February 12 1837.
1804 – 1806
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade
Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1949.
1991 – 1993
Minister for Foreign Trade
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1956.
2005 – 2007
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1719; d. February 13 1787.
1774 – 1787
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1754; d. May 17 1838
1797 – 1799
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince of Benevento
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1754; d. May 17 1838
1799 – 1807
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, duc de Talleyrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1754; d. May 17 1838
1814 – 1815
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, duc de Talleyrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1754; d. May 17 1838
1815
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1768; d. July 4 1848.
1822 – 1824
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1797; d. September 3 1877.
1836
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1797; d. September 3 1877.
1840
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1787; d. September 12 1874.
1840 – 1848
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1805; d. April 16 1859.
1849
Léon Gambetta
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1838; d. December 31 1882.
1881 – 1882
Clément Armand Fallières (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1841; d. June 22 1931.
1883
Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1842; d. January 13 1923.
1890 – 1893
Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1847; d. March 11 1907.
1893 – 1894
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1896
Théophile Delcassé
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923
1898 – 1905
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1906
Stephen Jean-Marie Pichon
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1857; d. September 18 1933.
1906 – 1911
Jean Cruppi
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1855; d. October 16 1933.
1911
Justin Germain Casimir de Selves
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1848; d. January 12 1934.
1911 – 1912
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. October 15 1934.
1912 – 1913
Charles Célestin Auguste Jonnart
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1857; d. December 30 1927.
1913
Stephen Jean-Marie Pichon
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1857; d. September 18 1933.
1913
Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1863; d. June 18 1937.
1913 – 1914
Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1863; d. September 7 1925.
1914
Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1863; d. June 18 1937.
1914
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1914
Théophile Delcassé
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923
1914 – 1915
Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1863; d. September 7 1925.
1915
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1915 – 1917
Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1842; d. January 13 1923.
1917
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1917
Stephen Jean-Marie Pichon
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1857; d. September 18 1933.
1917 – 1920
Alexandre Millerand
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1859; d. April 6 1943.
1920
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1921 – 1922
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. October 15 1934.
1922 – 1924
Édouard Marie Herriot
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1872; d. March 26 1957.
1924 – 1925
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1925 – 1926
Édouard Marie Herriot
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1872; d. March 26 1957.
1926
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1926 – 1932
Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1932
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1876; d. September 15 1945.
1932
Édouard Marie Herriot
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1872; d. March 26 1957.
1932
Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1873; d. March 28 1972.
1932 – 1934
Édouard Daladier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1884; d. October 10 1970.
1934
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1934
Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1934 – 1936
Pierre-Étienne Flandin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1889; d. June 13 1958.
1936
Yvon Delbos
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1885; d. November 15 1956.
1936 – 1938
Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1873; d. March 28 1972.
1938
Georges-Étienne Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1889; d. June 18 1973.
1938 – 1939
Édouard Daladier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1884; d. October 10 1970.
1939 – 1940
Paul Reynaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966
1940
Édouard Daladier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1884; d. October 10 1970.
1940
Paul Reynaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966
1940
Paul Baudouin
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1894; d. February 10 1964.
1940
Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1940
Pierre-Étienne Flandin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1889; d. June 13 1958.
1940 – 1941
Admiral of the Fleet Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1881; d. December 24 1942.
1941 – 1942
Pierre Jean Marie Laval (Vichy French)
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1942 – 1944
Free French Commissioner for Foreign Affairs
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1942 – 1943
René Massigli
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1888; d. February 3 1988
1943 – 1944
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Georges-Augustin Bidault
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1899; d. January 27 1983.
1944 – 1946
Georges-Augustin Bidault
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1899; d. January 27 1983.
1947 – 1948
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1886; d. September 4 1963.
1948 – 1953
Georges-Augustin Bidault
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1899; d. January 27 1983.
1953 – 1954
Pierre Isaac Isidore Mendès France
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1907; d. October 18 1982.
1954 – 1955
Edgar Jean Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.
1955
Antoine Pinay
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1891; d. December 13 1994.
1955 – 1956
Christian Pineau
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1904; d. April 5 1995.
1956 – 1958
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1958
Jacques-Maurice Couve de Murville
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1907; d. December 24 1999.
1958 – 1968
Michel Jean-Pierre Debré
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1912; d. August 2 1996.
1968 – 1969
Jean Sauvagnargues
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1915; d. August 6 2002.
1974 – 1976
Jean-Bernard Raimond
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1926; d. March 7 2016.
1986 – 1988
Alain Marie Juppé
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1945.
1993 – 1995
Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1953.
2002 – 2004
Michel Jean Barnier
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1951.
2004 – 2005
Philippe Douste-Blazy
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1953.
2005 – 2007
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Bernard Kouchner
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1939.
2007 – 2010
Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1946.
2010 – 2011
Alain Marie Juppé
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1945.
2011 – 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
Laurent Fabius
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.
2012 – 2016
Jean-Marc Ayrault
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1950.
2016 – 2017
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Jean-Yves Le Drian
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1947.
2017 – 2022
Minister for European Affairs
Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1975.
2010 – 2011
Ministry of Health and Access to Healthcare
Minister of Health
Henri Queuille
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1884; d. June 15 1970.
1930 – 1931
Henri Queuille
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1884; d. June 15 1970.
1934 – 1935
Henri Charles Sellier
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1883; d. November 24 1943.
1936 – 1937
Marc Émile Rucart
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1893; d. January 23 1964.
1937 – 1938
Fernand Gentin
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1876; d. April 24 1946.
1938
Marc Émile Rucart
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1893; d. January 23 1964.
1938 – 1940
François Billoux
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1903; d. January 14 1978.
1944 – 1945
François Charles Pierre Schneiter
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1905; d. March 19 1979.
1948 – 1951
Michel Poniatowski
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1922; d. January 15 2002.
1973 – 1974
Simone Veil
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1927; d. June 30 2017.
1974 – 1979
Jack Ralite
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1928; d. November 12 2017.
1981
Bernard Kouchner
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1939.
1992 – 1993
Simone Veil
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1927; d. June 30 2017.
1993 – 1995
Philippe Douste-Blazy
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1953.
2004 – 2005
Xavier René Louis Bertrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1965.
2005 – 2007
Xavier René Louis Bertrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1965.
2010 – 2012
Marisol Touraine
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1959.
2012 – 2017
Brigitte Bourguignon
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1959.
2022
Aurélien Rousseau
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1976.
2023
Ministry of Higher Education and Research
Minister of Higher Education and Research
Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1939.
1981 – 1983
Laurent Fabius
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.
1983 – 1984
François Charles Armand Fillon
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1954.
1993 – 1995
François d’Aubert
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1943.
2004 – 2005
Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1975.
2011 – 2012
Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1787; d. September 12 1874.
1830
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1797; d. September 3 1877.
1832
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1797; d. September 3 1877.
1834
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1797; d. September 3 1877.
1834 – 1836
Léon Gambetta
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1838; d. December 31 1882.
1870 – 1871
Clément Armand Fallières
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1841; d. June 22 1931.
1882 – 1883
Clément Armand Fallières
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1841; d. June 22 1931.
1887
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1890
Émile François Loubet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1838; d. December 20 1929.
1892 – 1893
Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1842; d. January 13 1923.
1893
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1895 – 1896
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1896 – 1898
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1841; d. November 24 1929.
1906 – 1909
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1909 – 1911
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1912 – 1913
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1913
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1917
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1920 – 1921
Maurice Maunoury
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. May 16 1925.
1922 – 1924
Justin Germain Casimir de Selves
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1848; d. January 12 1934.
1924
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1876; d. September 15 1945.
1928 – 1930
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1876; d. September 15 1945.
1930
Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1931 – 1932
Roger Henri Charles Salengro
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1890; d. November 18 1936.
1936
René Marx Dormoy
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1888; d. July 26 1941.
1936 – 1938
René Marx Dormoy
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1888; d. July 26 1941.
1938
Georges Mandel
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1885; d. July 7 1944.
1940
Admiral of the Fleet Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1881; d. December 24 1942.
1941
Pierre Jean Marie Laval (Vichy French)
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1942 – 1944
André Le Troquer
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1884; d. November 11 1963.
1946
Édouard Gustave Depreux
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1898; d. October 16 1981.
1946 – 1947
Jules Salvador Moch
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1893; d. August 1 1985.
1947 – 1950
Henri Queuille
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1884; d. June 15 1970.
1950 – 1951
Charles François Ernest Brune
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1891; d. January 13 1956.
1951 – 1953
Léon Jean Martinaud-Déplat
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 9 1899; d. October 5 1969.
1953 – 1954
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1916; d. January 8 1996.
1954 – 1955
Edgar Jean Faure (*interim)
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.
1955 – 1956
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1914; d. February 10 1993.
1957 – 1958
Jules Salvador Moch
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1893; d. August 1 1985.
1958
Roger Frey
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1913; d. September 13 1997.
1961 – 1967
Raymond Marcellin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1914; d. September 8 2004.
1968 – 1974
Jacques René Chirac
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1932; d. September 26 2019.
1974
Michel Poniatowski
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1922; d. January 15 2002.
1974 – 1977
Christian Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1921; d. April 7 2020.
1977 – 1981
Gaston Defferre
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1910; d. May 7 1986.
1981 – 1984
Charles Victor Pasqua
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1927; d. June 29 2015.
1986 – 1988
Charles Victor Pasqua
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1927; d. June 29 2015.
1993 – 1995
Jean-Louis Debré
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1944; d. March 4 2025.
1995 – 1997
Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1939.
1997 – 2000
Daniel Vaillant
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1949.
2000 – 2002
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.
2002 – 2004
Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1953.
2004 – 2005
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.
2005 – 2007
François Claude Pierre René Baroin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1965.
2007
Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1946.
2007 – 2009
Brice Hortefeux
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1958.
2009 – 2011
Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1962.
2012 – 2014
Gérard Collomb
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1947; d. November 25 2023.
2017 – 2018
Édouard Charles Philippe (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1970.
2018
Christophe Castaner
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1966.
2018 – 2020
Bruno Daniel Marie Paul Retailleau
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1960.
2024 – present
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice
François, marquis de Barbé-Marbois
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1745; d. February 12 1837.
1815 – 1816
Clément Armand Fallières
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1841; d. June 22 1931.
1887 – 1888
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1892 – 1893
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1893
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1908
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1909 – 1910
Jean Cruppi
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1855; d. October 16 1933.
1911 – 1912
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1912 – 1913
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1913
Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1842; d. January 13 1923.
1914
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1914 – 1915
Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1863; d. September 7 1925.
1915 – 1917
Raoul Adolphe Péret
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1870; d. July 22 1942.
1917
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1922
René Renoult
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1867; d. April 30 1946.
1924 – 1925
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1925
Camille Chautemps
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1885; d. July 1 1963.
1925
René Renoult
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1867; d. April 30 1946.
1925 – 1926
Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1926
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1926 – 1929
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1930
Raoul Adolphe Péret
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1870; d. July 22 1942.
1930
Paul Reynaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966
1932
René Renoult
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1867; d. April 30 1946.
1932 – 1933
Marc Émile Rucart
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1893; d. January 23 1964.
1936 – 1937
Vincent Jules Auriol
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1884; d. January 1 1966.
1937 – 1938
César Campinchi
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1882; d. February 22 1941.
1938
Marc Émile Rucart
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1893; d. January 23 1964.
1938
Paul Reynaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966
1938
Georges-Étienne Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1889; d. June 18 1973.
1939 – 1940
François de Menthon
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1900; d. June 2 1984.
1943 – 1945
Pierre-Henri Teitgen
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1908; d. April 6 1997.
1945 – 1946
Paul Ramadier
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1888; d. October 14 1961.
1946 – 1947
André Marie
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1897; d. June 12 1974.
1947 – 1948
René Mayer
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1895; d. December 13 1972.
1949 – 1951
Edgar Jean Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.
1951 – 1952
Léon Jean Martinaud-Déplat
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 9 1899; d. October 5 1969.
1952 – 1953
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1886; d. September 4 1963.
1955 – 1956
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1916; d. January 8 1996.
1956 – 1957
Édouard Corniglion-Molinier
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1898; d. May 9 1963.
1957
Michel Jean-Pierre Debré
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1912; d. August 2 1996.
1958 – 1959
Edmond Michelet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1899; d. October 9 1970.
1959 – 1961
Bernard Chenot
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1909; d. June 5 1995.
1961 – 1962
Louis Joxe
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1901; d. April 6 1991.
1967 – 1968
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1969 – 1973
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (*interim)
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1916; d. August 29 2007.
1973
Jean Adrien François Lecanuet
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1920; d. February 22 1993.
1974 – 1976
Albin Chalandon
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1920; d. July 29 2020.
1986 – 1988
Henri Nallet
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1939; d. May 29 2024.
1990 – 1992
Pierre Méhaignerie
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1939.
1993 – 1995
Rachida Dati
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1965.
2007 – 2009
Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1946.
2009 – 2010
François René Jean Lucien Bayrou
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1951.
2017
Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Economic Inclusion
Minister of Labour and Social Security Provisions
Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1863; d. June 18 1937.
1906
Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1863; d. September 7 1925.
1906 – 1910
Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1873; d. March 28 1972.
1911
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1912 – 1913
René Henry Besnard
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1879; d. March 12 1952.
1913
Charles Célestin Auguste Jonnart
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1857; d. December 30 1927.
1913 – 1914
Emile Albert Métin
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1871; d. August 16 1918.
1915 – 1916
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1917
Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1930
Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1932
Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1889; d. February 11 1946.
1935 – 1936
Jean-Baptiste Lebas
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1878; d. March 10 1944.
1936 – 1937
Alexandre Parodi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1901; d. March 15 1979.
1944 – 1945
Ambroise Croizat
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1901; d. February 11 1951.
1945 – 1946
Ambroise Croizat
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1901; d. February 11 1951.
1947
Eugène Claudius-Petit
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1907; d. 1989.
1954
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
Philippe Séguin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1943; d. January 7 2010.
1986 – 1988
Minister of Social Affairs
Martine Louise Marie Aubry
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1950.
1997 – 2000
Minister of Social Affairs, Labour, and Solidarity
François Charles Armand Fillon
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1954.
2002 – 2004
Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Dialogue
Xavier René Louis Bertrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1965.
2007 – 2009
Xavier René Louis Bertrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1965.
2010 – 2012
Michel Sapin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1952.
2012 – 2014
Minister of Labour, Employment, and Integration
Muriel Pénicaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1955.
2017 – 2020
Élisabeth Borne
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1961.
2020 – 2022
Ministry of National Education and Youth
Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1787; d. September 12 1874.
1830
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1787; d. September 12 1874.
1832 – 1834
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1787; d. September 12 1874.
1834 – 1836
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1787; d. September 12 1874.
1836 – 1837
Clément Armand Fallières
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1841; d. June 22 1931.
1883 – 1885
Clément Armand Fallières
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1841; d. June 22 1931.
1889 – 1890
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1890 – 1892
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. October 15 1934.
1893
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. October 15 1934.
1895
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1851; d. September 29 1925.
1898
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1906 – 1908
Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1863; d. June 18 1937.
1908 – 1910
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1911 – 1912
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1913
Jean Louis Barthou
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1862; d. October 9 1934.
1913
Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1863; d. September 7 1925.
1913 – 1914
Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1863; d. September 7 1925.
1916 – 1917
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1917
Yvon Delbos
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1885; d. November 15 1956.
1925
Édouard Daladier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1884; d. October 10 1970.
1925 – 1926
Édouard Daladier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1884; d. October 10 1970.
1926
Édouard Marie Herriot
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1872; d. March 26 1957.
1926 – 1928
Minister of National Education
Jean Élie Paul Zay
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1904; d. June 20 1944.
1936 – 1939
Yvon Delbos
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1885; d. November 15 1956.
1939 – 1940
Yvon Delbos
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1885; d. November 15 1956.
1940
Marcel-Edmond Naegelen
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1892; d. April 15 1978.
1946 – 1948
Édouard Gustave Depreux
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1898; d. October 16 1981.
1948
Yvon Delbos
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1885; d. November 15 1956.
1948
Yvon Delbos
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1885; d. November 15 1956.
1948 – 1950
André Marie
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1897; d. June 12 1974.
1952 – 1954
Louis Joxe
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1901; d. April 6 1991.
1960
Pierre Guillaumat
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1909; d. August 28 1991.
1960 – 1961
Louis Joxe
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1901; d. April 6 1991.
1962
François-Xavier Ortoli
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1925; d. November 30 2007.
1968
Edgar Jean Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1908; d. March 30 1988.
1968 – 1969
René Haby
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1919; d. February 6 2003.
1974 – 1978
Alain Savary
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1918; d. February 17 1988.
1981 – 1984
Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1939.
1984 – 1986
René Monory
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1923; d. April 11 2009.
1986 – 1988
Lionel Robert Jospin
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1937.
1988 – 1992
François René Jean Lucien Bayrou
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1951.
1993 – 1997
François Charles Armand Fillon
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1954.
2004 – 2005
Luc-Marie Chatel
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1964.
2009 – 2012
Benoît Hamon
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1967.
2014
Minister of National Education and Youth
Pap Ndiaye
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1965.
2022 – 2023
Gabriel Nissim Attal de Couriss
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1989.
2023 – 2024
Minister of National Education, Higher Education, and Research
Élisabeth Borne
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1961.
2024 – present
Ministry of the Navy
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Minister of the Navy and the Colonies
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1754; d. May 17 1838
1799
Minister of the Navy
Félix François Faure
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1841; d. February 16 1899.
1894 – 1895
Théophile Delcassé
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923
1911 – 1913
Admiral of the Fleet Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1881; d. December 24 1942.
1940 – 1942
Ministry of the Overseas
Minister of the Colonies
Théophile Delcassé
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923
1894 – 1895
Georges Marie Denis Gabriel Trouillot
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923
1898
Pierre Louis Albert Decrais
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1838; d. February 27 1915.
1899 – 1902
Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1863; d. June 18 1937.
1902 – 1905
Étienne Clémentel
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1864; d. December 25 1936.
1905 – 1906
Jean Cruppi
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1855; d. October 16 1933.
1908 – 1909
Georges Marie Denis Gabriel Trouillot
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923
1909 – 1910
Jean-Baptiste Morel
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1854; d. February 7 1927.
1910 – 1911
Adolphe Marie Messimy
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1854; d. February 7 1927.
1911
Albert François Lebrun
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1871; d. March 6 1950.
1911 – 1913
René Henry Besnard
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1879; d. March 12 1952.
1913
Jean-Baptiste Morel
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1854; d. February 7 1927.
1913
Albert François Lebrun
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1871; d. March 6 1950.
1913 – 1914
Maurice Maunoury
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. May 16 1925.
1914
Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1863; d. June 18 1937.
1914 – 1917
André Maginot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1877; d. January 7 1932.
1917
René Henry Besnard
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1879; d. March 12 1952.
1917
Édouard Daladier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1884; d. October 10 1970.
1924 – 1925
André Maginot
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1877; d. January 7 1932.
1928 – 1929
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1930 – 1931
Paul Reynaud
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966
1931 – 1932
Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1934
Marius Moutet
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1876; d. October 19 1968.
1936 – 1938
Théodore Steeg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1868; d. December 19 1950.
1938
Marius Moutet
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1876; d. October 19 1968.
1938
Georges Mandel
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1885; d. July 7 1944.
1938 – 1940
Albert Rivière
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1891; d. June 28 1953.
1940
Free French Commissioner on the Colonies
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1941 – 1942
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1942 – 1944
Minister of the Colonies
René Jean Pleven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1901; d. January 13 1993.
1944
Minister of the Overseas
Paul Coste-Floret
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1911; d. August 27 1979.
1947 – 1949
Jean Letourneau
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1907; d. March 16 1986.
1949 – 1950
Paul Coste-Floret
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1911; d. August 27 1979.
1950
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1916; d. January 8 1996.
1950 – 1951
Louis Jacquinot
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1898; d. June 14 1993.
1951 – 1952
Pierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1907; d. June 27 2000.
1952 – 1953
Louis Jacquinot
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1898; d. June 14 1993.
1953 – 1954
Gaston Defferre
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1910; d. May 7 1986.
1956 – 1957
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1916; d. August 29 2007.
1971 – 1972
François Claude Pierre René Baroin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1965.
2005 – 2007
Yaël Braun-Pivet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1970.
2022
Philippe Vigier
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1958.
2023 – 2024
Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1962.
2024 – present
Ministry of Public Action and Accounts
Minister of Public Action and Accounts
Gabriel Nissim Attal de Couriss
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1989.
2022 – 2023
Defunct Cabinet Offices
Ministry of Algerian Affairs
Minister of Algerian Affairs
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1890; d. November 9 1970
1958 – 1959
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1797; d. September 3 1877.
1832 – 1834
Alexandre Millerand
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1859; d. April 6 1943.
1899 – 1902
Georges Marie Denis Gabriel Trouillot
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923
1902 – 1905
Georges Marie Denis Gabriel Trouillot
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923
1905 – 1906
Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1863; d. June 18 1937.
1906 – 1908
Raoul Adolphe Péret
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1870; d. July 22 1942.
1914
Étienne Clémentel
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1864; d. December 25 1936.
1915 – 1919
Pierre-Étienne Flandin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1889; d. June 13 1958.
1924
Louis Loucheur
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1872; d. November 22 1931.
1924
Louis Loucheur
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1872; d. November 22 1931.
1928 – 1929
Pierre-Étienne Flandin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1889; d. June 13 1958.
1929 – 1930
Georges-Étienne Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1889; d. June 18 1973.
1930
Pierre-Étienne Flandin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1889; d. June 13 1958.
1930
Georges-Étienne Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1889; d. June 18 1973.
1935 – 1936
Paul Raymond Marie Bastid
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1892; d. October 29 1974.
1936 – 1937
Fernand Gentin
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1876; d. April 24 1946.
1938 – 1940
Jean Letourneau
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1907; d. March 16 1986.
1947
Laurent Fabius
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.
1983 – 1984
Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce, and Crafts
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1948.
1995 – 1997
Ministry of Information
Minister of Information
Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1889; d. February 11 1946.
1938
Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1889; d. February 11 1946.
1940
Pierre Jean Marie Laval (Vichy French)
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.
1942 – 1944
Jean Letourneau
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1907; d. March 16 1986.
1950
Roger Frey
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1913; d. September 13 1997.
1959 – 1960
Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
Alexandre Millerand
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1859; d. April 6 1943.
1909 – 1910
Georges-Étienne Bonnet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1889; d. June 18 1973.
1930 – 1931
Jean-Baptiste Lebas
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1878; d. March 10 1944.
1937 – 1938
Fernand Gentin
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1876; d. April 24 1946.
1938
Jean-Baptiste Lebas
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1878; d. March 10 1944.
1938
Augustin Laurent
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1896; d. October 1 1990.
1944 – 1945
Eugène Thomas
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1903; d. January 29 1969.
1945 – 1946
Jean Letourneau
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1907; d. March 16 1986.
1946
Eugène Thomas
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1903; d. January 29 1969.
1946 – 1947
Eugène Thomas
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1903; d. January 29 1969.
1949 – 1950
Charles François Ernest Brune
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1891; d. January 13 1956.
1950 – 1951
Eugène Thomas
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1903; d. January 29 1969.
1958 – 1959
Ministry of Public Works
Minister of Public Works
Marie François Sadi Carnot
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1837; d. June 25 1894.
1880 – 1881
Marie François Sadi Carnot
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1837; d. June 25 1894.
1885
Émile François Loubet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1838; d. December 20 1929.
1887 – 1888
Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Development
Minister of Reconstruction and Urban Development
Jules Salvador Moch
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1893; d. August 1 1985.
1945 – 1947
François Billoux
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1903; d. January 14 1978.
1946
Charles Joseph Tillon
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1897; d. January 13 1993.
1947
Jean Letourneau
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1907; d. March 16 1986.
1947
Gustave Jules René Coty
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1882; d. November 22 1962.
Prime Ministers: Joseph Laniel, 1953 – 1954; Pierre Mendes-France, 1954 – 1955; Edgar Faure, 1955 – 1956; Guy Mollet, 1956 – 1957; Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, 1957; Félix Gaillard, 1957 – 1958; Pierre Pfimlin, 1958; Charles de Gaulle, 1958 – 1959.
Political offices held: Member of the French Chamber of Deputies, 1923 – 1935; Member of the Senate of France, 1936 – 1944; Member of the National Assembly of France, 1945 – 1948; Minister of Reconstruction and Urban Development, 1947 – 1948; Member of the Senate of France, 1948 – 1953; President of France, 1954 – 1959.
1947 – 1948
Eugène Claudius-Petit
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1907; d. 1989.
1948 – 1950
Ministry of Worship
Minister of Worship
Clément Armand Fallières
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1841; d. June 22 1931.
1882 – 1883
Clément Armand Fallières
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1841; d. June 22 1931.
1890 – 1892
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. October 15 1934.
1893
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. October 15 1934.
1895
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1862; d. March 7 1932.
1906 – 1911