Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Cabinet of France

Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry

Minister of Agriculture
Jacques René Chirac

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1932; d. September 26 2019.

1972 – 1974

Édith Jeanne Thérèse Cresson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1934.

1981 – 1983

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Michel Jean Barnier

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1951.

2007 – 2009

Minister of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry
Stéphane Le Foll

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1960.

2012 – 2017


Ministry of the Armed Forces

Minister of War
Théophile Delcassé

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923

1914

Georges Benjamin Clemenceau

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1841; d. November 24 1929.

1917 – 1920


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 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
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1890; d. November 9 1970

1958 – 1959

Minister of Defence
Jean-Pierre Chevènement

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1939.

1988 – 1991

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
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


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
François Charles Armand Fillon

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1954.

2012

Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Energy
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


Ministry of Economics, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty

Minister of Finance
Paul Reynaud

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966

1930

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

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-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


Minister of Finance
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1925; d. December 27 2023.

1981 – 1984

Michel Sapin

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1952.

1992 – 1993

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

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.

2004

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


Minister of the Budget
Laurent Fabius

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.

1981 – 1983

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.

1993 – 1995

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


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

Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1805; d. April 16 1859.

1849

Théophile Delcassé

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923

1898 – 1905

Théophile Delcassé

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923

1914 – 1915

Pierre Jean Marie Laval

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.

1932

Pierre Jean Marie Laval

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.

1934 – 1936

Paul Reynaud

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966

1940

Paul Reynaud

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966

1940

Pierre Jean Marie Laval

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.

1940

Pierre Jean Marie Laval (Vichy French)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.

1942 – 1944

René Massigli (Free French)

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1888; d. February 3 1988

1943 – 1944

Alain Marie Juppé

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1945.

1993 – 1995

Michel Jean Barnier

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1951.

2004 – 2005

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
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


Ministry of Health and Access to Healthcare

Minister of Health
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

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


Ministry of the Interior

Minister of the Interior
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1841; d. November 24 1929.

1906 – 1909

Pierre Jean Marie Laval

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.

1931 – 1932

Pierre Jean Marie Laval (Vichy French)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.

1942 – 1944

François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1916; d. January 8 1996.

1954 – 1955

Jacques René Chirac

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1932; d. September 26 2019.

1974

Jean-Pierre Chevènement

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1939.

1997 – 2000

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.

2002 – 2004

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1955.

2005 – 2007

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


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

Pierre Jean Marie Laval

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.

1926

Paul Reynaud

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966

1932

Paul Reynaud

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1878; d. September 21 1966

1938

François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1916; d. January 8 1996.

1956 – 1957

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 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


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 National Education
François-Xavier Ortoli

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1925; d. November 30 2007.

1968

Jean-Pierre Chevènement

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1939.

1984 – 1986

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

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
Théophile Delcassé

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1852; d. February 22 1923

1911 – 1913


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

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


Minister of the Overseas
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1916; d. January 8 1996.

1950 – 1951

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
Laurent Fabius

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1946.

1983 – 1984


Ministry of Information

Minister of Information
Pierre Jean Marie Laval (Vichy French)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1883; d. October 15 1945.

1942 – 1944