Raffarin III cabinet
The Raffarin III cabinet was the third government headed by Jean-Pierre Raffarin and was appointed by President Jacques Chirac on March 31, 2004 . This cabinet ended after Raffarin resigned as a result of the government's defeat in the referendum on the introduction of a European constitution . Raffarin was succeeded as Prime Minister on June 1, 2005 by Dominique de Villepin .
cabinet
The following politicians belonged to the cabinet:
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prime minister |
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Jean-Pierre Raffarin | UMP | for relations with Parliament:
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Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry |
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Nicolas Sarkozy until November 29, 2004 |
UMP | for industry:
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for the budget and budget reform:
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Hervé Gaymard until February 25, 2005 |
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Thierry Breton | independent | ||||
Minister for National Education, Higher Education and Research |
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François Fillon | UMP | for research:
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Interior minister |
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Dominique de Villepin | UMP | as government spokesman:
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Minister for Labor and Social Affairs |
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Jean-Louis Borloo | Radical-UMP | for the employment relationships:
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for the professional integration of young people:
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Minister of Justice |
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Dominique Perben | UMP | for the rights of victims:
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Defense Minister |
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Michèle Alliot-Marie | UMP | for the veterans:
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Foreign minister |
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Michel Barnier | UMP | for European affairs:
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Minister of Health |
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Philippe Douste-Blazy | UMP | for the seniors:
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for the disabled:
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Minister for Equipment, Transport, Regional Planning, Tourism and the Sea |
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Gilles de Robien | UDF | for tourism:
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for transport and the sea:
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Minister of Public Service and State Reform |
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Renaud Dutreil | Radical-UMP | for state reform:
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Minister of Agriculture |
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Hervé Gaymard until November 29, 2004 |
UMP |
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Dominique Bussereau | UMP | ||||
Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development |
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Serge Lepeltier | UMP | for sustainable development:
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Minister for Culture and Communication |
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Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres | UMP | |||
Minister for Family and Children 1 |
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Marie-Josée Roig | UMP | |||
Overseas minister |
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Brigitte Girardin | UMP | |||
Minister for Youth and Sport |
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Jean-François Lamour | UMP | |||
Minister for Equality |
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Nicole Ameline | UMP |
Remarks
1 The Ministry of Family and Children was dissolved on November 29, 2004 and its responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Health.
Web links
- Troisième Gouvernement Jean-Pierre Raffarin on the official website of the French National Assembly (French)
- French Ministries, political parties, etc. from 1870 on www.rulers.org (English)