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Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs ( (MAEE)), is France's foreign affairs ministry, with the headquarters located on the Quai d'Orsay

Quai d'Orsay

The Quai d'Orsay is a quai in the VIIe arrondissement of Paris, part of the left bank of the Seine, and the name of the street along it. The Quai becomes the Quai Anatole France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai de Branly west of the Pont de l'Alma.The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs is...

in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

close to the National Assembly of France. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the government of France

Government of France

The government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic"...

is the cabinet minister

French government ministers

The Cabinet of France is a body of top administration members of the Prime Minister's Cabinet. In French, the word gouvernement generally refers to the "Administration", but in a narrower sense to the Cabinet.The Council is responsible to the French National Assembly...

responsible for the foreign relations of France

Foreign relations of France

A charter member of the United Nations, France holds one of the permanent seats in the Security Council and is a member of most of its specialized and related agencies.-Nicolas Sarkozy:...

, and took its current title in 2007. "Quai d'Orsay" is often used as a metonym

Metonymy

Metonymy is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept...

for the ministry. Part of the ministry's central administration is located in Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

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The current minister is Alain Juppé

Alain Juppé

Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac and the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2010 to 2011...

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Secretaries to the King became specialized, writing correspondence to foreign governments, and negotiating peace treaties.
The four French secretaries of state

Secretary of State

Secretary of State or State Secretary is a commonly used title for a senior or mid-level post in governments around the world. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple Secretaries of State in the Government....

where foreign relations were divided by region, in 1589, became centralized with one becoming first secretary responsible for international relations

International relations

International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...

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The Ancien Régime

Ancien Régime in France

The Ancien Régime refers primarily to the aristocratic, social and political system established in France from the 15th century to the 18th century under the late Valois and Bourbon dynasties...

position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (France)

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was one of the four or five specialized secretaries of state in France during the Ancien Régime. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs became a Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1791.-See also:...

became Foreign Minister around 1723, and was renamed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1791 after the French Revolution

French Revolution

The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...

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All ministerial positions were abolished in 1794 by the National Convention

National Convention

During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the constitutional and legislative assembly which sat from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795 . It held executive power in France during the first years of the French First Republic...

and re-established with the Directory

French Directory

The Directory was a body of five Directors that held executive power in France following the Convention and preceding the Consulate...

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For a brief period in the 1980s, the office was retitled Minister for External Relations.

Secretaries of State (1547–1723)


Guillaume Bochetel Guillaume Bochetel Guillaume Bochetel, seigneur de Sassy, Brouillamenon, Laforest-Thaumyer was a statesman and diplomat of the French Renaissance during the reigns of François I and Henry II of France.-Biography :He comes from a family of Champagne in Reims... , seigneur de Sussy	1547	1558
Côme Clausse Côme Clausse Côme Clausse lord Marchaumont was a notary and secretary of the king, and was Secretary of State for King Henry II of France, from 1547 until his death in 1558.-Biography :... , seigneur de Marchaumont	1547	1559
Claude de l’Aubespine	1 April 1547	1567
Jean du Thiers Jean du Thiers Jean de Thiers, seigneur de Beauvoir was Minister of Finance for Henry II of France, and a Secretary of State.He was a great humanist and protector of the poet Joachim du Bellay and Pierre de Ronsard.... , seigneur de Beauregard	1547	1559
Jacques Bourdin Jacques Bourdin Jacques Bourdin, seigneur de Villeines was a French Minister of Finances, 14 June 1549.He married Catherine Brianson . -References:... , seigneur de Villeines	1558	1567
Florimond II Robertet, seigneur de Fresnes Florimond II Robertet, seigneur de Fresnes Florimond II Robertet de Fresne was a Secretary of State to Francis II of France, and Charles IX of France.-Family:He was the son of Francis Robertet Bullion Secretary to Pierre de Beaujeu, Duc de Bourbon and Drill, husband of Anne of France, who, without the title of regent, ruled the kingdom...	1558	1567
Florimond III Robertet d’Alluye Florimond III Robertet d’Alluye Florimond III, Baron Alluye, was governor of Orléans, and Secretary of State to Francis II of France, and Charles IX of France.-Life:...	1559	1569
Claude II de l’Aubespine Claude II de l’Aubespine Claude II de l’Aubespine, seigneur de Hauterive, baron of Châteauneuf-sur-Loire was a French diplomat, and Secretary of State. He was a key negotiator in the treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis .-Life:...	8 July 1567	1570
Simon Fizes, baron de Sauves Simon Fizes, baron de Sauves Simon Fizes, baron de Sauves was a Secretary of State under Charles IX of France, and Henry III of France.-Life:Originally from the region of Pézenas, he was the son of peasants taught by the church clerk , Jean de Rocoles; he became secretary to the Keeper, Jean Bertrand.In 1553, he became a...	22 October 1567	27 November 1579
Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy was a secretary of state under four kings of France: Charles IX, Henry III, Henry IV, and Louis XIII. The most distinguished of all sixteenth-century French secretaries, Villeroy rose to prominence during the French Wars of Religion, a period of almost...	28 October 1567	1588
Pierre Brûlart, seigneur de Genlis Pierre Brûlart, seigneur de Genlis Pierre Brûlart, lord of Genlis and Crosne was a French statesman of the sixteenth century.-Offices:* Secretary of State under Charles IX of France and Henri III* Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from June 8, 1569 to 1588....	8 June 1569	1588
Claude Pinart Claude Pinart Claude Pinart, seigneur de Comblisy and Crambailles was a Secretary of State under King Henry III, from 1570 until ordered to retire September 8, 1588.... , seigneur de Comblisy and Crambailles	1570	1588
Louis de Revol Louis de Revol Louis De Revol was the first French Foreign Minister from 1589 until his death in 1594. He is considered world's first foreign minister entrusted with all foreign relations.-Life and career:...	1 January 1589	17 September 1594
Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy was a secretary of state under four kings of France: Charles IX, Henry III, Henry IV, and Louis XIII. The most distinguished of all sixteenth-century French secretaries, Villeroy rose to prominence during the French Wars of Religion, a period of almost...	30 December 1594	9 August 1616
Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, Bishop of Luçon	30 November 1616	24 April 1617
Pierre Brulart, vicomte de Puysieux Pierre Brulart, marquis de Sillery Pierre Brûlart, Marquis de Sillery, viscount Puisieux, baron Grand Pressigny was a Foreign minister of France under Louis XIII.He was son of Brulart Nicolas, Marquis de Sillery, 1544-1624 and Claude Prudhomme....	24 April 1617	11 March 1626
Raymond Phelypeaux, seigneur d'Herbault	11 March 1626	2 May 1629
Claude Bouthillier Claude Bouthillier Claude Bouthillier, Sieur de Fouilletourte , French statesman, began his professional life as an advocate. In 1613 he was councillor in the Parlement of Paris, and in 1619 became councillor of state and a secretary to the queen-mother, Marie de Medici.The connection of his father, Denis Bouthillier...	2 May 1629	18 March 1632
Léon Bouthillier, comte de Chavigny Léon Bouthillier, comte de Chavigny Léon Bouthillier, comte de Chavigny was a Foreign Minister of France to Louis XIII.-Life:He was associated with his father, Claude Bouthillier, who took him to all major courts of Europe, tutoring in diplomacy, from 1629 to 1632...	18 March 1632	23 June 1643
Henri-Auguste de Loménie, comte de Brienne Henri-Auguste de Loménie, comte de Brienne Henri-Auguste de Loménie, , Count of Brienne, Seigneur de La Ville-aux-Clercs was a French politician. He was secretary of state for the navy from 1615 to February 1643, and then secretary of state for foreign affairs from 1643 to 1663 under Mazarin during the minority of Louis XIV...	23 June 1643	3 April 1663
Hugues de Lionne Hugues de Lionne Hugues de Lionne was a French statesman.He was born in Grenoble, of an old family of Dauphiné. Early trained for diplomacy, he fell into disgrace under Cardinal Richelieu, but his remarkable abilities attracted the notice of Cardinal Mazarin, who sent him as secretary of the French embassy to the...	3 April 1663	1 September 1671
Simon Arnauld, marquis de Pomponne Simon Arnauld, marquis de Pomponne Simon Arnauld de Pomponne, Seigneur and then Marquis of Pomponne was a French diplomat and minister.-Early life:...	1 September 1671	18 November 1679
Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy was a French statesman and diplomat.-Biography:Colbert was born in Reims. Like his elder brother Jean Baptiste Colbert, began his career in the office of the minister of war Le Tellier....	12 February 1680	28 July 1696
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy , generally called Colbert de Torcy, was a French diplomat, who negotiated some of the most important treaties towards the end of Louis XIV's reign, notably the treaty that occasioned the War of the Spanish Succession , in which the dying Charles II of Spain...	28 July 1696	22 September 1715
Nicolas du Blé, marquis d'Huxelles	23 September 1715	1 September 1718

Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs (1718–1791)


Guillaume Dubois Guillaume Dubois Guillaume Dubois was a French cardinal and statesman.-Early years:Dubois, the third of the four great Cardinal-Ministers , was born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in Limousin...	24 September 1718	10 August 1723
Charles Jean-Baptiste Fleuriau, comte de Morville Charles Jean-Baptiste Fleuriau, comte de Morville Charles Jean-Baptiste Fleuriau, comte de Morville was a French statesman.Son of Joseph Fleuriau d'Armenonville, he was ambassador to Holland, then Secretary of State for the Navy from 28 February 1722 to 16 August 1723.When cardinal Dubois entered his death throes, the duke of Orléans sent...	16 August 1723	19 August 1727
Germain Louis Chauvelin Germain Louis Chauvelin Germain Louis Chauvelin , marquis de Grosbois, was a French politician, serving as garde des sceaux and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Louis XV.-Life:...	23 August 1727	20 February 1737
Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou was a French politician. He was marquis of Combrande, baron de Châtillon-sur-Indre, seigneur de Chaillou.-Life:...	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 Louis Philogène Brûlart, vicomte de Puisieulx Louis Philogène Brulart, Marquis de Puysieulx , Comte de Sillery was a French foreign minister.He was the son of Carloman Philogène Brulart, Comte de Sillery and Mary-Louise Bigot....	27 January 1747	9 September 1751
François Dominique de Barberie de Saint-Contest François Dominique de Barberie de Saint-Contest François Dominique de Barberie de Saint-Contest was a French Foreign Minister.Born into an old Norman family that had helped keep the city of Caen allied to Louis XIII, in 1620, François-Dominique, son of Councilor of State-Claude Dominique Barberie de Saint Contest was named King's attorney at...	11 September 1751	24 July 1754
Antoine Louis Rouillé Antoine Louis Rouillé Antoine-Louis Rouillé, comte de Jouy was a French statesman and comte of Jouy-en-Josas.Born in Paris, the son of the diplomat Pierre Rouillé, he was in succession conseiller to the parlement de Paris , maître des requêtes , intendant of commerce , conseiller d'État and finally commissaire to the...	24 July 1754	28 June 1757
François Joachim de Pierre de Bernis	28 June 1757	9 October 1758
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul Étienne François, duc de Choiseul Étienne-François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul was a French military officer, diplomat and statesman. Between 1758 and 1761, and 1766 and 1770, he was Foreign Minister of France and had a strong influence on France's global strategy throughout the period...	3 December 1758	13 October 1761
César Gabriel de Choiseul-Chevigny, duc de Praslin César Gabriel de Choiseul César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin was a French officer, diplomat and statesman.On 30 April 1732, he was married with Anne Marie de Champagne de Villaines de la Suze....	13 October 1761	10 April 1766
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul Étienne François, duc de Choiseul Étienne-François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul was a French military officer, diplomat and statesman. Between 1758 and 1761, and 1766 and 1770, he was Foreign Minister of France and had a strong influence on France's global strategy throughout the period...	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 Henri Léonard Jean Baptiste Bertin Henri Léonard Jean Baptiste Bertin was a French statesman, and controller general of finances of Louis XV .-Biography :...	2 June 1774	21 July 1774
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes was a French statesman and diplomat. He served as Foreign Minister from 1774 during the reign of Louis XVI, notably during the American War of Independence....	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

Minister of Foreign Affairs (1791–2007)


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 Pierre Paul de Méredieu, baron de Naillac Pierre Paul de Méredieu, baron de Naillac He was the son of Eymeric Méredieu, lord of Amboise and Elisabeth Vaucocour.-Offices:* Captain of cavalry - Chevalier de Saint-Louis...	13 June 1792	18 June 1792
Scipion Victor, marquis de Chambonas Scipion Victor, marquis de Chambonas Victor Scipion Charles Auguste de La Garde de Chambonas was a mayor of Sens, brigadier general, and French foreign minister, at the beginning of the French Revolution....	18 June 1792	23 July 1792
François Joseph de Gratet, vicomte Dubouchage François Joseph de Gratet, vicomte Dubouchage François Joseph de Gratet, vicomte du Bouchage , was an artillery general, politician, and French Minister of Marine in 1792 and 1815, and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1792.-Biography :...	23 July 1792	1 August 1792
Claude Bigot de Sainte-Croix Claude Bigot de Sainte-Croix Claude Bigot de Sainte-Croix was French Foreign Minister.Brilliant conversationalist and diplomat, appointed Foreign Minister, he fulfilled his duties for ten days, during which he barely had time to show his courage and loyalty to the king, especially the day of 10 August 1792. He fled to London,...	1 August 1792	10 August 1792
Pierre Henri Hélène Marie Lebrun-Tondu Pierre Henri Hélène Marie Lebrun-Tondu Pierre-Henri-Hélène-Marie Lebrun-Tondu was a journalist and a French minister, during the French Revolution.-Before the Revolution:...	10 August 1792	21 June 1793
François Louis Michel Chemin Deforgues François Louis Michel Chemin Deforgues François Louis Michel Chemin des Forgues was a French politician, and Foreign Minister.-Biography :...	21 June 1793	2 April 1794
Jean Marie Claude Alexandre Goujon	5 April 1794	8 April 1794
Martial Joseph Armand Herman Martial Joseph Armand Herman Martial Joseph Armand Herman , was a politician of the French Revolution, and temporary French Foreign Minister.-Life:...	8 April 1794	20 April 1794
Philibert Buchot	20 April 1794	3 November 1795
Michel Ange Bernard Mangourit Michel Ange Bernard Mangourit Michel Ange Bernard Mangourit was a French diplomat, and French ambassador to the United States from 1796 to 1800.-Life:He was the son of Bernard de Mangourit and Marguerite-Angélique Cairgnon de La Touche....	3 November 1794	21 November 1794
André François Miot de Melito	21 November 1794	19 February 1795
Jean-Victor Colchen	19 February 1795	3 November 1795
Charles-François Delacroix Charles-François Delacroix Charles-François Delacroix was a secretary to Turgot, a deputy to the National Convention and a French Minister of Foreign Affairs between 3 November, 1795 and 15 July 1797. In 1799, he became the first prefect in the Bouches-du-Rhône and in 1803 in the Gironde. Delacroix interrogated George...	3 November 1795	15 July 1797
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord	15 July 1797	20 July 1799
Charles-Frédéric 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 Jean-Baptiste Nompère de Champagny Jean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny, 1st Duc de Cadore was a French admiral and politician.He was born in Roanne, Loire. Entering the French royal navy in 1774, he fought through the war in America and resigned in 1787...	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 Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt Armand-Augustin-Louis, marquis de Caulaincourt, 1st Duc de Vicence was a French general and diplomat.-Biography:...	20 November 1813	1 April 1814
Antoine René Charles Mathurin, comte de Laforest Antoine René Charles Mathurin, comte de Laforest Antoine René Charles Mathurin, comte de Laforêt was Consul General of France to the United States, Director of Division of Accounting and funds to ministries of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador in Madrid and French politician.He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 3 April 1814 to 13 May 1814 in the...	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 Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt Armand-Augustin-Louis, marquis de Caulaincourt, 1st Duc de Vicence was a French general and diplomat.-Biography:...	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 Mathieu de Montmorency Mathieu Jean Felicité de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency-Laval was a prominent French statesman during the French Revolution and Bourbon Restoration.-Early life:...	14 December 1821	28 December 1822
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand François-René de Chateaubriand François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian. He is considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature.-Early life and exile:...	28 December 1822	4 August 1824
Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, baron de Damas Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, baron de Damas Ange Hyacinthe Maxence de Damas de Cormaillon, Baron de Damas was a French general and Minister.-Biography :At the death of his father Charles Damascus in Quiberon, Colonel aide to Mr...	4 August 1824	4 January 1828
Auguste, comte de La Ferronays Auguste, comte de La Ferronays Pierre Louis Auguste Ferron, Count de La Ferronnays was French Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 4, 1828 to April 24, 1829.-Life:...	4 January 1828	24 April 1829
Anne Pierre Adrien, duc de Montmorency-Laval Anne Pierre Adrien, duc de Montmorency-Laval Anne Pierre Adrien de Montmorency, Duc de Laval peer of France, Knight of the King's orders and the Golden Fleece, Knight of Saint Louis, Grandee of Spain was a French foreign Minister.- Life :...	24 April 1829	14 May 1829
Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis was a French diplomat and statesman.He was the son of the jurist Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis. He entered the diplomatic service, and obtaining the favour of Louis XVIII filled many important offices...	14 May 1829	8 August 1829
Jules Armand Auguste Marie, prince de Polignac Jules, prince de Polignac Prince Jules de Polignac, 3rd Duke of Polignac , was a French statesman. He played a part in ultra-royalist reaction after the Revolution...	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 Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, 1st Comte Jourdan , enlisted as a private in the French royal army and rose to command armies during the French Revolutionary Wars. Emperor Napoleon I of France named him a Marshal of France in 1804 and he also fought in the Napoleonic Wars. After 1815, he became reconciled...	1 August 1830	11 August 1830
Louis, comte Molé Louis, comte Molé Louis-Mathieu Molé, also known as Comte Molé and Mathieu Molé was a French statesman and 18th Prime Minister of France.-Biography:...	11 August 1830	2 November 1830
Nicolas Joseph, marquis Maison Nicolas Joseph Maison Nicolas Joseph Maison, 1er Marquis Maison was a Marshal of France and Minister of War.-French revolution and Napoléon:Maison was born at born in Épinay-sur-Seine, near Paris....	2 November 1830	17 November 1830
Horace François Bastien, baron Sébastiani Horace François Bastien, baron Sébastiani Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta was a French soldier, diplomat, and politician, who served as Naval Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of State under the July Monarchy. Joining the French Revolutionary Army in his youth, he rose in its ranks and became a supporter...	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 Charles Joseph, comte Bresson Charles-Joseph, comte Bresson was a French diplomat. He won the confidence of Louis-Philippe of France thanks to his successful marriage negotiations for three of his children, the Prince royal, princess Louise d'Orléans and the duc de Montpensier...	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 Adolphe Thiers Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers was a French politician and historian. was a prime minister under King Louis-Philippe of France. Following the overthrow of the Second Empire he again came to prominence as the French leader who suppressed the revolutionary Paris Commune of 1871...	22 February 1836	6 September 1836
Louis, comte Molé Louis, comte Molé Louis-Mathieu Molé, also known as Comte Molé and Mathieu Molé was a French statesman and 18th Prime Minister of France.-Biography:...	6 September 1836	31 March 1839
Louis Napoléon Lannes, duc de Montebello	31 March 1839	12 May 1839
Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia , the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804. He was one of only six officers in French history to receive the distinction of Marshal General of France...	12 May 1839	1 March 1840
Adolphe Thiers Adolphe Thiers Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers was a French politician and historian. was a prime minister under King Louis-Philippe of France. Following the overthrow of the Second Empire he again came to prominence as the French leader who suppressed the revolutionary Paris Commune of 1871...	1 March 1840	29 October 1840
François Guizot François Guizot François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848, a conservative liberal who opposed the attempt by King Charles X to usurp legislative power, and worked to sustain a constitutional...	29 October 1840	23 February 1848
Alphonse de Lamartine Alphonse de Lamartine Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French writer, poet and politician who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic.-Career:...	24 February 1848	11 May 1848
Jules Bastide Jules Bastide Jules Bastide was a French politician.He studied law for a time, and was afterward engaged in business as a timber merchant. In 1821, he became a member of the French la Charbonnerie, modelled on that of the Italian Carbonari, and took a prominent part in the Revolution of 1830...	11 May 1848	29 June 1848
Marie-Alphonse Bedeau	29 June 1848	17 July 1848
Jules Bastide Jules Bastide Jules Bastide was a French politician.He studied law for a time, and was afterward engaged in business as a timber merchant. In 1821, he became a member of the French la Charbonnerie, modelled on that of the Italian Carbonari, and took a prominent part in the Revolution of 1830...	17 July 1848	20 December 1848
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys	20 December 1848	2 June 1849
Alexis de Tocqueville Alexis de Tocqueville Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution . In both of these works, he explored the effects of the rising equality of social conditions on the individual and the state in...	2 June 1849	31 October 1849
Alphonse de Rayneval Alphonse de Rayneval Alphonsus comte de Rayneval was French politician, and Foreign Minister.He was the son of Francis, comte de Rayneval, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Restoration.His sister was Clemence 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 Anatole, baron Brénier de Renaudière Anatole Alexandre François Henri Baron Brenier de Renaudière was a French diplomat and politician.He was minister of France to Naples....	24 January 1851	10 April 1851
Jules Baroche Jules Baroche Pierre Jules Baroche was a French statesman, who served as minister in several of Napoleon III's governments...	10 April 1851	26 October 1851
Louis Félix Étienne, marquis de Turgot Louis Félix Étienne, marquis de Turgot Louis Félix Étienne, marquis de Turgot was a French diplomat and politician.- Family :...	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 Jules Baroche Pierre Jules Baroche was a French statesman, who served as minister in several of Napoleon III's governments...	4 January 1860	24 January 1860
Édouard Thouvenel Edouard Thouvenel Edouard Antoine de Thouvenel was ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1855 to 1860, and French Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1861 and 1862.-Notes:...	24 January 1860	15 October 1862
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys	15 October 1862	1 September 1866
Charles, marquis de La Valette Charles, marquis de La Valette Charles Félix Jean Martin Marquis de La Valette Charles Félix Jean Martin Marquis de La Valette Charles Félix Jean Martin Marquis de La Valette (25 November 1806 Senlis - 2 May 1881 Paris was a French politician.He was Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of...	1 September 1866	2 October 1866
Lionel, marquis de Moustier Lionel, marquis de Moustier Lionel Desle Marie René François, marquis de Moustier was a French Foreign Minister, in the government of Napoléon III of France.-Life:...	2 October 1866	17 December 1868
Charles, marquis de La Valette Charles, marquis de La Valette Charles Félix Jean Martin Marquis de La Valette Charles Félix Jean Martin Marquis de La Valette Charles Félix Jean Martin Marquis de La Valette (25 November 1806 Senlis - 2 May 1881 Paris was a French politician.He was Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of...	17 December 1868	17 July 1869
Henri, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne Henri, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne Henri, Prince de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French politician of the Second Empire who served twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs for Napoleon III....	17 July 1869	2 January 1870
Napoléon, comte Daru Napoléon, comte Daru Napoléon, comte Daru, , was a French soldier and politician. Son of Pierre Daru and godson of Napoléon and Joséphine, he studied at the lycée Louis-le-Grand, then at the l'Ecole polytechnique and at the l'Ecole militaire d'application in Metz...	2 January 1870	14 April 1870
Émile Ollivier Émile Ollivier Olivier Émile Ollivier was a French statesman. Although a republican, he served as a cabinet minister under Emperor Napoleon III and led the process of turning his regime into a "liberal Empire".-Early life and career:Émile Ollivier was born in Marseille...	14 April 1870	15 May 1870
Agenor, duc de Gramont Agenor, duc de Gramont Antoine Alfred Agénor, Duc de Gramont was a French diplomat and statesman.He was born at Paris of one of the most illustrious families of the old noblesse, a cadet branch of the viscounts of Aure, which took its name from the Seignory of Gramont in Navarre...	15 May 1870	10 August 1870
Henri, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne Henri, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne Henri, Prince de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French politician of the Second Empire who served twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs for Napoleon III....	10 August 1870	4 September 1870
Jules Favre Jules Favre Jules Claude Gabriel Favre was a French statesman. After the establishment of the Third Republic in September 1870, he became one of the leaders of the Opportunist Republicans faction.- Early life :...	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 Louis, duc Decazes Louis-Charles-Élie-Amanien Decazes de Glücksbierg, 2nd Duc de Decazes and 2nd Hertig af Glücksbierg, was a French statesman.-Biography:...	29 November 1873	23 November 1877
Gaston-Robert, marquis de Banneville Gaston-Robert, Marquis de Banneville Gaston-Robert, Marquis de Banneville was a French diplomat of the nineteenth century....	23 November 1877	13 December 1877
William Henry Waddington William Henry Waddington William Henry Waddington was a French statesman who was Prime Minister of France in 1879.-Early life and education:...	13 December 1877	28 December 1879
Charles de Freycinet Charles de Freycinet Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet was a French statesman and Prime Minister during the Third Republic; he belonged to the Opportunist Republicans faction. He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, and in 1890, the fourteen member to occupy seat the Académie française.-Early years:He...	28 December 1879	23 September 1880
Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire was a French philosopher, journalist, statesman, and possible illegitimate son of Napoleon I of France.- Biography :...	23 September 1880	14 November 1881
Léon Gambetta Léon Gambetta Léon Gambetta was a French statesman prominent after the Franco-Prussian War.-Youth and education:He is said to have inherited his vigour and eloquence from his father, a Genovese grocer who had married a Frenchwoman named Massabie. At the age of fifteen, Gambetta lost the sight of his right eye...	14 November 1881	30 January 1882
Charles de Freycinet Charles de Freycinet Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet was a French statesman and Prime Minister during the Third Republic; he belonged to the Opportunist Republicans faction. He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, and in 1890, the fourteen member to occupy seat the Académie française.-Early years:He...	30 January 1882	7 August 1882
Charles Duclerc Charles Duclerc Charles Théodore Eugène Duclerc was a French journalist and politician of the Third Republic. He was a member of the editorial board of the National newspaper. Duclerc served as Minister of Finance from May through June in the Provisional government of France...	7 August 1882	29 January 1883
Armand Fallières Armand Fallières Clément Armand Fallières was a French politician, president of the French republic from 1906 to 1913.He was born at Mézin in the département of Lot-et-Garonne, France, where his father was clerk of the peace...	29 January 1883	21 February 1883
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour was a French statesman.-Biography:He was born in Avranches in the Manche département of northwestern France. After passing through the École Normale Supérieure he became professor of philosophy successively at Pau and at Limoges...	21 February 1883	20 November 1883
Jules Ferry Jules Ferry Jules François Camille Ferry was a French statesman and republican. He was a promoter of laicism and colonial expansion.- Early life :Born in Saint-Dié, in the Vosges département, France, he studied law, and was called to the bar at Paris in 1854, but soon went into politics, contributing to...	20 November 1883	6 April 1885
Charles de Freycinet Charles de Freycinet Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet was a French statesman and Prime Minister during the Third Republic; he belonged to the Opportunist Republicans faction. He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, and in 1890, the fourteen member to occupy seat the Académie française.-Early years:He...	6 April 1885	11 December 1886
Émile Flourens Émile Flourens Émile Flourens was a French politician.He was the younger brother of Gustave Flourens....	11 December 1886	3 April 1888
René Goblet René Goblet René Goblet was a French politician, Prime Minister of France for a period in 1886–1887.He was born at Aire-sur-la-Lys, Pas-de-Calais and was trained in law. Under the Second Empire, he helped found a Liberal journal, Le Progrès de la Somme, and in July 1871 he was sent by the département of the...	3 April 1888	22 February 1889
Eugène Spuller Eugène Spuller Eugène Spuller was a French politician and writer.He was born at Seurre , his father being a German who had married and settled in France. After studying law at Dijon, he went to Paris, where he was called to the bar, and became close to Léon Gambetta, collaborating with him in 1868 in the...	22 February 1889	17 March 1890
Alexandre Ribot Alexandre Ribot Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot was a French politician, four times Prime Minister.-Biography:He was born in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais.After a brilliant academic career at the University of Paris, where he was lauréat of the faculty of law, he rapidly made his mark at the bar...	17 March 1890	11 January 1893
Jules Develle Jules Develle Jules Develle was a French politician. He vwas Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1893....	11 January 1893	3 December 1893
Jean Casimir-Perier Jean Casimir-Perier Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier was a French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic.-Biography:He was born in Paris, the son of Auguste Casimir-Perier and the grandson of Casimir Pierre Perier, premier of Louis Philippe...	3 December 1893	30 May 1894
Gabriel Hanotaux Gabriel Hanotaux Albert Auguste Gabriel Hanotaux, known as Gabriel Hanotaux was a French statesman and historian.-Biography:...	30 May 1894	1 November 1895
Marcellin Berthelot Marcellin Berthelot Marcelin Pierre Eugène Berthelot was a French chemist and politician noted for the Thomsen-Berthelot principle of thermochemistry. He synthesized many organic compounds from inorganic substances and disproved the theory of vitalism. He is considered as one of the greatest chemists of all time.He...	1 November 1895	28 March 1896
Léon Bourgeois Léon Bourgeois -Biography:He was born in Paris, and was trained in law. After holding a subordinate office in the department of public works, he became successively prefect of the Tarn and the Haute-Garonne , and then returned to Paris to enter the ministry of the interior...	28 March 1896	29 April 1896
Gabriel Hanotaux Gabriel Hanotaux Albert Auguste Gabriel Hanotaux, known as Gabriel Hanotaux was a French statesman and historian.-Biography:...	29 April 1896	28 June 1898
Théophile Delcassé Théophile Delcassé Théophile Delcassé was a French statesman.-Biography:He was born at Pamiers, in the Ariège département...	28 June 1898	6 June 1905
Maurice Rouvier Maurice Rouvier Maurice Rouvier was a French statesman.He was born in Aix-en-Provence, and spent his early career in business at Marseille. He supported Léon Gambetta's candidature there in 1867, and in 1870 he founded an anti-imperial journal, L'Egalité. Becoming secretary general of the prefecture of...	6 June 1905	13 March 1906
Léon Bourgeois Léon Bourgeois -Biography:He was born in Paris, and was trained in law. After holding a subordinate office in the department of public works, he became successively prefect of the Tarn and the Haute-Garonne , and then returned to Paris to enter the ministry of the interior...	14 March 1906	25 October 1906
Stéphen Pichon Stéphen Pichon Stéphen Pichon was a French politician of the Third Republic. He served as French Minister to China , including the period of the Boxer Uprising...	25 October 1906	2 March 1911
Jean Cruppi Jean Cruppi Jean Cruppi was a French politician of the Third Republic....	2 March 1911	27 June 1911
Justin de Selves Justin de Selves Justin de Selves was a French politician....	27 June 1911	9 January 1912
Raymond Poincaré Raymond Poincaré Raymond Poincaré was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France on five separate occasions and as President of France from 1913 to 1920. Poincaré was a conservative leader primarily committed to political and social stability...	14 January 1912	22 January 1913
Charles Jonnart Charles Jonnart Charles Célestin Auguste Jonnart was a French politician.Born into a bourgeois family in Fléchin, Pas-de-Calais, Charles Jonnart was educated at Saint-Omer, then in Paris. Interested in the Algeria that he had visited as a young man, he was appointed in 1881 by Léon Gambetta to the office of...	22 January 1913	22 March 1913
Stéphen Pichon Stéphen Pichon Stéphen Pichon was a French politician of the Third Republic. He served as French Minister to China , including the period of the Boxer Uprising...	22 March 1913	9 December 1913
Gaston Doumergue Gaston Doumergue Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue was a French politician of the Third Republic.Doumergue came from a Protestant family. Beginning as a Radical, he turned more towards the political right in his old age. He served as Prime Minister from 9 December 1913 to 2 June 1914...	9 December 1913	9 June 1914
Léon Bourgeois Léon Bourgeois -Biography:He was born in Paris, and was trained in law. After holding a subordinate office in the department of public works, he became successively prefect of the Tarn and the Haute-Garonne , and then returned to Paris to enter the ministry of the interior...	9 June 1914	13 June 1914
René Viviani René Viviani Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani was a French politician of the Third Republic, who served as Prime Minister for the first year of World War I. He was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, in French Algeria. In France he sought to protect the rights of socialists and trade union workers.-Biography:His...	13 June 1914	3 August 1914
Gaston Doumergue Gaston Doumergue Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue was a French politician of the Third Republic.Doumergue came from a Protestant family. Beginning as a Radical, he turned more towards the political right in his old age. He served as Prime Minister from 9 December 1913 to 2 June 1914...	3 August 1914	26 August 1914
Théophile Delcassé Théophile Delcassé Théophile Delcassé was a French statesman.-Biography:He was born at Pamiers, in the Ariège département...	26 August 1914	13 October 1915
René Viviani René Viviani Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani was a French politician of the Third Republic, who served as Prime Minister for the first year of World War I. He was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, in French Algeria. In France he sought to protect the rights of socialists and trade union workers.-Biography:His...	13 October 1915	29 October 1915
Aristide Briand Aristide Briand Aristide Briand was a French statesman who served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic and received the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize.- Early life :...	29 October 1915	20 March 1917
Alexandre Ribot Alexandre Ribot Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot was a French politician, four times Prime Minister.-Biography:He was born in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais.After a brilliant academic career at the University of Paris, where he was lauréat of the faculty of law, he rapidly made his mark at the bar...	20 March 1917	23 October 1917
Louis Barthou Louis Barthou Jean Louis Barthou was a French politician of the Third Republic.-Early years:He was born in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and served as Deputy from that constituency. He was an authority on trade union history and law. Barthou was Prime Minister in 1913, and held ministerial office...	23 October 1917	16 November 1917
Stéphen Pichon Stéphen Pichon Stéphen Pichon was a French politician of the Third Republic. He served as French Minister to China , including the period of the Boxer Uprising...	16 November 1917	20 January 1920
Alexandre Millerand Alexandre Millerand Alexandre Millerand was a French socialist politician. He was President of France from 23 September 1920 to 11 June 1924 and Prime Minister of France 20 January to 23 September 1920...	20 January 1920	24 September 1920
Georges Leygues Georges Leygues Georges Leygues was a French politician of the Third Republic. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.He was born...	24 September 1920	16 January 1921
Aristide Briand Aristide Briand Aristide Briand was a French statesman who served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic and received the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize.- Early life :...	16 January 1921	15 January 1922
Raymond Poincaré Raymond Poincaré Raymond Poincaré was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France on five separate occasions and as President of France from 1913 to 1920. Poincaré was a conservative leader primarily committed to political and social stability...	15 January 1922	9 June 1924
Edmond Lefebvre du Prey Edmond Lefebvre du Prey Edmond Lefebvre du Prey was a French politician of the Third Republic....	9 June 1924	14 June 1924
Édouard Herriot Édouard Herriot Édouard Marie Herriot was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister and for many years as President of the Chamber of Deputies....	14 June 1924	17 April 1925
Aristide Briand Aristide Briand Aristide Briand was a French statesman who served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic and received the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize.- Early life :...	17 April 1925	19 July 1926
Édouard Herriot Édouard Herriot Édouard Marie Herriot was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister and for many years as President of the Chamber of Deputies....	19 July 1926	23 July 1926
Aristide Briand Aristide Briand Aristide Briand was a French statesman who served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic and received the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize.- Early life :...	23 July 1926	14 January 1932
Pierre Laval Pierre Laval Pierre Laval was a French politician. He was four times President of the council of ministers of the Third Republic, twice consecutively. Following France's Armistice with Germany in 1940, he served twice in the Vichy Regime as head of government, signing orders permitting the deportation of...	14 January 1932	20 February 1932
André Tardieu André Tardieu André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu was three times Prime Minister of France and a dominant figure of French political life in 1929-1932.-Biography:...	20 February 1932	3 June 1932
Édouard Herriot Édouard Herriot Édouard Marie Herriot was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister and for many years as President of the Chamber of Deputies....	3 June 1932	18 December 1932
Joseph Paul-Boncour Joseph Paul-Boncour Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour was a French politician of the Third Republic.-Career:Born in Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher, Paul-Boncour received a law degree from the University of Paris and became active in the labor movement, organizing the legal council of the Bourses du Travail...	18 December 1932	30 January 1934
Édouard Daladier Édouard Daladier Édouard Daladier was a French Radical politician and the Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War.-Career:Daladier was born in Carpentras, Vaucluse. Later, he would become known to many as "the bull of Vaucluse" because of his thick neck and large shoulders and determined...	30 January 1934	9 February 1934
Louis Barthou Louis Barthou Jean Louis Barthou was a French politician of the Third Republic.-Early years:He was born in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and served as Deputy from that constituency. He was an authority on trade union history and law. Barthou was Prime Minister in 1913, and held ministerial office...	9 February 1934	9 October 1934
Pierre Laval Pierre Laval Pierre Laval was a French politician. He was four times President of the council of ministers of the Third Republic, twice consecutively. Following France's Armistice with Germany in 1940, he served twice in the Vichy Regime as head of government, signing orders permitting the deportation of...	13 October 1934	24 January 1936
Pierre Étienne Flandin Pierre Étienne Flandin Pierre Étienne Flandin was a French conservative politician of the Third Republic, leader of the Democratic Republican Alliance , and Prime Minister of France from 8 November 1934 to 31 May 1935....	24 January 1936	4 June 1936
Yvon Delbos Yvon Delbos Yvon Delbos was a French Radical-Socialist Party politician and minister.Delbos was born in Thonac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, entered a career as a journalist, and became a member of the Radical-Socialist Party...	4 June 1936	13 March 1938
Joseph Paul-Boncour Joseph Paul-Boncour Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour was a French politician of the Third Republic.-Career:Born in Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher, Paul-Boncour received a law degree from the University of Paris and became active in the labor movement, organizing the legal council of the Bourses du Travail...	13 March 1938	10 April 1938
Georges Bonnet Georges Bonnet Not to be confused with the French Socialist Georges MonnetGeorges-Étienne Bonnet was a French politician and leading figure in the Radical-Socialist Party.- Early career :...	10 April 1938	13 September 1939
Édouard Daladier Édouard Daladier Édouard Daladier was a French Radical politician and the Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War.-Career:Daladier was born in Carpentras, Vaucluse. Later, he would become known to many as "the bull of Vaucluse" because of his thick neck and large shoulders and determined...	13 September 1939	21 March 1940
Paul Reynaud Paul Reynaud Paul Reynaud was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his stances on economic liberalism and militant opposition to Germany. He was the penultimate Prime Minister of the Third Republic and vice-president of the Democratic Republican Alliance center-right...	21 March 1940	18 May 1940
Édouard Daladier Édouard Daladier Édouard Daladier was a French Radical politician and the Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War.-Career:Daladier was born in Carpentras, Vaucluse. Later, he would become known to many as "the bull of Vaucluse" because of his thick neck and large shoulders and determined...	18 May 1940	5 June 1940
Paul Reynaud Paul Reynaud Paul Reynaud was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his stances on economic liberalism and militant opposition to Germany. He was the penultimate Prime Minister of the Third Republic and vice-president of the Democratic Republican Alliance center-right...	5 June 1940	16 June 1940
Paul Baudoin Paul Baudoin Paul Baudouin was a French banker who became a politician.-Early years:Paul Baudouin was born into a wealthy family in Paris, and served as an artillery officer during The Great War in the French Army. In 1930 he became the Deputy Director and General Manager of the Bank of Indo-China...	16 June 1940	28 October 1940
Pierre Laval Pierre Laval Pierre Laval was a French politician. He was four times President of the council of ministers of the Third Republic, twice consecutively. Following France's Armistice with Germany in 1940, he served twice in the Vichy Regime as head of government, signing orders permitting the deportation of...	28 October 1940	13 December 1940
Pierre Étienne Flandin Pierre Étienne Flandin Pierre Étienne Flandin was a French conservative politician of the Third Republic, leader of the Democratic Republican Alliance , and Prime Minister of France from 8 November 1934 to 31 May 1935....	13 December 1940	9 February 1941
François Darlan François Darlan Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan was a French naval officer. His great-grandfather was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar...	10 February 1941	18 April 1942
Pierre Laval Pierre Laval Pierre Laval was a French politician. He was four times President of the council of ministers of the Third Republic, twice consecutively. Following France's Armistice with Germany in 1940, he served twice in the Vichy Regime as head of government, signing orders permitting the deportation of...	18 April 1942	20 August 1944
Free French Commissioners
Maurice Dejean	24 September 1941	17 October 1942
René Pleven René Pleven René Pléven was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance , a political party that was meant to be a successor to the wartime Resistance movement...	17 October 1942	5 February 1943
René Massigli René Massigli René Massigli was a French diplomat who played a leading as a senior official at the Quai d'Orsay, and was regarded as one of the leading French experts on Germany.-Early career:...	5 February 1943	10 September 1944
Ministers
Georges Bidault Georges Bidault Georges-Augustin Bidault was a French politician. During World War II, he was active in the French Resistance. After the war, he served as foreign minister and prime minister on several occasions before he joined the Organisation armée secrète.-Early life:...	10 September 1944	16 December 1946
Léon Blum Léon Blum André Léon Blum was a French politician, usually identified with the moderate left, and three times the Prime Minister of France.-First political experiences:...	16 December 1946	22 January 1947
Georges Bidault Georges Bidault Georges-Augustin Bidault was a French politician. During World War II, he was active in the French Resistance. After the war, he served as foreign minister and prime minister on several occasions before he joined the Organisation armée secrète.-Early life:...	22 January 1947	26 July 1948
Robert Schuman Robert Schuman Robert Schuman was a noted Luxembourgish-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian Democrat and an independent political thinker and activist...	26 July 1948	8 January 1953
Georges Bidault Georges Bidault Georges-Augustin Bidault was a French politician. During World War II, he was active in the French Resistance. After the war, he served as foreign minister and prime minister on several occasions before he joined the Organisation armée secrète.-Early life:...	8 January 1953	19 June 1954
Pierre Mendès-France Pierre Mendès-France Pierre Mendès France was a French politician. He descended from a Portuguese Jewish family that moved to France in the sixteenth century.-Third Republic and World War II:...	19 June 1954	20 January 1955
Edgar Faure Edgar Faure Edgar Faure was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist.-Career:Faure was born in Béziers, Languedoc-Roussillon. He trained as a lawyer in Paris and became a member of the Bar at 27, the youngest lawyer in France to do so at the time...	20 January 1955	23 February 1955
Antoine Pinay Antoine Pinay Antoine Pinay \|Rhône]], France – 13 December 1994) was a French conservative politician. He served as Prime Minister of France in 1952.-Life:As a young man, Pinay fought in World War I and injured his arm so that it was paralyzed for the rest of his life....	23 February 1955	1 February 1956
Christian Pineau Christian Pineau Christian Pineau was a noted French Resistance fighter.He was born in Chaumont-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, France and died in Paris.His father-in-law was the writer Jean Giraudoux, who was married to Pineau's mother...	1 February 1956	14 May 1958
René Pleven René Pleven René Pléven was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance , a political party that was meant to be a successor to the wartime Resistance movement...	14 May 1958	1 June 1958
Maurice Couve de Murville Maurice Couve de Murville Maurice Couve de Murville was a French diplomat and politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1958 to 1968 and Prime Minister from 1968 to 1969 under the presidency of General de Gaulle....	1 June 1958	30 May 1968
Michel Debré Michel Debré Michel Jean-Pierre Debré was a French Gaullist politician. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France, and was the first Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic...	30 May 1968	22 June 1969
Maurice Schumann Maurice Schumann Maurice Schumann was a French politician, journalist, writer, and hero of the Second World War who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou in the 1960s and 1970s...	22 June 1969	15 March 1973
André Bettencourt André Bettencourt André Bettencourt was a French politician. He had been awarded the Croix de Guerre, and is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor...	15 March 1973	4 April 1973
Michel Jobert Michel Jobert Michel Jobert was a French politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou, and as Minister of External Commerce under François Mitterrand....	4 April 1973	28 May 1974
Jean Sauvagnargues Jean Sauvagnargues Jean Sauvagnargues was a French politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1974 to 1976....	28 May 1974	27 August 1976
Louis de Guiringaud Louis de Guiringaud Louis de Guiringaud was a French politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Raymond Barre between 1976 and 1978...	27 August 1976	29 November 1978
Jean François-Poncet Jean François-Poncet Jean François-Poncet is a French politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing between November 1978 and May 1981. Since 1983 he has been a member of the French Senate. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1947, his M.A...	29 November 1978	22 May 1981
Claude Cheysson Claude Cheysson Claude Cheysson is a French Socialist politician who served as Foreign Minister in the government of Pierre Mauroy from 1981 to 1984.-Career:...	22 May 1981	7 December 1984
Roland Dumas Roland Dumas Roland Dumas is a lawyer and French Socialist politician who served notably as Foreign Minister under President François Mitterrand from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1993...	7 December 1984	20 March 1986
Jean-Bernard Raimond Jean-Bernard Raimond Jean-Bernard Raimond is a conservative French politician who served as Foreign Minister in the government of Jacques Chirac from 1986 to 1988, as French ambassador to a number of states from the 1970s to the 1990s, and as a deputy in the French National Assembly from 1993 to...	20 March 1986	12 May 1988
Roland Dumas Roland Dumas Roland Dumas is a lawyer and French Socialist politician who served notably as Foreign Minister under President François Mitterrand from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1993...	12 May 1988	29 March 1993
Alain Juppé Alain Juppé Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac and the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2010 to 2011...	29 March 1993	18 May 1995
Hervé de Charette Hervé de Charette Hervé de Charette is a French centre-right politician.He is a descendant of the royalist military leader François de Charette. Member of the Union for French Democracy , he was elected deputy for the first time in 1986 as representative of the Maine-et-Loire département...	18 May 1995	4 June 1997
Hubert Védrine Hubert Védrine Hubert Védrine is a French Socialist politician.Diplomatic adviser of President Mitterrand, he served as secretary-general of the presidency from 1991 to 1995, then as Foreign Minister in the government of Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2002.After the reelection of Jacques Chirac in May 2002, Védrine...	4 June 1997	7 May 2002
Dominique de Villepin Dominique de Villepin Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as the Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007....	7 May 2002	31 March 2004
Michel Barnier Michel Barnier Michel Barnier is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement and Vice President of the European People's Party . He is the current European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services...	31 March 2004	2 June 2005
Philippe Douste-Blazy Philippe Douste-Blazy Philippe Douste-Blazy is a French centre-right politician. He served as Minister for Health , Minister of Culture and Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Dominique de Villepin .Douste-Blazy is also a cardiologist and Christian Democrat politician from Lourdes...	2 June 2005	15 May 2007

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (2007–Present)


Bernard Kouchner Bernard Kouchner Bernard Kouchner is a French politician, diplomat, and doctor. He is co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières and Médecins du Monde...	16 May 2007	14 November 2010
Michèle Alliot-Marie Michèle Alliot-Marie Michèle Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie, born 10 September 1946 and nicknamed MAM, is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement . A member of all but one right-wing governments of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, she was the first woman in France to hold the portfolios of Defense , the...	14 November 2010	27 February 2011
Alain Juppé Alain Juppé Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac and the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2010 to 2011...	27 February 2011	Present

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140 Ministries of Foreign Affairs (1589–2000) on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
Official site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Official treaty database of France
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