Minister of the Overseas
The Minister of the Overseas (French: Ministre des Outre-mer) is the official in charge of the Ministry of the Overseas in the Government of the French Republic, responsible for overseeing Overseas France. The office was titled Minister of the Colonies (French: Ministre des Colonies) until 1946.[1]
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| Ministre des Outre-mer | |
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| Member of | Government Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | President of the Republic Prime Minister |
| Seat | Hôtel de Montmorin Paris 7e, France |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President of the Republic |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 20 March 1894 |
| First holder | Ernest Boulanger |
| Salary | €10,135 per month |
| Website | Outre-Mer.gouv.fr |
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The position is currently held by Philippe Vigier, who succeeded Jean-François Carenco on 20 July 2023.
Officeholders
Minister of the Colonies (1894–1946)
- 20 March – 30 May 1894 : Ernest Boulanger
- 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895 : Théophile Delcassé
- 26 January – 1 November 1895 : Émile Chautemps
- 4 November 1895 – 29 April 1896 : Pierre-Paul Guieysse
- 29 April 1896 – 31 May 1898 : André Lebon
- 31 May – 28 June 1898 : Gabriel Hanotaux
- 28 June – 1 November 1898 : Georges Trouillot
- 1 November 1898 – 22 June 1899 : Florent 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 – 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 – 27 June 1911 : Adolphe Messimy
- 27 June 1911 – 12 January 1913 : Albert François Lebrun
- 12–21 January 1913 : René Besnard
- 21 January – 9 December 1913 : Jean Morel
- 9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914 : Albert François Lebrun
- 9–13 June 1914 : Maurice Maunoury
- 13 June – 26 August 1914 : Maurice Raynaud
- 26 August 1914 – 20 March 1917 : Gaston Doumergue
- 20 March – 12 September 1917 : André Maginot
- 12 September – 16 November 1917 : René Besnard
- 16 November 1917 – 20 January 1920 : Henry Simon
- 20 January 1920 – 29 March 1924 : Albert Sarraut
- 29 March – 14 June 1924 : Jean Fabry
- 14 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 : Édouard Daladier
- 17 April – 29 October 1925 : André Hesse
- 29 October 1925 – 19 July 1926 : Léon Perrier
- 19–23 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 – 2 March 1930 : Lucien Lamoureux
- 2 March – 13 December 1930 : François Piétri
- 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 : Théodore Steeg
- 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 : Paul Reynaud
- 20 February – 3 June 1932 : Louis de Chappedelaine
- 3 June 1932 – 6 September 1933 : Albert Sarraut
- 6 September – 26 October 1933 : Albert Dalimier
- 26 October – 26 November 1933 : François Piétri
- 26 November 1933 – 9 January 1934 : Albert Dalimier
- 9–30 January 1934 : Lucien Lamoureux
- 30 January – 9 February 1934 : Henry de Jouvenel
- 9 February – 13 October 1934 : Pierre Laval
- 13 October 1934 – 24 January 1936 : Louis Rollin
- 24 January – 4 June 1936 : Jacques Stern
- 4 June 1936 – 18 January 1938 : Marius Moutet
- 18 January – 13 March 1938 : Théodore Steeg
- 13 March – 10 April 1938 : Marius Moutet
- 10 April 1938 – 18 May 1940 : Georges Mandel
- 18 May – 16 June 1940 : Louis Rollin
- 16 June – 12 July 1940 : Albert Rivière
- 12 July – 6 September 1940 : Henry Lémery
- 6 September 1940 – 18 April 1942 : Charles Platon
- 24 September 1941 – 28 July 1942 : René Pleven (Commissaire)
- 18 April 1942 – 26 March 1943 : Jules Brévié
- 28 July – 17 October 1942 : Hervé Alphand (Commissaire)
- 17 October 1942 – 10 September 1944 : René Pleven (Commissaire)
- 26 March 1943 – 20 August 1944 : Henri Bléhaut
- 10 September – 16 November 1944 : René Pleven
- 16 November 1944 – 21 November 1945 : Paul Giacobbi
- 21 November 1945 – 26 January 1946 : Jacques Soustelle
Minister of the Overseas (1946–present)
- 26 January – 23 December 1946 : Marius Moutet
- 23 December 1946 – 22 January 1947 : Auguste Laurent
- 22 January – 22 October 1947 : Marius Moutet
- 22 October 1947 – 29 October 1949 : Paul Coste-Floret
- 29 October 1949 – 3 July 1950 : Jean Letourneau
- 3–12 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 19 June 2007 : Hervé Mariton
- 19 June 2007 – 23 June 2009: Michèle Alliot-Marie
- 23 June – 6 November 2009: Brice Hortefeux
- 6 November 2009 – 10 May 2012: Marie-Luce Penchard
- 16 May 2012 – 2 April 2014: Victorin Lurel
- 2 April 2014 – 30 August 2016: George Pau-Langevin
- 30 August 2016 – 10 May 2017: Ericka Bareigts
- 17 May 2017 – 6 July 2020: Annick Girardin[2]
- 6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022: Sébastien Lecornu
- 20 May 2022 – 25 June 2022: Yaël Braun-Pivet
- 25 June 2022 – 4 July 2022: Elisabeth Borne (acting)
- 4 July 2022 – 20 July 2023: Jean-François Carenco
- 20 July 2023 – Present: Philippe Vigier
References
- Government of the French Republic (20 January 1946). "Constitution du Gouvernement provisoire de la République Française". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Government of the French Republic (17 May 2017). "Décret du 17 mai 2017 relatif à la composition du Gouvernement". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Further reading
- Robert Aldrich. Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion. Macmillan (1996) ISBN 0-312-16000-3 pp109–114
External links
- Rulers: France. Ministries, political parties, etc. from 1870: Overseas Ministers (Colonies), Rulers.org
- Les Ministres de l'Outre-Mer sous la Vème République. Ministère de l'Outre-Mer outre-mer.gouv.fr.
- L'administration centrale du Ministère de l'Outre-Mer: Ministère de l'Outre-Mer outre-mer.gouv.fr.
- L'histoire du Ministère de l'Outre-Mer Ministère de l'Outre-Mer outre-mer.gouv.fr.
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