List of Police Ministers of France
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Minister of Police was a major French ministerial position under the Directory, Consulate, First Empire, and Restored Bourbon Dynasty. The most famous Minister of Police was Joseph Fouché. The position was merged into the Ministry of the Interior in 1818, although it was briefly restored by Napoleon III in 1852.
[edit] Ministers of Police, 1796-1814
| Minister | Began | Ended |
| Philippe Antoine Merlin de Douai | 4 January 1796 | 4 April 1796 |
| Charles Cochon de Lapparent | 4 April 1796 | 15 July 1797 |
| Jean-Jacques Lenoir-Laroche | 15 July 1797 | 25 July 1797 |
| Jean-Marie Sotin de la Coindière | 25 July 1797 | 13 February 1798 |
| Nicolas Dondeau | 13 February 1798 | 16 May 1798 |
| Marie Jean François Philibert Lecarlier d'Ardon | 16 May 1798 | 29 October 1798 |
| Jean-Pierre Duval | 29 October 1798 | 23 June 1799 |
| Claude Sébastien Bourguignon-Dumolard | 23 June 1799 | 20 July 1799 |
| Joseph Fouché | 20 July 1799 | 3 June 1810 |
| René Savary, duc de Rovigo | 3 June 1810 | 1 April 1814 |
| Jules Anglès | 3 April 1814 | 13 May 1814 |
[edit] Ministers of Police, 1815-1818
| Minister | Began | Ended |
| Joseph Fouché, duc d'Otrante | 20 March 1815 | 22 June 1815 |
| Jean, comte Pelet de la Lozère | 22 June 1815 | 7 July 1815 |
| Joseph Fouché, duc d'Otrante | 7 July 1815 | 26 September 1815 |
| Élie, comte Decazes | 26 September 1815 | 29 December 1818 |
[edit] Ministers of Police, 1852-1853
| Minister | Began | Ended |
| Charlemagne de Maupas | 22 January 1852 | 21 June 1853 |
