Simons Ministry
The Simons Ministry was in office in Luxembourg from 23 September 1853 to 26 September 1860. Initially it just consisted of three members of the government, to which two more were added on 23 September 1854.
It was reshuffled on 24 June 1856, and again on 2 June 1857, when Paul de Scherff was put in charge of railways, and Guillaume-Mathias Augustin took over his portfolio of Public Works.
On 29 November 1857 there was a third reshuffle, and a fourth on 12 November 1858. From 23 June to 15 July 1859 Mathias Simons and Jean Ulveling were the only members of the government, after which Édouard Thilges was added again.
Composition
- Mathias Simons: President of the government council, Administrateur Général for Foreign Affairs
- François-Xavier Wurth: Administrateur général for Justice
- Vendelin Jurion: Administrateur général for the Interior
From 23 September 1854 additionally:
- Emmanuel Servais: Administrateur Général for Finance
- Édouard Thilges: Administrateur Général for Communal Affairs
From 24. Juni 1856 to 2 June 1857
- Mathias Simons: President of the government council, Administrateur Général for Foreign Affairs
- François-Xavier Wurth: Administrateur général for the Interior
- Emmanuel Servais: Administrateur Général for Finance
- Charles-Gérard Eyschen: Administrateur Général for Justice
- Paul de Scherff: Administrateur Général for Public Works
From 2 June to 29 November 1857
- Mathias Simons: President of the government council, Administrateur Général for Foreign Affairs
- François-Xavier Wurth: Administrateur général for the Interior
- Emmanuel Servais: Administrateur Général for Finance
- Charles-Gérard Eyschen: Administrateur Général for Justice
- Paul de Scherff: Administrateur Général for Railways
- Guillaume-Mathias Augustin: Administrateur Général for Public Works
From 29 November 1857 to 12. November 1858
- Mathias Simons: President of the government council, Director-General for Foreign Affairs
- François-Xavier Wurth: Administrateur général for the Interior
- Guillaume-Mathias Augustin: Director-General for Justice and Finance
- Paul de Scherff: Administrateur Général for Railways
From 12 November 1858 to 23 June 1859
- Mathias Simons: President of the government council, Director-General for Foreign Affairs
- Guillaume-Mathias Augustin: Director-General for Justice and Finance
- Jean Ulveling: Director-General for the Interior
From 23 Juni 1859 to 15 July 1859
- Mathias Simons: President of the government council, Director-General for Foreign Affairs, provisionally also for Justice and Public Works
- Jean Ulveling: Director-General for the Interior, provisionally also for Finance
From 15 July 1859 to 26 September 1860
- Mathias Simons: President of the government council, Director-General for Foreign Affairs
- Jean Ulveling: Director-General for Finance
- Édouard Thilges: Director-General for the Interior and Justice
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