List of labor ministers of France

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The list of labor ministers of France includes all labor ministers of France since 1906.

Third Republic

Beginning of the term of office Term expires Official Life dates
Minister of Labor
March 14, 1906 October 25, 1906 Gaston Doumergue 1863-1937
Minister for Labor and Social Security Benefits
October 25, 1906 November 3, 1910 René Viviani 1863-1925
November 9, 1910 March 2, 1911 Louis Lafferre 1861-1929
March 2, 1911 June 27, 1911 Joseph Paul-Boncour 1873-1972
June 27, 1911 January 14, 1912 René Renoult 1867-1946
January 14, 1912 January 21, 1913 Léon Bourgeois 1851-1925
January 21, 1913 March 22, 1913 René Besnard 1879-1952
March 22, 1913 December 9, 1913 Henry Chéron 1867-1936
December 9, 1913 June 9, 1914 Albert Métin 1871-1918
June 9, 1914 June 13, 1914 Jean-Baptiste Abel 1863-1921
June 13, 1914 August 26, 1914 Maurice Couyba 1866-1931
August 26, 1914 October 29, 1915 Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu-Martin 1847-1943
October 29, 1915 December 12, 1916 Albert Métin (2nd time) so
December 12, 1916 March 20, 1917 Étienne Clémentel 1864-1936
March 20, 1917 September 12, 1917 Léon Bourgeois (2nd time) so
September 12, 1917 November 16, 1917 André Renard 1861-1944
November 16, 1917 December 2, 1919 Pierre Colliard 1852-1925
December 2, 1919 January 20, 1920 Paul Jourdain 1878-1948
Minister of Labor
January 20, 1920 January 16, 1921 Paul Jourdain so
January 16, 1921 January 15, 1922 Charles Daniel-Vincent 1874-1960
January 15, 1922 March 29, 1924 Albert Peyronnet 1862-1958
Minister for Labor and Hygiene
March 29, 1924 June 9, 1924 Charles Daniel-Vincent (2nd time) so
June 9, 1924 June 24, 1924 Paul Jourdain (2nd time) so
Minister of Labor, Hygiene,
Welfare and Social Security Services
June 14, 1924 April 17, 1925 Justin Godart 1871-1956
April 17, 1925 July 19, 1926 Antoine Durafour 1876-1932
July 19, 1926 July 23, 1926 Louis Pasquet 1867-1931
July 23, 1926 June 1, 1928 André Fallières 1875-1968
June 1, 1928 March 2, 1930 Louis Loucheur 1872-1931
Minister for Labor and Social Security Benefits
March 2, 1930 December 13, 1930 Pierre Laval 1883-1945
December 13, 1930 January 27, 1931 Edouard Grinda 1866-1959
January 27, 1931 February 20, 1932 Adolphe Landry 1874-1956
February 20, 1932 June 3, 1932 Pierre Laval (2nd time) so
June 3, 1932 January 31, 1933 Albert Dalimier 1875-1936
January 31, 1933 October 15, 1933 François Albert 1877-1933
October 26, 1933 November 26, 1933 Eugène Frot 1893-1983
November 26, 1933 January 9, 1934 Lucien Lamoureux 1888-1970
January 9, 1934 January 30, 1934 Eugène Frot (2nd time) so
January 30, 1934 February 6, 1934 Jean Valadier 1878-1959
Minister of Labor
January 9, 1934 November 8, 1934 Adrien Marquet 1884-1955
November 8, 1934 June 1, 1935 Paul Jacquier 1879-1961
June 1, 1935 June 4, 1936 Ludovic-Oscar Frossard 1889-1946
June 4, 1936 June 22, 1937 Jean-Baptiste Lebas 1878-1944
June 22, 1937 January 18, 1938 André Février 1885-1961
January 18, 1938 March 13, 1938 Paul Ramadier 1888-1961
March 13, 1938 April 10, 1938 Albert Sérol 1877-1961
April 10, 1938 August 21, 1938 Paul Ramadier (2nd time) so
August 23, 1938 June 16, 1940 Charles Pomaret 1897-1984
June 16, 1940 June 27, 1940 André Février (2nd time) so
June 27, 1940 July 12, 1940 Charles Pomaret (2nd time) so
July 14, 1940 April 18, 1942 René Belin 1898-1977
April 18, 1942 November 21, 1943 Hubert Lagardelle 1874-1958
November 21, 1943 March 16, 1944 Jean Bichelonne 1904-1944
Minister for Labor and National Solidarity
March 16, 1944 August 20, 1944 Marcel Déat 1894-1955
Commissioners of the Free French Government
Labor Commissioner
September 24, 1941 July 28, 1942 André Diethelm 1896-1954
July 28, 1942 June 7, 1943 André Philip 1902-1970
Commissioner for Labor and Social Security Benefits
June 7, 1943 November 9, 1943 Adrien Tixier 1893-1946
Minister for Labor and Social Security
September 10, 1944 November 21, 1945 Alexandre Parodi 1901-1979
Minister of Labor
Nov 21, 1945 January 26, 1946 Ambroise Croizat 1901-1951
Minister for Labor and Social Security
Jan 26, 1946 October 27, 1946 Ambroise Croizat so

Fourth French Republic

Beginning of the term of office Term expires Official Life dates
Minister for Labor
and Social Security
October 27, 1946 December 16 Ambroise Croizat so
December 16, 1946 Jan 22, 1947 Daniel Mayer 1909-1996
January 22, 1947 May 4, 1947 Ambroise Croizat (2nd time) so
May 4, 1947 May 9, 1947 Robert Lacoste (acting) 1898-1989
May 9, 1947 October 22, 1947 Daniel Mayer (2nd time) so
November 24, 1947 October 28, 1949 Daniel Mayer (3rd time) so
October 28, 1949 February 7, 1950 Pierre Segelle 1899-1960
February 7, 1950 March 8, 1952 Paul Bacon 1907-1999
March 8, 1952 January 8, 1953 Pierre Garet 1905-1972
January 8, 1953 June 19, 1954 Paul Bacon (2nd time) so
June 19, 1954 3rd September 1954 Eugène Claudius-Petit 1907-1989
3rd September 1954 February 23, 1955 Louis Aujoulat 1910-1973
February 23, 1955 February 1, 1956 Paul Bacon (3rd time) so
November 6, 1957 June 1, 1958 Paul Bacon (4th time) so
Minister of Labor
June 1, 1958 4th October 1958 Paul Bacon so

Fifth French Republic

Beginning of the term of office Term expires Official Life dates
Minister of Labor
4th October 1958 May 15, 1962 Paul Bacon so
May 15, 1962 January 8, 1966 Gilbert Grandval 1904-1981
Minister for Labor, Employment
and Population
April 6, 1967 2nd April 1973 Joseph Fontanet 1921-1980
2nd April 1973 May 28, 1974 Georges Gorse 1915-2002
Minister of Labor
May 28, 1974 August 25, 1976 Michel Durafour 1920-2017
August 25, 1976 April 5th 1978 Christian Beullac 1923-1986
Minister for Labor and Participation
April 5th 1978 October 29, 1979 Robert Boulin 1920-1979
October 29, 1979 May 22, 1981 Jean Mattéoli 1922-2008
Minister of Labor
May 22, 1981 March 22, 1983 Jean Auroux * 1942
Minister for Vocational Training
June 22, 1981 17th July 1984 Marcel Rigout 1928-2014
Minister for Labor, Employment
and Vocational Training
17 Jul 1984 March 20, 1986 Michel Delebarre * 1946
Employment minister
March 20, 1986 May 12, 1988 Philippe Séguin 1943-2010
May 12, 1988 June 22, 1988 Michel Delebarre (2nd time) so
Minister for Labor, Employment
and Vocational Training
June 22, 1988 May 16, 1991 Jean-Pierre Soisson * 1934
May 16, 1991 29 Mar 1993 Martine Aubry * 1950
March 29, 1993 May 18, 1995 Michel Giraud 1929-2011
Minister for Labor, Social Dialogue
and Participation
May 18, 1995 November 7, 1995 Jacques Barrot 1937-2014
Minister for Vocational Training
May 18, 1995 June 4th 1997 François Bayrou * 1951
Minister of Labor
November 7, 1995 June 4th 1997 Jacques Barrot so
Employment minister
June 4th 1997 October 18, 2000 Martine Aubry (2nd time) so
October 18, 2000 May 7, 2002 Elisabeth Guigou * 1946
Minister of Labor
May 7, 2002 March 31, 2004 François Fillon * 1954
Minister for Labor and Employment
March 31, 2004 June 2, 2005 Jean-Louis Borloo * 1951
Employment minister
June 2, 2005 June 19, 2007 Jean-Louis Borloo so
June 19, 2007 November 14, 2010 Christine Lagarde * 1956
Minister of Labor
May 18, 2007 January 15, 2009 Xavier Bertrand * 1965
January 15, 2009 June 23, 2009 Brice Hortefeux * 1958
June 23, 2009 March 22, 2010 Xavier Darcos * 1947
March 22, 2010 November 14, 2010 Eric Woerth * 1956
Minister for Labor and Employment
November 14, 2010 May 16, 2012 Xavier Bertrand (2nd time) so
Minister for Labor, Employment,
Vocational Training and Social Dialogue
May 16, 2012 April 2, 2014 Michel Sapin * 1952
April 2, 2014 2nd September 2015 François vine seeds * 1951
2nd September 2015 15th May 2017 Myriam El Khomri * 1978
15th May 2017 Muriel Penicaud * 1955

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