| Minister |
Began |
Ended |
| François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest |
7 August 1790 |
25 January 1791 |
| Claude Antoine Valdec de Lessart |
25 January 1791 |
29 November 1791 |
| Bon-Claude Cahier de Gerville |
29 November 1791 |
24 March 1792 |
| Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière |
24 March 1792 |
13 June 1792 |
| Jacques Augustin Mourgue |
13 June 1792 |
18 June 1792 |
| Antoine René, marquis de Terrier de Monciel |
18 June 1792 |
17 July 1792 |
| Étienne Louis Hector Dejoly |
17 July 1792 |
21 July 1792 |
| Clément Felix Champion de Villeneuve |
21 July 1792 |
10 August 1792 |
| Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière |
10 August 1792 |
23 January 1793 |
| Dominique Joseph Garat |
23 January 1793 |
20 August 1793 |
| Jules François Paré |
20 August 1793 |
5 April 1794 |
| Jean Marie Claude Alexandre Goujon |
5 April 1794 |
8 April 1794 |
| Martial Joseph Armand Herman |
8 April 1794 |
20 April 1794 |
| none |
20 April 1794 |
3 November 1795 |
| Pierre Bénézech |
3 November 1795 |
15 July 1797 |
| Nicolas-Louis François de Neufchâteau |
15 July 1797 |
13 September 1797 |
| François Sébastien Letourneux |
13 September 1797 |
17 June 1798 |
| Nicolas-Louis François de Neufchâteau |
17 June 1798 |
22 June 1799 |
| Nicolas Marie Quinette |
22 June 1799 |
10 November 1799 |
| Pierre Simon de Laplace |
12 November 1799 |
25 December 1799 |
| Lucien Bonaparte |
25 December 1799 |
7 November 1800 |
| Jean-Antoine Chaptal |
7 November 1800 |
7 August 1804 |
| Jean-Baptiste Nompère de Champagny |
7 August 1804 |
9 August 1807 |
| Emmanuel Crétet, comte de Champmol |
9 August 1807 |
29 June 1809 |
| Joseph Fouché, duc d'Otrante |
29 June 1809 |
1 October 1809 |
| Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet |
1 October 1809 |
1 April 1814 |
| Jacques, comte Beugnot |
3 April 1814 |
13 May 1814 |
| François Xavier de Montesquiou-Fezensac |
13 May 1814 |
20 March 1815 |
| Lazare, comte Carnot |
20 March 1815 |
22 June 1815 |
| Claude Carnot-Feulin |
22 June 1815 |
7 July 1815 |
| Étienne-Denis, baron Pasquier |
7 July 1815 |
26 September 1815 |
| Vincent-Marie Viénot, comte de Vaublanc |
26 September 1815 |
7 May 1816 |
| Joseph, vicomte Lainé |
7 May 1816 |
29 December 1818 |
| Élie, comte Decazes |
29 December 1818 |
20 February 1820 |
| Joseph-Jérôme, comte Siméon |
20 February 1820 |
14 December 1821 |
| Jacques Joseph Guillaume Pierre, comte de Corbière |
14 December 1821 |
4 January 1828 |
| Jean-Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac |
4 January 1828 |
8 August 1829 |
| François Régis de La Bourdonnaye, comte de La Bretèche |
8 August 1829 |
18 November 1829 |
| Gullaume Isidore, comte de Montbel |
18 November 1829 |
19 May 1830 |
| Charles Ignace, comte de Peyronnet |
19 May 1830 |
31 July 1830 |
| Victor, duc de Broglie |
31 July 1830 |
1 August 1830 |
| François Guizot |
1 August 1830 |
2 November 1830 |
| Marthe Camille Bachasson, comte de Montalivet |
2 November 1830 |
13 March 1831 |
| Casimir Pierre Perier |
13 March 1831 |
27 April 1832 |
| Marthe Camille Bachasson, comte de Montalivet |
27 April 1832 |
11 October 1832 |
| Adolphe Thiers |
11 October 1832 |
31 December 1832 |
| Antoine, comte d'Argout |
31 December 1832 |
4 April 1834 |
| Adolphe Thiers |
4 April 1834 |
10 November 1834 |
| Hugues Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano |
10 November 1834 |
18 November 1834 |
| Adolphe Thiers |
18 November 1834 |
22 February 1836 |
| Marthe Camille Bachasson, comte de Montalivet |
22 February 1836 |
6 September 1836 |
| Adrien de Gasparin |
6 September 1836 |
15 April 1837 |
| Marthe Camille Bachasson, comte de Montalivet |
15 April 1837 |
31 March 1839 |
| Adrien de Gasparin |
31 March 1839 |
12 May 1839 |
| Charles Marie Tanneguy Duchâtel |
12 May 1839 |
1 March 1840 |
| Charles, comte de Rémusat |
1 March 1840 |
29 October 1840 |
| Charles Marie Tanneguy Duchâtel |
29 October 1840 |
24 February 1848 |
| Alexandre Ledru-Rollin |
24 February 1848 |
11 May 1848 |
| Adrien Recurt |
11 May 1848 |
28 June 1848 |
| Antoine Sénard |
28 June 1848 |
13 October 1848 |
| Jules Armand Dufaure |
13 October 1848 |
20 December 1848 |
| Léon de Malleville |
20 December 1848 |
29 December 1848 |
| Léon Faucher |
29 December 1848 |
2 June 1849 |
| Jules Armand Dufaure |
2 June 1849 |
31 October 1849 |
| Ferdinand Barrot |
31 October 1849 |
15 March 1850 |
| Jules Baroche |
15 March 1850 |
24 January 1851 |
| Marc Antoine Henri Marius Vaïsse |
24 January 1851 |
10 April 1851 |
| Léon Faucher |
10 April 1851 |
26 October 1851 |
| René de Thorigny |
26 October 1851 |
2 December 1851 |
| Charles Auguste, duc de Morny |
2 December 1851 |
22 January 1852 |
| Victor Falian, comte de Persigny |
22 January 1852 |
23 June 1854 |
| Adolphe Billault |
23 June 1854 |
7 February 1858 |
| Charles Esprit Espinasse |
7 February 1858 |
14 June 1858 |
| Claude Alphonse Delangle |
14 June 1858 |
5 May 1859 |
| Louis Arrighi de Casanova, duc de Padoue |
5 May 1859 |
1 November 1859 |
| Adolphe Billault |
1 November 1859 |
5 December 1860 |
| Victor Fialin, comte de Persigny |
5 December 1860 |
23 June 1863 |
| Paul Boudet |
23 June 1863 |
28 March 1865 |
| Charles, marquis de La Valette |
28 March 1865 |
13 November 1867 |
| Ernest Pinard |
13 November 1867 |
17 December 1868 |
| Adolphe Forcade La Roquette |
17 December 1868 |
2 January 1870 |
| Jean-Pierre Napoléon Eugène Chevandier de Valdrôme |
2 January 1870 |
18 August 1870 |
| Julien-Théophile-Henri Chevreau |
18 August 1870 |
4 September 1870 |
| Léon Gambetta |
4 September 1870 |
6 February 1871 |
| Emmanuel Arago |
6 February 1871 |
19 February 1871 |
| Ernest Picard |
19 February 1871 |
5 June 1871 |
| Félix Lambrecht |
5 June 1871 |
8 October 1871 |
| Auguste Casimir-Perier |
11 October 1871 |
6 February 1872 |
| Victor Lefranc |
6 February 1872 |
7 December 1872 |
| Eugène de Goulard |
7 December 1872 |
18 May 1873 |
| Auguste Casimir-Perier |
18 May 1873 |
25 May 1873 |
| Charles Beulé |
25 May 1873 |
26 November 1873 |
| Albert, duc de Broglie |
26 November 1873 |
22 May 1874 |
| Oscar Bardi de Fourtou |
22 May 1874 |
20 July 1874 |
| François, baron de Chabaud-Latour |
20 July 1874 |
10 March 1875 |
| Louis Buffet |
10 March 1875 |
23 February 1876 |
| Jules Armand Dufaure |
23 February 1876 |
9 March 1876 |
| Amable Richard |
9 March 1876 |
11 May 1876 |
| Émile de Marcère |
15 May 1876 |
12 December 1876 |
| Jules Simon |
12 December 1876 |
17 May 1877 |
| Oscar Bardi de Fourtou |
17 May 1877 |
23 November 1877 |
| Charles Welche |
23 November 1877 |
13 December 1877 |
| Émile de Marcère |
13 December 1877 |
4 March 1879 |
| Charles Lepère |
4 March 1879 |
17 May 1880 |
| Ernest Constans |
17 May 1880 |
14 November 1881 |
| René Waldeck-Rousseau |
14 November 1881 |
30 January 1882 |
| René Goblet |
30 January 1882 |
7 August 1882 |
| Armand Fallières |
7 August 1882 |
21 February 1883 |
| René Waldeck-Rousseau |
21 February 1883 |
6 April 1885 |
| François Allain-Targé |
6 April 1885 |
7 January 1886 |
| Ferdinand Sarrien |
7 January 1886 |
11 December 1886 |
| René Goblet |
11 December 1886 |
30 May 1877 |
| Armand Fallières |
30 May 1887 |
12 December 1887 |
| Ferdinand Sarrien |
12 December 1887 |
3 April 1888 |
| Charles Floquet |
3 April 1888 |
22 February 1889 |
| Ernest Constans |
22 February 1889 |
1 March 1890 |
| Léon Bourgeois |
1 March 1890 |
17 March 1890 |
| Ernest Constans |
17 March 1890 |
27 February 1892 |
| Émile Loubet |
27 February 1892 |
11 January 1893 |
| Alexandre Ribot |
11 January 1893 |
4 April 1893 |
| Charles Dupuy |
4 April 1893 |
3 December 1893 |
| David Raynal |
3 December 1893 |
30 May 1894 |
| Charles Dupuy |
30 May 1894 |
26 January 1895 |
| Georges Leygues |
26 January 1895 |
1 November 1895 |
| Léon Bourgeois |
1 November 1895 |
28 March 1896 |
| Ferdinand Sarrien |
30 March 1896 |
29 April 1896 |
| Louis Barthou |
29 April 1896 |
28 June 1898 |
| Henri Brisson |
28 June 1898 |
1 November 1898 |
| Charles Dupuy |
1 November 1898 |
22 June 1899 |
| René Waldeck-Rousseau |
22 June 1899 |
7 June 1902 |
| Émile Combes |
7 June 1902 |
24 January 1905 |
| Eugène Étienne |
24 January 1905 |
12 November 1905 |
| Fernand Dubief |
12 November 1905 |
14 March 1906 |
| Georges Clemenceau |
14 March 1906 |
24 July 1909 |
| Aristide Briand |
24 July 1909 |
2 March 1911 |
| Ernest Monis |
2 March 1911 |
27 June 1911 |
| Joseph Caillaux |
27 June 1911 |
14 January 1912 |
| Théodore Steeg |
14 January 1912 |
21 January 1913 |
| Aristide Briand |
21 January 1913 |
22 March 1913 |
| Louis Lucien Klotz |
22 March 1913 |
9 December 1913 |
| René Renoult |
9 December 1913 |
17 March 1914 |
| Louis Malvy |
17 March 1914 |
9 June 1914 |
| Paul Peytral |
9 June 1914 |
13 June 1914 |
| Louis Malvy |
13 June 1914 |
31 August 1917 |
| Théodore Steeg |
1 September 1917 |
16 November 1917 |
| Jules Pams |
16 November 1917 |
20 January 1920 |
| Théodore Steeg |
20 January 1920 |
16 January 1921 |
| Pierre Marraud |
16 January 1921 |
15 January 1922 |
| Maurice Maunoury |
15 January 1922 |
29 March 1924 |
| Justin de Selves |
29 March 1924 |
14 June 1924 |
| Camille Chautemps |
14 June 1924 |
17 April 1925 |
| Abraham Schrameck |
17 April 1925 |
22 November 1925 |
| Camille Chautemps |
28 November 1925 |
9 March 1926 |
| Louis Malvy |
9 March 1926 |
10 April 1926 |
| Jean Durand |
10 April 1926 |
19 July 1926 |
| Camille Chautemps |
19 July 1926 |
23 July 1926 |
| Albert Sarraut |
23 July 1926 |
11 November 1928 |
| André Tardieu |
11 November 1928 |
21 February 1930 |
| Camille Chautemps |
21 February 1930 |
2 March 1930 |
| André Tardieu |
2 March 1930 |
13 December 1930 |
| Georges Leygues |
13 December 1930 |
27 January 1931 |
| Pierre Laval |
27 January 1931 |
14 January 1932 |
| Pierre Cathala |
14 January 1932 |
20 February 1932 |
| Albert Mahieu |
20 February 1932 |
3 June 1932 |
| Camille Chautemps |
3 June 1932 |
30 January 1934 |
| Eugène Frot |
30 January 1934 |
9 February 1934 |
| Albert Sarraut |
9 February 1934 |
13 October 1934 |
| Paul Marchandeau |
13 October 1934 |
8 November 1934 |
| Marcel Régnier |
8 November 1934 |
1 June 1935 |
| Fernand Bouisson |
1 June 1935 |
7 June 1935 |
| Joseph Paganon |
7 June 1935 |
24 January 1936 |
| Albert Sarraut |
24 January 1936 |
4 June 1936 |
| Roger Salengro |
4 June 1936 |
18 November 1936 |
| Marx Dormoy |
24 November 1936 |
18 January 1938 |
| Albert Sarraut |
18 January 1938 |
13 March 1938 |
| Marx Dormoy |
13 March 1938 |
10 April 1938 |
| Albert Sarraut |
10 April 1938 |
21 March 1940 |
| Henri Roy |
21 March 1940 |
18 May 1940 |
| Georges Mandel |
18 May 1940 |
16 June 1940 |
| Charles Pomaret |
16 June 1940 |
26 June 1940 |
| Adrien Marquet |
27 June 1940 |
6 September 1940 |
| Marcel Peyrouton |
6 September 1940 |
14 February 1941 |
| François Darlan |
14 February 1941 |
18 July 1941 |
| Pierre Pucheu |
18 July 1941 |
18 April 1942 |
| Pierre Laval |
18 April 1942 |
20 August 1944 |
| Free French Commissioners |
| André Diethelm |
24 September 1941 |
28 July 1942 |
| André Philip |
28 July 1942 |
9 November 1943 |
| Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie |
9 November 1943 |
10 September 1944 |
| Ministers |
| Adrien Tixier |
10 September 1944 |
26 January 1946 |
| André Le Troquer |
26 January 1946 |
24 June 1946 |
| Édouard Depreux |
24 June 1946 |
24 November 1947 |
| Jules Moch |
24 November 1947 |
7 February 1950 |
| Henri Queuille |
7 February 1950 |
11 August 1951 |
| Charles Brune |
11 August 1951 |
28 June 1953 |
| Léon Martinaud-Deplat |
28 June 1953 |
19 June 1954 |
| François Mitterrand |
19 June 1954 |
23 February 1955 |
| Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury |
23 February 1955 |
1 December 1955 |
| Edgar Faure |
1 December 1955 |
1 February 1956 |
| Jean Gilbert-Jules |
1 February 1956 |
6 November 1957 |
| Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury |
6 November 1957 |
14 May 1958 |
| Maurice Faure |
14 May 1958 |
17 May 1958 |
| Jules Moch |
17 May 1958 |
1 June 1958 |
| Émile Pelletier |
1 June 1958 |
8 January 1959 |
| Jean Berthoin |
8 January 1959 |
28 May 1959 |
| Pierre Chatenet |
28 May 1959 |
6 May 1961 |
| Roger Frey |
6 May 1961 |
6 April 1967 |
| Christian Fouchet |
6 April 1967 |
30 May 1968 |
| Raymond Marcellin |
30 May 1968 |
27 February 1974 |
| Jacques Chirac |
27 February 1974 |
28 May 1974 |
| Michel Poniatowski |
28 May 1974 |
30 March 1977 |
| Christian Bonnet |
30 March 1977 |
22 May 1981 |
| Gaston Defferre |
22 May 1981 |
19 July 1984 |
| Pierre Joxe |
19 July 1984 |
20 March 1986 |
| Charles Pasqua |
20 March 1986 |
12 May 1988 |
| Pierre Joxe |
12 May 1988 |
29 January 1991 |
| Philippe Marchand |
29 January 1991 |
2 April 1992 |
| Paul Quilès |
2 April 1992 |
29 March 1993 |
| Charles Pasqua |
29 March 1993 |
18 May 1995 |
| Jean-Louis Debré |
18 May 1995 |
4 June 1997 |
| Jean-Pierre Chevènement |
4 June 1997 |
29 August 2000 |
| Daniel Vaillant |
29 August 2000 |
7 May 2002 |
| Nicolas Sarkozy |
7 May 2002 |
31 March 2004 |
| Dominique de Villepin |
31 March 2004 |
31 May 2005 |
| Nicolas Sarkozy |
31 May 2005 |
26 March 2007 |
| François Baroin |
26 March 2007 |
15 May 2007 |
| Michèle Alliot-Marie |
18 May 2007 |
present |
