Minister of Territorial Development (France)
Encyclopedia
The Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning ("Espace rural et Aménagement du territoire") is a cabinet member
in the Government of France
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The position has frequently been combined with the positions of Minister of Public Works
("Ministre de l'Equipement"), Minister of Transportation
, Minister of Housing
("Logement"), Minister of Tourism
and Minister of the Sea
.
This Ministry had Merged with the Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Territorial Development
since the election of Nicolas Sarkozy
as President of France. In 2009, he has been separated from the Ministry of Ecology and has taken the name of "Ministry of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning". The Minister is Michel Mercier
.
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 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"...
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The position has frequently been combined with the positions of Minister of Public Works
Minister of Public Works (France)
The Minister of Public Works was a cabinet member in the Government of France. Formerly known as "Ministre des Travaux Publics" , 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...
("Ministre de l'Equipement"), 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...
, 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"), 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...
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...
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This Ministry had Merged with the Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Territorial Development
Minister of the Environment (France)
The Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing is an agency of the government of France, centred around a cabinet member who is often referred to as the "Minister of Ecology". This position is occupied by Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet...
since the election of Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
as President of France. In 2009, he has been separated from the Ministry of Ecology and has taken the name of "Ministry of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning". The Minister is Michel Mercier
Michel Mercier
Michel Mercier is a French politician and cabinet minister since 2009.After studying law and graduation from the Lyon IEP, he taught finance and local government law at the Faculty of Law of Lyon II....
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Ministers of Territorial Development (1972 - present)
- 12 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...
- 29 March 1977 - 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:*...
- 26 September 1977 - 22 May 1981 : Fernand Icart
- 22 May 1981 - 22 March 1983 : Michel RocardMichel RocardMichel Rocard is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party . He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991, during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion , a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and led the Matignon Accords regarding the status...
- 17 July 1984 - 20 March 1986 : Gaston DefferreGaston DefferreGaston Defferre was a French socialist politician.-Biography:Lawyer and member of the French Section of the Workers' International political party, he was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistance Socialist group during World War II...
- 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...
- 15 May 1991 - 2 April 1992 : 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 ....
- 29 March 1993 - 18 May 1995 : Charles PasquaCharles PasquaCharles Pasqua is a French businessman and Gaullist politician. He was Interior Minister from 1986 to 1988, under Jacques Chirac's cohabitation government, and also from 1993 to 1995, under the government of Edouard Balladur...
- 18 May 1995 - 7 November 1995 : 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...
- 7 November 1995 - 4 June 1997 : Jean-Claude GaudinJean-Claude GaudinJean-Claude Gaudin is a French politician. He has been Mayor of Marseille since 1995 and Vice-President of the Senate since 1998; additionally, he has been Vice-President of the Union for a Popular Movement since 2002.-Early life:...
- 4 July 1997 - 10 July 2001 : Dominique VoynetDominique VoynetDominique Voynet was a French senator for the département of Seine-Saint-Denis, the mayor of Montreuil and a member of The Greens.-Life:...
- 10 July 2001 - 7 May 2002 : Yves CochetYves CochetYves Cochet is a French politician, member of The Greens. He was minister in the government of Lionel Jospin.He wrote Apocalypse pétrole which was published in 2005.-External links:*...
- 7 May 2002 - 31 March 2004 : Jean-Paul DelevoyeJean-Paul DelevoyeJean-Paul Delevoye is a French politician.-Political career:After having worked in the food industry, he began his political career as a village councilman in 1974...
- 31 March 2004 - 31 May 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....
- 3 June 2005 - present : Hubert FalcoHubert FalcoHubert Falco is a French politician who has been appointed Secretary of State for development of the territory in the government of François Fillon on March 18, 2008. He is the mayor of Toulon.-References:...
(as Secretary of State in charge of Territorial Development) - 23 juin 2009 - present : Michel MercierMichel MercierMichel Mercier is a French politician and cabinet minister since 2009.After studying law and graduation from the Lyon IEP, he taught finance and local government law at the Faculty of Law of Lyon II....
, as Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning