Pompidou IV cabinet
The Pompidou IV Cabinet was appointed on April 6, 1967 and was formed by Prime Minister Georges Pompidou . The ministers were presented on April 7, 1967, but have in fact held some of the ministerial posts since April 1, 1967, provided they belonged to the previous government. The cabinet succeeded the Pompidou III cabinet and was partially reorganized on April 29 and May 29. An extensive reshuffle of the fourth Pompidou government to numerous ministerial and state secretary posts finally took place on May 31, 1968 after the unrest of May 1968 . The government was in office until July 10, 1968, when it was replaced by the Couve de Murville cabinet .
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The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Office | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| prime minister | Georges Pompidou | April 1, 1967 | July 10, 1968 |
| Minister of State, Minister of Culture | André Malraux | April 1, 1967 | July 10, 1968 |
| Minister of State, Minister of Public Service | Edmond Michelet | April 7, 1967 | July 10, 1968 |
| Minister of State, Minister of Social Affairs | Maurice Schumann | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 |
| Minister of State, Minister for Overseas Territories | Pierre Billotte | April 1, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Minister of State, Minister for Scientific Research and Nuclear and Space Affairs | Maurice Schumann | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Minister of State, Minister for Relations with Parliament | Roger Frey | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Minister of State | Henry Rey | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 |
| Keeper of the seal, Minister of Justice | Louis Joxe | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| René Capitant | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| Foreign minister | Maurice Couve de Murville | April 1, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Michel Debre | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| Minister for the Armed Forces | Pierre Messmer | April 1, 1967 | July 10, 1968 |
| Interior minister | Christian Fouchet | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Raymond Marcellin | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| Minister of Finance and Economy | Michel Debre | April 1, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Maurice Couve de Murville | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| Minister for National Education | Alain Peyrefitte | April 7, 1967 | May 28, 1968 |
| Minister for National Education | François-Xavier Ortoli | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 |
| Minister of Equipment and Housing | Edgard Pisani | April 1, 1967 | April 28, 1967 |
| François-Xavier Ortoli | April 29, 1967 | May 31, 1968 | |
| Robert Galley | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Edgar Faure | April 1, 1967 | July 10, 1968 |
| Industry Minister | Olivier Guichard | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Albin Chalandon | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Jean-Marcel Jeanneney | April 1, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Minister of transport | Jean Chamant | April 7, 1967 | July 10, 1968 |
| Minister for Veterans and War Victims | Henri Duvillard | April 7, 1967 | July 10, 1968 |
| Minister for Post and Telecommunications | Yves Guéna | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| André Bettencourt | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| Minister for Youth and Sport | François Missoffe | April 1, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Roland Nungesser | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| Information minister | Georges Gorse | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Yves Guéna | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| Minister for Overseas Territories | Joël Le Theule | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 |
| Minister of Public Service | Robert Boulin | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 |
| Minister responsible for scientific research and nuclear and space issues | Christian de La Malène | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 |
Associate Ministers and State Secretaries
The Cabinet also includes the following Associate Ministers and State Secretaries:
| Office | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Secretary to the Prime Minister for Tourism | Pierre Dumas | April 1, 1967 | July 10, 1968 |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Planning and Spatial Planning | Raymond Marcellin | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Olivier Guichard | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Cooperation | André Bettencourt | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Yvon Bourges | July 10, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior | André Bord | April 1, 1967 | July 10, 1968 |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economics | Robert Boulin | April 1, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Charles de Chambrun | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 | |
| Jacques Chirac | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs for employment problems | Jacques Chirac | April 7, 1967 | May 31, 1968 |
| Yvon Morandat | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 | |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of National Education | Marie-Madeleine Dienesch | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 |
| State Secretary in the Ministry of Equipment and Housing for Housing Problems | Philippe Dechartre | May 31, 1968 | July 10, 1968 |
Web links
- Pompidou IV cabinet on the National Assembly website
- Pompidou IV cabinet (reshuffle) on the National Assembly website
- French Presidents and Prime Ministers
- French Ministeries (rulers.org)
Individual evidence
- ^ After the reorganization of the government on May 31, 1968, Michelet was only Minister of State without an additional ministerial department. The office of Minister for Public Service was taken over by Robert Boulin.
- ↑ Rey was initially just Minister of State with no special area of responsibility, before he was also Minister of Tourism by Presidential Decree No. 68-509 of June 4, 1968
- ^ Peyrefitte resigned after the unrest of May 1968 . The duties of Minister of Education were temporarily taken over by Prime Minister Pompidou.