List of labor ministers of France
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Minister for Labor and Social Security |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |