Minister of Overseas France
The Minister of Overseas France ("Ministre de l’Outre-Mer", formerly "Minister of Overseas France and her Colonies") is a cabinet member in the Government of France responsible for overseeing French overseas departments and territories (such as the département d'outre-mer).
The position is currently held by Brice Hortefeux, who is also the Minister of the Interior. Since the ministry is a dual one, matters pertaining specifically to Overseas France cabinet portfolio are in part delegated to a Secretary of State for Overseas France, Marie-Luce Penchard.
Minister of Overseas France (1894 to present)
- 20 March 1894 – 30 May 1894 : Ernest Boulanger
- 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895 : Théophile Delcassé
- 26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895 : Émile Chautemps
- 4 November 1895 – 29 April 1896 : Pierre-Paul Guieysse
- 29 April 1896 – 31 May 1898 : André Lebon
- 31 May 1898 – 28 June 1898 : Gabriel Hanotaux
- 28 June 1898 – 1 November 1898 : Georges Trouillot
- 1 November 1898 – 22 June 1899 : Antoine Guillain
- 22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902 : Albert Decrais
- 7 June 1902 – 24 January 1905 : Gaston Doumergue
- 24 January 1905 – 14 March 1906 : Étienne Clémentel
- 14 March 1906 – 25 October 1906 : Georges Leygues
- 25 October 1906 – 24 July 1909 : Raphaël Milliès-Lacroix
- 24 July 1909 – 3 November 1910 : Georges Trouillot
- 3 November 1910 – 2 March 1911 : Jean Morel
- 2 March 1911 – 27 June 1911 : Adolphe Messimy
- 27 June 1911 – 12 January 1913 : Albert Lebrun
- 12 January 1913 – 21 January 1913 : René Besnard
- 21 January 1913 – 9 December 1913 : Jean Morel
- 9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914 : Albert Lebrun
- 9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914 : Maurice Maunoury
- 13 June 1914 – 26 August 1914 : Maurice Raynaud
- 26 August 1914 – 20 March 1917 : Gaston Doumergue
- 20 March 1917 – 12 September 1917 : André Maginot
- 12 September 1917 – 16 November 1917 : René Besnard
- 16 November 1917 – 20 January 1920 : Henry Simon
- 20 January 1920 – 29 March 1924 : Albert Sarraut
- 29 March 1924 – 14 June 1924 : Jean Fabry
- 14 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 : Édouard Daladier
- 17 April 1925 – 29 October 1925 : André Hesse
- 29 October 1925 – 19 July 1926 : Léon Perrier
- 19 July 1926 – 23 July 1926 : Adrien Dariac
- 23 July 1926 – 6 November 1928 : Léon Perrier
- 11 November 1928 – 3 November 1929 : André Maginot
- 3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 : François Piétri
- 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 : Lucien Lamoureux
- 2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 : François Piétri
- 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 : Théodore Steeg
- 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 : Paul Reynaud
- 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 : Louis de Chappedelaine
- 3 June 1932 – 6 September 1933 : Albert Sarraut
- 6 September 1933 – 26 October 1933 : Albert Dalimier
- 26 October 1933 – 26 November 1933 : François Piétri
- 26 November 1933 – 9 January 1934 : Albert Dalimier
- 9 January 1934 – 30 January 1934 : Lucien Lamoureux
- 30 January 1934 – 9 February 1934 : Henry de Jouvenel
- 9 February 1934 – 13 October 1934 : Pierre Laval
- 13 October 1934 – 24 January 1936 : Louis Rollin
- 24 January 1936 – 4 June 1936 : Jacques Stern
- 4 June 1936 – 18 January 1938 : Marius Moutet
- 18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938 : Théodore Steeg
- 13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938 : Marius Moutet
- 10 April 1938 – 18 May 1940 : Georges Mandel
- 18 May 1940 – 16 June 1940 : Louis Rollin
- 16 June 1940 – 12 July 1940 : Albert Rivière
- 12 July 1940 – 6 September 1940 : Henry Lémery
- 6 September 1940 – 18 April 1942 : Charles Platon
- 18 April 1942 – 26 March 1943 : Jules Brévié
- 26 March 1943 – 20 August 1944 : Henri Bléhaut
- 24 September 1941 – 28 July, 194 : René Pleven (Commissaire)
- 28 July 1942 – 17 October 1942 : Hervé Alphand (Commissaire)
- 17 October 1942 – 10 September 1944 : René Pleven (Commissaire)
- 10 September 1944 – 16 November 1944 : René Pleven
- 16 November 1944 – 21 November 1945 : Paul Giacobbi
- 21 November 1945 – 26 January 1946 : Jacques Soustelle
- 26 January 1946 – 23 December 1946 : Marius Moutet
- 23 December 1946 – 22 January 1947 : Auguste Laurent
- 22 January 1947 – 22 October 1947 : Marius Moutet
- 22 October 1947 – 29 October 1949 : Paul Coste-Floret
- 29 October 1949 – 3 July 1950 : Jean Letourneau
- 3 July 1950 – 12 July 1950 : Paul Coste-Floret
- 12 July 1950 – 11 August 1951 : François Mitterrand
- 11 August 1951 – 8 March 1952 : Louis Jacquinot
- 8 March 1952 – 8 January 1953 : Pierre Pflimlin
- 8 January 1953 – 19 June 1954 : Louis Jacquinot
- 19 June 1954 – 20 January 1955 : Robert Buron
- 20 January 1955 – 23 February 1955 : Jean-Jacques Juglas
- 23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956 : Pierre-Henri Teitgen
- 1 February 1956 – 13 June 1957 : Gaston Defferre
- 13 June 1957 – 14 May 1958 : Gérard Jaquet
- 14 May 1958 – 9 June 1958 : André Colin
- 9 June 1958 – 8 January 1959 : Bernard Cornut-Gentille
- 5 February 1960 – 24 August 1961 : Robert Lecourt
- 24 August 1961 – 8 January 1966 : Louis Jacquinot
- 8 January 1966 – 30 May 1968 : Pierre Billotte
- 30 May 1968 – 10 July 1968 : Joël Le Theule
- 25 February 1971 – 7 July, 1972 : Pierre Messmer
- 2 April 1973 – 27 February 1974 : Bernard Stasi
- 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 : Bernard Pons
- 23 June 1988 – 29 March 1993 : Louis Le Pensec
- 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995 : Dominique Perben
- 18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995 : Jean-Jacques de Peretti
- 7 May 2002 – 2 June 2005 : Brigitte Girardin
- 2 June 2005 – 26 March 2007 : François Baroin
- 26 March 2007 – 19 June 2007 : Hervé Mariton
- 19 June 2007 – 23 June 2009: Michèle Alliot-Marie
- 23 June 2009 – incumbent: Brice Hortefeux
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