Minister of Public Works (France)
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The Minister of Public Works was a cabinet member
in the Government
of France
. Formerly known as "Ministre des Travaux Publics" (1830–1870), in 1870, it was largely subsumed by the position of Minister of Transportation
. Since the 1960s, the positions of Minister of Public Works has reappeared, often linked with Minister of Housing
("Logement"). It has also been linked to Minister of Transportation, Minister of Tourism
, Minister of Territorial Development
("Aménagement du territoire") and Minister of the Sea
.
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...
in the Government
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"...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Formerly known as "Ministre des Travaux Publics" (1830–1870), in 1870, it was largely subsumed by the position of Minister of Transportation
Minister of Transportation (France)
The Minister of Transport is a cabinet member in the Government of France. The position was created in 1870 as a modification of that of the Minister of Public Works...
. Since the 1960s, the positions of Minister of Public Works has reappeared, often linked with Minister of Housing
Minister of Housing (France)
The Minister of Housing is a cabinet member in the Government of France. The position has frequently been linked to Minister of Public Works and Minister of Territorial Development ....
("Logement"). It has also been linked to Minister of Transportation, Minister of Tourism
Minister of Tourism (France)
The Minister of Tourism is a cabinet member in the Government of France, frequently combined with Minister of Transportation, Minister of Public Works , Minister of Housing , Minister of Territorial Development and Minister of the Sea.The current position of Minister of Transportation, Public...
, Minister of Territorial Development
Minister of Territorial Development (France)
The Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning is a cabinet member in the Government of France....
("Aménagement du territoire") and Minister of the Sea
Minister of the Sea (France)
The Minister of the Sea is a cabinet member in the Government of France. The position has frequently been combined with the positions of Minister of Transportation, Minister of Public Works , Minister of Housing , Minister of Tourism and Minister of Territorial Development .The current position of...
.
Minister of Public Works ("Travaux Publics") (1830 - 1870)
- 19 May 1830 - 31 July 1830 : Guillaume Antoine Benoît, baron Cappelle
- 31 July 1830 - 1 August 1830 : Achille Charles Léonce Victor, duc de Broglie
- 13 March 1831 - 31 December 1832 : Antoine, comte d'Argout
- 31 December 1832 - 4 April 1834 : Adolphe ThiersAdolphe ThiersMarie 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 : Hippolyte PassyHippolyte PassyHippolyte Passy was a French economist. He was twice Minister of Finance in the government of Louis-Philippe of France.-References:...
- 19 September 1836 - 31 March 1839 : Nicolas Martin du Nord
- 31 March 1839 - 12 May 1839 : Adrien de Gasparin
- 12 May 1839 - 1 March 1840 : Jules Armand DufaureJules Armand DufaureJules Armand Stanislas Dufaure was a French statesman.-Biography:Dufaure was born at Saujon, Charente-Maritime, and began his career as an advocate at Bordeaux, where he won a great reputation by his oratorical gifts. He abandoned law for politics, and in 1834 was elected deputy...
- 1 March 1840 - 29 October 1840 : Hippolyte François JaubertHippolyte François JaubertCount Hippolyte François Jaubert was a French politician and botanist.Jaubert was born in Paris, the son of François Hippolyte Jaubert and Rosalie Mélanie Cheminade...
- 29 October 1840 - 16 December 1840 : Jean-Baptiste TesteJean-Baptiste TesteJean-Baptiste Teste was a French politician of the July Monarchy. He fell from grace in the Teste-Cubières scandal.-Early life:...
- 16 December 1840 - 9 May 1847 : Pierre Sylvain Dumon
- 9 May 1847 - 24 February 1848 : Hippolyte Paul Jayr
- 24 February 1848 - 11 May 1848 : Alexandre Marie
- 11 May 1848 - 28 June 1848 : Ulysse TrélatUlysse TrélatUlysse Trélat was a French surgeon remembered for describing the Leser-Trélat sign. He was the son of an Army physician, and received his education from his father, Philippe-Frédéric Blandin, Auguste Nélaton and Philibert Joseph Roux. He graduated Doctor of Medicine in 1854, became prosector in...
- 28 June 1848 - 13 October 1848 : Adrien Recurt
- 13 October 1848 - 20 December 1848 : Alexandre-François Vivien
- 20 December 1848 - 29 December 1848 : Léon FaucherLéon FaucherLéonard Joseph Léon Faucher was a French politician and economist.Faucher was born at Limoges, Haute-Vienne. When he was nine years old the family removed to Toulouse, where the boy was sent to school...
- 29 December 1848 - 31 October 1849 : Théobald de Lacrosse
- 31 October 1849 - 9 January 1851 : Jean Bineau
- 9 January 1851 - 26 October 1851 : Pierre MagnePierre MagnePierre Magne was a French professional road bicycle racer. Magne won one stage in the 1928 Tour de France, and finished 6th in the 1930 Tour de France. Pierre Magne was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Antonin Magne.- Palmarès :1927...
- 26 October 1851 - 3 December 1851 : Théobald de Lacrosse
- 3 December 1851 - 25 January 1852 : Pierre MagnePierre MagnePierre Magne was a French professional road bicycle racer. Magne won one stage in the 1928 Tour de France, and finished 6th in the 1930 Tour de France. Pierre Magne was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Antonin Magne.- Palmarès :1927...
- 25 January 1852 - 28 July 1852 : Noël Jacques Lefebvre-Duruflé
- 28 July 1852 - 3 February 1855 : Pierre MagnePierre MagnePierre Magne was a French professional road bicycle racer. Magne won one stage in the 1928 Tour de France, and finished 6th in the 1930 Tour de France. Pierre Magne was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Antonin Magne.- Palmarès :1927...
- 3 February 1855 - 23 June 1863 : Eugène RouherEugène RouherEugène Rouher was a French statesman of the Second Empire.He was born at Riom , where he practised law after taking his degree in Paris in 1835. In 1846 he sought election to the Chamber of Deputies as an official candidate of the Guizot ministry...
- 23 June 1863 - 20 January 1867 : Armand Béhic
- 20 January 1867 - 17 December 1868 : Adolphe Forcade La Roquette
- 17 December 1868 - 2 January 1870 : Edmond Valléry GressierEdmond Valléry GressierEdmond Valléry Gressier was the Minister of Agriculture of France during the Franco-Prussian War.-References:...
- 2 January 1870 - 15 May 1870 : Auguste Élisabeth Joseph Bonamour, marquis de Talhouët
- 15 May 1870 - 10 August 1870 : Charles Ignace Plichon
- 10 August 1870 - 4 September 1870 : Jérôme Frédéric Paul, baron David
Minister of Public Works ("Equipement") (1966 - present)
- 8 January 1966 - 28 April 1967 : Edgard PisaniEdgard PisaniEdgard Pisani was a French politician. He was born in Tunis and his parents were Maltese immigrants. He spent his childhood in Tunisia and later studied in Paris. Pisani holds a "licence de lettres" from La Sorbonne. His second marriage was with the daughter of André Le Troquer.He held positions...
(Ministre de l’Equipement et du Logement)
- 28 April 1967 - 30 May 1968 : François-Xavier OrtoliFrançois-Xavier OrtoliFrançois-Xavier Ortoli was a French Gaullist politician and businessman. He served with the Free French Forces during World War II and was decorated with the Croix de guerre, Médaille militaire and Médaille de la Résistance...
(Ministre de l’Equipement et du Logement)
- 31 May – 10 July 1968 : Robert Galley (Ministre de l’Equipement et du Logement)
- 10 July 1968 - 5 July 1972 : Albin ChalandonAlbin ChalandonAlbin Chalandon is a French politician and a former minister.Between 1968 and 1972, he was Minister of Public Works...
(Ministre de l’Equipement et du Logement)
- 5 July 1972 - 28 May 1974 : Olivier GuichardOlivier GuichardOlivier Guichard was a French politician. He was born in Néac and joined the French Army in 1944 and served until the end of World War II, during which, he earned the Médaille militaire and the Croix de guerre. At the end of his life he also was a grand officer of the Légion d'honneur.In 1947, he...
(Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire; Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Equipement, du Logement et du Tourisme; Ministre d'Etat à l'Aménagement du Territoire, à l'Equipement et aux Transports)
- 28 May 1974 - 25 August 1976 : Robert Galley (Ministre de l’Equipement)
- 25 August 1976 - 26 September 1977 : Jean-Pierre FourcadeJean-Pierre FourcadeJean-Pierre Fourcade is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Hauts-de-Seine department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party. He is former minister for Economics and Finance , and equipment .-References:*...
(Ministre de l’Equipement; Ministre de l’Equipement et de l’Aménagement du Territoire (27 mars 1977))
- 26 September 1977 - 21 May 1981 : Fernand Icart (Ministre de l’Equipement et de l’Aménagement du Territoire)
- 21 May 1981 - 22 June 1981 : Louis MermazLouis MermazLouis Mermaz is a French politician. He became an ally of François Mitterrand in the late 1950s and in 1971 became a member of Mitterrand's staff in the French Socialist Party. From 1981 to 1986, he was president of the French National Assembly. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 1990 to...
(Ministre de l’Equipement et des Transports)
- 20 March 1986 - 10 May 1988 : Pierre MéhaigneriePierre MéhaigneriePierre Méhaignerie is a French politician. He is presently deputy of the Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency and mayor of Vitré...
(Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement, de l'Aménagement du Territoire et des Transports)
- 10 May 1988 - 22 February 1989 : Maurice FaureMaurice FaureMaurice Faure at Azerat, Dordogne is a former member of the French Resistance and a former minister in several French governments....
(Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement)
- 22 February 1989 - 21 December 1990 : Michel DelebarreMichel DelebarreMichel Delebarre is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Nord department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. He is also mayor of Dunkirk ....
(Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement, des Transports et de la Mer)
- 21 December 1990 - 15 May 1991 : Louis Besson (Ministre délégué auprès du Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement, des Transports et de la Mer)
- 15 May 1991 - 2 April 1992 : Paul QuilèsPaul QuilèsPaul Quilès is a French Socialist politician.-Biography:He was born in Sig, Algeria.Deputy of Tarn département, close to Laurent Fabius, he was Defense Minister from 1985 to 1986, after the Rainbow Warrior scandal...
(Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement, des Transports et de l'Espace)
- 2 April 1992 - 29 March 1993 : Jean-Louis BiancoJean-Louis BiancoJean-Louis Bianco is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the first constituency of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, and is a member of the Socialist Party, which sits with the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche group in the Assembly.-External links:...
(Ministre de l'équipement, du logement et des transports)
- 29 March 1993 - 18 May 1995 : Bernard BossonBernard BossonBernard Bosson is a French politician and lawyer. He served as Minister of Transport, Minister of Tourism, and Minister of Public Works under Prime Minister Édouard Balladur from 1993 to 1995...
(Ministre de l'équipement, des transports et du tourisme)
- 18 May 1995 - 4 June 1997 : Bernard PonsBernard PonsBernard Pons was a French politician and medical doctor who was a member of the Union of Democrats for the Republic from 1971 to 1976 and a member of the Rally for the Republic party thereafter...
(Ministre de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Equipement et des Transports)
- 4 June 1997 - 7 May 2002 : Jean-Claude GayssotJean-Claude GayssotJean-Claude Gayssot is a French politician. A member of the French Communist Party , he was Minister of Transportation in Lionel Jospin 's government, from 1997 to 2002. He gave his name to the 1990 Gayssot Act repressing Holocaust denial and speech in favor of racial discrimination...
(Ministre de l'Equipement, des Transports et du Logement)
- 7 May 2002 - 2 June 2005 : Gilles de RobienGilles de RobienCount Gilles de Robien is a French politician. He is the son of count Jean de Robien and of Éliane Le Mesre de Pas. The Robien are a noble family originating from Brittany....
- 2 June 2005 - 2007 : Dominique PerbenDominique PerbenDominique Perben is a French politician. Born in Lyon, he was French Minister of Transportation from 2005 to 2007. He was previously Minister of Justice , Minister of Civil Service and Administration and Minister of Overseas France .Perben has been a Deputy in the National Assembly for the fifth...
as Minister of Transportation, Public Works, Tourism and the Sea