Chirac I cabinet
The Chirac I cabinet , headed by Prime Minister Jacques Chirac , was appointed on May 28, 1974 by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , who was elected President on May 19, 1974 . The governing coalition consisted of the liberal-conservative Fédération nationale des républicains et indépendants (FNRI) of President Giscard d'Estaing, the Gaullist Union des démocrates pour la République (UDR), to which Chirac belonged, and several smaller parties from the bourgeoisie spectrum. The government was in office until August 25, 1976.
cabinet
The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Office | Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prime minister | Jacques Chirac | UDR | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Foreign minister | Jean Sauvagnargues | - | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Defense Minister | Jacques Soufflet | UDR | May 27, 1974 | January 31, 1975 |
| Yvon Bourges | UDR | January 31, 1975 | August 25, 1976 | |
| Interior minister | Michel Poniatowski | FNRI | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Jean-Pierre Fourcade | FNRI | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Industry Minister and Research Minister | Michel d'Ornano | FNRI | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Minister of Labor | Michel Durafour | CR | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Minister of Justice | Jean Lecanuet | MR - CD | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Minister of Education | René Haby | - | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Christian Bonnet | FNRI | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Minister for Quality of Life | André Jarrot | UDR | May 27, 1974 | January 12, 1976 |
| André Fosset | - | January 12, 1976 | August 25, 1976 | |
| Minister of Equipment | Robert Galley | UDR | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Minister of Health | Simone Veil | - | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Minister for Cooperation | Pierre Abelin | MR CD | May 27, 1974 | January 12, 1976 |
| Jean de Lipkowski | UDR | January 12, 1976 | August 25, 1976 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Crafts | Vincent Ansquer | UDR | May 27, 1974 | August 25, 1976 |
| Minister for Reforms | Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber | wheel | May 27, 1974 | June 9, 1974 |
| Foreign Trade Minister | Norbert Ségard | UDR | January 31, 1975 | January 12, 1976 |
| Raymond Barre | - | January 12, 1976 | August 25, 1976 |
Remarks
- ↑ The office was abolished with the dismissal of Servan Schreiber.
- ^ The office was newly created on January 31, 1975. Before that it was just a post of State Secretary.