Minister |
Began |
Ended |
Louis de Revol |
1 January 1589 |
17 September 1594 |
Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy |
30 December 1594 |
9 August 1616 |
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Bishop of Luçon |
30 November 1616 |
24 April 1617 |
Pierre Brulart, vicomte de Puysieux |
24 April 1617 |
11 March 1626 |
Raymond Phelypeaux, seigneur d'Herbault |
11 March 1626 |
2 May 1629 |
Claude Bouthillier |
2 May 1629 |
18 March 1632 |
Léon Bouthillier, comte de Chavigny |
18 March 1632 |
23 June 1643 |
Henri-Auguste de Loménie, comte de Brienne |
23 June 1643 |
3 April 1663 |
Hugues de Lionne |
3 April 1663 |
1 September 1671 |
Simon Arnaud, marquis de Pomponne |
1 September 1671 |
18 November 1679 |
Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy |
12 February 1680 |
28 July 1696 |
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy |
28 July 1696 |
22 September 1715 |
Nicolas du Blé, marquis d'Huxelles |
23 September 1715 |
1 September 1718 |
Guillaume Dubois |
24 September 1718 |
10 August 1723 |
Charles Jean-Baptiste Fleuriau, comte de Morville |
16 August 1723 |
19 August 1727 |
Germain Louis Chauvelin |
23 August 1727 |
20 February 1737 |
Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou |
22 February 1737 |
26 April 1744 |
Adrien Maurice, duc de Noailles |
26 April 1744 |
19 November 1744 |
René de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'Argenson |
19 November 1744 |
10 January 1747 |
Louis Philogène Brûlart, vicomte de Puisieulx |
27 January 1747 |
9 September 1751 |
François Dominique de Barberie de Saint-Contest |
11 September 1751 |
24 July 1754 |
Antoine Louis Rouillé |
24 July 1754 |
28 June 1757 |
François Joachim de Pierre de Bernis |
28 June 1757 |
9 October 1758 |
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul |
3 December 1758 |
13 October 1761 |
César Gabriel de Choiseul-Chevigny, duc de Praslin |
13 October 1761 |
10 April 1766 |
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul |
10 April 1766 |
24 December 1770 |
Louis Phélypeaux, duc de La Vrillère |
24 December 1770 |
6 June 1771 |
Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon |
6 June 1771 |
2 June 1774 |
Henri Léonard Jean Baptiste Bertin |
2 June 1774 |
21 July 1774 |
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes |
21 July 1774 |
13 February 1787 |
Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin Saint-Hérem |
14 February 1787 |
13 July 1789 |
Paul François de Quelen, duc de la Vauguyon |
13 July 1789 |
16 July 1789 |
Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin Saint-Hérem |
16 July 1789 |
29 November 1791 |
Claude Antoine Valdec de Lessart |
29 November 1791 |
15 March 1792 |
Charles Dumouriez |
15 March 1792 |
13 June 1792 |
Pierre Paul de Méredieu, baron de Naillac |
13 June 1792 |
18 June 1792 |
Scipion Victor, marquis de Chambonas |
18 June 1792 |
23 July 1792 |
François Joseph de Gratet, vicomte Dubouchage |
23 July 1792 |
1 August 1792 |
Claude Bigot de Sainte-Croix |
1 August 1792 |
10 August 1792 |
Pierre Henri Hélène Marie Lebrun-Tondu |
10 August 1792 |
21 June 1793 |
François Louis Michel Chemin Deforgues |
21 June 1793 |
2 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 |
Charles Delacroix |
3 November 1795 |
15 July 1797 |
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord |
15 July 1797 |
20 July 1799 |
Karl Reinhard |
20 July 1799 |
22 November 1799 |
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent |
22 November 1799 |
9 August 1807 |
Jean-Baptiste Nompère de Champagny, duc de Cadore |
9 August 1807 |
17 April 1811 |
Hugues Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano |
17 April 1811 |
20 November 1813 |
Armand Augustin Louis Caulaincourt, duc de Vicence |
20 November 1813 |
1 April 1814 |
Antoine René Charles Mathurin, comte de Laforest |
3 April 1814 |
13 May 1814 |
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince de Bénévent |
13 May 1814 |
20 March 1815 |
Armand Augustin Louis Caulaincourt, duc de Vicence |
20 March 1815 |
22 June 1815 |
Louis, baron Bignon |
22 June 1815 |
7 July 1815 |
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince de Bénévent |
9 July 1815 |
26 September 1815 |
Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, duc de Richelieu |
26 September 1815 |
29 December 1818 |
Jean Joseph Paul Augustin, marquis Dessolles |
29 December 1818 |
19 November 1819 |
Étienne Denis, baron Pasquier |
19 November 1819 |
14 December 1821 |
Mathieu Jean Félicité, duc de Montmorency-Laval |
14 December 1821 |
28 December 1822 |
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand |
28 December 1822 |
4 August 1824 |
Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, baron de Damas |
4 August 1824 |
4 January 1828 |
Auguste, comte de La Ferronays |
4 January 1828 |
24 April 1829 |
Anne Pierre Adrien, duc de Montmorency-Laval |
24 April 1829 |
14 May 1829 |
Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis |
14 May 1829 |
8 August 1829 |
Jules Armand Auguste Marie, prince de Polignac |
8 August 1829 |
29 July 1830 |
Victor Louis Victurnien, duc de Mortemart |
29 July 1830 |
29 July 1830 |
Louis, baron Bignon |
31 July 1830 |
1 August 1830 |
Jean-Baptiste, comte Jourdan |
1 August 1830 |
11 August 1830 |
Louis, comte Molé |
11 August 1830 |
2 November 1830 |
Nicolas Joseph, marquis Maison |
2 November 1830 |
17 November 1830 |
Horace François Bastien, baron Sébastiani |
17 November 1830 |
11 October 1832 |
Victor, duc de Broglie |
11 October 1832 |
4 April 1834 |
Henri Gauthier, comte de Rigny |
4 April 1834 |
10 November 1834 |
Charles Joseph, comte Bresson |
10 November 1834 |
18 November 1834 |
Henri Gauthier, comte de Rigny |
18 November 1834 |
12 March 1835 |
Victor, duc de Broglie |
12 March 1835 |
22 February 1836 |
Adolphe Thiers |
22 February 1836 |
6 September 1836 |
Louis, comte Molé |
6 September 1836 |
31 March 1839 |
Napoléon Auguste Lannes, duc de Montebello |
31 March 1839 |
12 May 1839 |
Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie |
12 May 1839 |
1 March 1840 |
Adolphe Thiers |
1 March 1840 |
29 October 1840 |
François Guizot |
29 October 1840 |
23 February 1848 |
Alphonse de Lamartine |
24 February 1848 |
11 May 1848 |
Jules Bastide |
11 May 1848 |
29 June 1848 |
Marie-Alphonse Bedeau |
29 June 1848 |
17 July 1848 |
Jules Bastide |
17 July 1848 |
20 December 1848 |
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys |
20 December 1848 |
2 June 1849 |
Alexis de Tocqueville |
2 June 1849 |
31 October 1849 |
Alphonse de Rayneval |
31 October 1849 |
17 November 1849 |
Jean-Ernest Ducos, vicomte de La Hitte |
17 November 1849 |
9 January 1851 |
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys |
9 January 1851 |
24 January 1851 |
Anatole, baron Brénier de Renaudière |
24 January 1851 |
10 April 1851 |
Jules Baroche |
10 April 1851 |
26 October 1851 |
Louis Félix Étienne, marquis de Turgot |
26 October 1851 |
28 July 1852 |
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys |
28 July 1852 |
7 May 1855 |
Alexandre Colonna, comte Walewski |
7 May 1855 |
4 January 1860 |
Jules Baroche |
4 January 1860 |
24 January 1860 |
Édouard Thouvenel |
24 January 1860 |
15 October 1862 |
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys |
15 October 1862 |
1 September 1866 |
Charles, marquis de La Valette |
1 September 1866 |
2 October 1866 |
Lionel, marquis de Moustier |
2 October 1866 |
17 December 1868 |
Charles, marquis de La Valette |
17 December 1868 |
17 July 1869 |
Henri, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne |
17 July 1869 |
2 January 1870 |
Napoléon, comte Daru |
2 January 1870 |
14 April 1870 |
Émile Ollivier |
14 April 1870 |
15 May 1870 |
Agenor, duc de Gramont |
15 May 1870 |
10 August 1870 |
Henri, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne |
10 August 1870 |
4 September 1870 |
Jules Favre |
4 September 1870 |
2 August 1871 |
Charles, comte de Rémusat |
2 August 1871 |
25 May 1873 |
Albert, duc de Broglie |
25 May 1873 |
26 November 1873 |
Louis Decazes, duc de Glucksberg |
29 November 1873 |
23 November 1877 |
Gaston-Robert, marquis de Banneville |
23 November 1877 |
13 December 1877 |
William Henry Waddington |
13 December 1877 |
28 December 1879 |
Charles de Freycinet |
28 December 1879 |
23 September 1880 |
Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire |
23 September 1880 |
14 November 1881 |
Léon Gambetta |
14 November 1881 |
30 January 1882 |
Charles de Freycinet |
30 January 1882 |
7 August 1882 |
Charles Duclerc |
7 August 1882 |
29 January 1883 |
Armand Fallières |
29 January 1883 |
21 February 1883 |
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour |
21 February 1883 |
20 November 1883 |
Jules Ferry |
20 November 1883 |
6 April 1885 |
Charles de Freycinet |
6 April 1885 |
11 December 1886 |
Émile Flourens |
11 December 1886 |
3 April 1888 |
René Goblet |
3 April 1888 |
22 February 1889 |
Eugène Spuller |
22 February 1889 |
17 March 1890 |
Alexandre Ribot |
17 March 1890 |
11 January 1893 |
Jules Develle |
11 January 1893 |
3 December 1893 |
Jean Casimir-Périer |
3 December 1893 |
30 May 1894 |
Gabriel Hanotaux |
30 May 1894 |
1 November 1895 |
Marcellin Berthelot |
1 November 1895 |
28 March 1896 |
Léon Bourgeois |
28 March 1896 |
29 April 1896 |
Gabriel Hanotaux |
29 April 1896 |
28 June 1898 |
Théophile Delcassé |
28 June 1898 |
6 June 1905 |
Maurice Rouvier |
6 June 1905 |
13 March 1906 |
Léon Bourgeois |
14 March 1906 |
25 October 1906 |
Stéphen Pichon |
25 October 1906 |
2 March 1911 |
Jean Cruppi |
2 March 1911 |
27 June 1911 |
Justin de Selves |
27 June 1911 |
9 January 1912 |
Raymond Poincaré |
14 January 1912 |
22 January 1913 |
Charles Jonnart |
22 January 1913 |
22 March 1913 |
Stéphen Pichon |
22 March 1913 |
9 December 1913 |
Gaston Doumergue |
9 December 1913 |
9 June 1914 |
Léon Bourgeois |
9 June 1914 |
13 June 1914 |
René Viviani |
13 June 1914 |
3 August 1914 |
Gaston Doumergue |
3 August 1914 |
26 August 1914 |
Théophile Delcassé |
26 August 1914 |
13 October 1915 |
René Viviani |
13 October 1915 |
29 October 1915 |
Aristide Briand |
29 October 1915 |
20 March 1917 |
Alexandre Ribot |
20 March 1917 |
23 October 1917 |
Louis Barthou |
23 October 1917 |
16 November 1917 |
Stéphen Pichon |
16 November 1917 |
20 January 1920 |
Alexandre Millerand |
20 January 1920 |
24 September 1920 |
Georges Leygues |
24 September 1920 |
16 January 1921 |
Aristide Briand |
16 January 1921 |
15 January 1922 |
Raymond Poincaré |
15 January 1922 |
9 June 1924 |
Edmond Lefebvre du Prey |
9 June 1924 |
14 June 1924 |
Édouard Herriot |
14 June 1924 |
17 April 1925 |
Aristide Briand |
17 April 1925 |
19 July 1926 |
Édouard Herriot |
19 July 1926 |
23 July 1926 |
Aristide Briand |
23 July 1926 |
14 January 1932 |
Pierre Laval |
14 January 1932 |
20 February 1932 |
André Tardieu |
20 February 1932 |
3 June 1932 |
Édouard Herriot |
3 June 1932 |
18 December 1932 |
Joseph Paul-Boncour |
18 December 1932 |
30 January 1934 |
Édouard Daladier |
30 January 1934 |
9 February 1934 |
Louis Barthou |
9 February 1934 |
9 October 1934 |
Pierre Laval |
13 October 1934 |
24 January 1936 |
Pierre Étienne Flandin |
24 January 1936 |
4 June 1936 |
Yvon Delbos |
4 June 1936 |
13 March 1938 |
Joseph Paul-Boncour |
13 March 1938 |
10 April 1938 |
Georges Bonnet |
10 April 1938 |
13 September 1939 |
Édouard Daladier |
13 September 1939 |
21 March 1940 |
Paul Reynaud |
21 March 1940 |
18 May 1940 |
Édouard Daladier |
18 May 1940 |
5 June 1940 |
Paul Reynaud |
5 June 1940 |
16 June 1940 |
Paul Baudoin |
16 June 1940 |
28 October 1940 |
Pierre Laval |
28 October 1940 |
13 December 1940 |
Pierre Étienne Flandin |
13 December 1940 |
9 February 1941 |
François Darlan |
10 February 1941 |
18 April 1942 |
Pierre Laval |
18 April 1942 |
20 August 1944 |
Free French Commissioners |
Maurice Dejean |
24 September 1941 |
17 October 1942 |
René Pleven |
17 October 1942 |
5 February 1943 |
René Massigli |
5 February 1943 |
10 September 1944 |
Ministers |
Georges Bidault |
10 September 1944 |
16 December 1946 |
Léon Blum |
16 December 1946 |
22 January 1947 |
Georges Bidault |
22 January 1947 |
26 July 1948 |
Robert Schuman |
26 July 1948 |
8 January 1953 |
Georges Bidault |
8 January 1953 |
19 June 1954 |
Pierre Mendès-France |
19 June 1954 |
20 January 1955 |
Edgar Faure |
20 January 1955 |
23 February 1955 |
Antoine Pinay |
23 February 1955 |
1 February 1956 |
Christian Pineau |
1 February 1956 |
14 May 1958 |
René Pleven |
14 May 1958 |
1 June 1958 |
Maurice Couve de Murville |
1 June 1958 |
30 May 1968 |
Michel Debré |
30 May 1968 |
22 June 1969 |
Maurice Schumann |
22 June 1969 |
15 March 1973 |
André Bettencourt |
15 March 1973 |
4 April 1973 |
Michel Jobert |
4 April 1973 |
28 May 1974 |
Jean Sauvagnargues |
28 May 1974 |
27 August 1976 |
Louis de Guiringaud |
27 August 1976 |
29 November 1978 |
Jean François-Poncet |
29 November 1978 |
22 May 1981 |
Claude Cheysson |
22 May 1981 |
7 December 1984 |
Roland Dumas |
7 December 1984 |
20 March 1986 |
Jean-Bernard Raimond |
20 March 1986 |
12 May 1988 |
Roland Dumas |
12 May 1988 |
29 March 1993 |
Alain Juppé |
29 March 1993 |
18 May 1995 |
Hervé de Charette |
18 May 1995 |
4 June 1997 |
Hubert Védrine |
4 June 1997 |
7 May 2002 |
Dominique de Villepin |
7 May 2002 |
31 March 2004 |
Michel Barnier |
31 March 2004 |
2 June 2005 |
Philippe Douste-Blazy |
2 June 2005 |
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