Gaëtan de Rochebouët

Gaëtan de Rochebouët
40th Prime Minister of France
In office 23 November 1877 – 13 December 1877
Preceded by	Albert, duc de Broglie
Succeeded by	Jules Dufaure
Personal details
Born	(1813-03-16)16 March 1813 Angers
Died	23 February 1899(1899-02-23) (aged 85) Paris
Political party	None

Gaëtan de Grimaudet de Rochebouët (French: [ɡa.etɑ̃ də ʁɔʃbu.ɛ]; 1813–1899) was a French general who served as Prime Minister for less than a month in late 1877.^[1]

On 29 June 1877, Patrice de MacMahon dissolved the House after being outvoted. The elections of 14 October 1877 were a victory for Republicans, who won majority of seats. President MacMahon at first attempted to resist. He asked the General Rochebouet form a "department of business", with which the House refused to deal: Rochebouet resigned less than 24 hours after his appointment. MacMahon, decided to accept the conditions of Julius Dufaure, forming a new, left of center government.

Rochebouët's Ministry, 23 November 1877 – 13 December 1877

• Gaëtan de Grimaudet de Rochebouët – President of the Council and Minister of War
• Marquis de Banneville – Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Charles Welche – Minister of the Interior
• François Dutilleul – Minister of Finance
• François Le Pelletier – Minister of Justice
• Albert Roussin – Minister of Marine and Colonies
• Hervé Faye – Minister of Public Instruction, Fine Arts, and Worship
• Michel Graëff – Minister of Public Works
• Jules Ozenne – Minister of Agriculture and Commerce

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