The French Minister of Justice is an important member of the cabinet as he oversees the establishment, maintenance and administration of the judicial system. He is Vice-President of the High Council of the Judiciary, which among other things oversees the careers of most judges and makes recommendations for the advancement of prosecutors. The Minister of Justice's duties also include: monitoring prisons; proposing laws relating to civil, criminal or procedural law. The Minister of Justice acts as the keeper of the seals of France (Garde des Sceaux) ; in this capacity he also keeps the Great Seal of France .
Under the Ancien Régime , the minister responsible for the justice system was named Chancellor of France (Chancelier de France) . The Chancellor was responsible for ensuring that the royal decrees were registered by the various parliaments of the empire. However, the chancellor was appointed for life, which could result in his falling in favor or becoming too ill to serve. In this case his deputy, the keeper of the seals, took over his work. The last chancellor died in 1790, in the middle of the French Revolution . His post has not been refilled. Instead, from 1791 the keeper of the seal bore the additional title "Minister of Justice" (Ministre de la Justice) .
Chancellor (1690–1790)
Chancellor
Beginning
The End
Louis Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain
September 5, 1699
July 1, 1714
Daniel Voysin de La Noiraye
July 2, 1714
February 2, 1717
Henri François d'Aguesseau
February 3, 1717
October 27, 1750
Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil
December 10, 1750
September 14, 1768
René-Nicolas-Charles-Augustin de Maupeou
September 16, 1768
July 1, 1790
Keeper of the Seal (1699–1790)
Keeper of the Seals
Beginning
The End
Louis Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain
September 5, 1699
July 1, 1714
Daniel Voysin de La Noiraye
July 2, 1714
February 2, 1717
Henri François d'Aguesseau
February 3, 1717
January 28, 1718
Marc René d'Argenson
January 28, 1718
June 7, 1720
Henri François d'Aguesseau
June 8, 1720
February 28, 1722
Joseph Jean-Baptiste Fleuriau
February 28, 1722
17th August 1727
Germain Louis Chauvelin
August 23, 1727
February 20, 1737
Henri François d'Aguesseau
February 20, 1737
November 27, 1750
Jean-Baptiste de Machault d'Arnouville
November 27, 1750
February 1, 1757
vacant
February 1, 1757
October 13, 1761
Nicolas René Berryer
October 13, 1761
September 15, 1762
Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou
September 27, 1762
October 3, 1763
René Charles de Maupeou
October 3, 1763
September 18, 1768
René Nicolas de Maupeou
September 18, 1768
August 24, 1774
Armand Thomas Hue
August 24, 1774
April 8, 1787
Chrétien François de Lamoignon
April 8, 1787
September 14, 1788
Charles Louis François de Paule de Barentin
September 17, 1788
August 3, 1789
Jérôme Champion de Cicé
4th August 1789
November 21, 1790
Minister of Justice (1790–1944)
minister
Beginning
The End
Marguerite Louis François Duport-Dutertre
November 21, 1790
March 23, 1792
Jean-Marie Roland de La Platière
March 23, 1792
April 14, 1792
Antoine Duranthon
April 14, 1792
4th July 1792
Étienne Louis Hector Dejoly
4th July 1792
August 10, 1792
Georges Danton
August 10, 1792
October 9, 1792
Dominique Joseph Garat
October 9, 1792
March 20, 1793
Louis-Jérôme Gohier
March 20, 1793
April 20, 1794
unoccupied
April 20, 1794
November 3, 1795
Philippe Antoine Merlin de Douai
November 3, 1795
January 5, 1796
Charles François Jean Joseph Victor Génissieu
January 5, 1796
April 4, 1796
Philippe Antoine Merlin de Douai
April 4, 1796
September 24, 1797
Charles Joseph Mathieu Lambrechts
September 24, 1797
July 20, 1799
Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
July 20, 1799
December 25, 1799
André Joseph Abrial
December 25, 1799
September 14, 1802
Claude Régnier, duc de Massa
September 14, 1802
November 20, 1813
Louis-Mathieu Molé
November 20, 1813
April 1, 1814
Pierre Paul Nicolas, baron Henrion de Pansey
April 3, 1814
May 13, 1814
Charles, chevalier Dambray
May 13, 1814
March 20, 1815
Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, duc de Parme
March 20, 1815
June 22, 1815
Antoine, comte Boulay de la Meurthe
June 22, 1815
July 7, 1815
Étienne-Denis Pasquier
July 9, 1815
September 26, 1815
François, comte de Barbé-Marbois
September 26, 1815
May 7, 1816
Charles, chevalier Dambray
May 7, 1816
January 19, 1817
Étienne-Denis Pasquier
January 19, 1817
December 29, 1818
Pierre François Hercule, comte de Serre
December 29, 1818
December 14, 1821
Pierre-Denis, comte de Peyronnet
December 14, 1821
January 4, 1828
Joseph Marie, Comte Portalis
January 4, 1828
May 14, 1829
Pierre Alpinien Bertrand Bourdeau
May 14, 1829
August 8, 1829
Jean Joseph Antoine de Courvoisier
August 8, 1829
May 19, 1830
Jean de Chantelauze
May 19, 1830
July 31, 1830
Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure
July 31, 1830
December 27, 1830
Joseph Merilhou
December 27, 1830
March 13, 1831
Félix Barthe
March 13, 1831
April 4, 1834
Jean-Charles Persil
April 4, 1834
February 22, 1836
Paul Sauzet
February 22, 1836
September 6, 1836
Jean-Charles Persil
September 6, 1836
April 15, 1837
Félix Barthe
April 15, 1837
March 31, 1839
Louis Gaspard Amédée, baron Girod de l'Ain
March 31, 1839
May 12, 1839
Jean-Baptiste Teste
May 12, 1839
March 1, 1840
Alexandre François Vivien
March 1, 1840
October 29, 1840
Nicolas Martin du Nord
October 29, 1840
March 12, 1847
Michel Pierre Alexis Hébert
March 14, 1847
February 24, 1848
Adolphe Crémieux
February 24, 1848
June 7, 1848
Eugène Bethmont
June 7, 1848
July 17, 1848
Alexandre Marie
July 17, 1848
December 20, 1848
Eugène Rouher
December 20, 1848
October 26, 1851
Joseph Corbin
October 26, 1851
November 1, 1851
Alfred Daviel
November 1, 1851
December 3, 1851
Eugène Rouher
December 3, 1851
January 22, 1852
Jacques Pierre Charles Abbatucci
January 22, 1852
November 11, 1857
Paul de Royer
November 11, 1857
May 5, 1859
Claude Alphonse Delangle
May 5, 1859
June 23, 1863
Jules Baroche
June 23, 1863
July 17, 1869
Jean-Baptiste Duvergier
July 17, 1869
January 2, 1870
Émile Ollivier
January 2, 1870
August 10, 1870
Michel Grandperret
August 10, 1870
September 4, 1870
Adolphe Crémieux
September 4, 1870
February 19, 1871
Jules Dufaure
February 19, 1871
May 25, 1873
Jean Ernoul
May 25, 1873
November 26, 1873
Octave Depeyre
November 26, 1873
May 22, 1874
Adrien Tailhand
May 22, 1874
March 10, 1875
Jules Dufaure
March 10, 1875
December 12, 1876
Louis Martel
December 12, 1876
May 17, 1877
Albert de Broglie
May 17, 1877
November 23, 1877
François Lepelletier
November 23, 1877
December 13, 1877
Jules Dufaure
December 13, 1877
February 4, 1879
Philippe Le Royer
February 4, 1879
December 28, 1879
Jules Cazot
December 28, 1879
January 30, 1882
Gustave Humbert
January 30, 1882
August 7, 1882
Pierre Paul Devès
August 7, 1882
February 21, 1883
Félix Martin-Feuillée
February 21, 1883
April 6, 1885
Henri Brisson
April 6, 1885
January 7, 1886
Charles Demole
January 7, 1886
December 11, 1886
Ferdinand Sarrien
December 11, 1886
May 30, 1887
Charles Mazeau
May 30, 1887
November 30, 1887
Armand Fallières
November 30, 1887
April 3, 1888
Jean-Baptiste Ferrouillat
April 3, 1888
February 5, 1889
Edmond Guyot-Dessaigne
February 5, 1889
February 22, 1889
François Thévenet
February 22, 1889
March 17, 1890
Armand Fallières
March 17, 1890
February 27, 1892
Louis Ricard
February 27, 1892
December 6, 1892
Léon Bourgeois
December 6, 1892
March 12, 1893
Jules Develle
March 12, 1893
March 13, 1893
Léon Bourgeois
March 13, 1893
April 4, 1893
Eugène Guérin
April 4, 1893
December 3, 1893
Antonin Dubost
December 3, 1893
May 30, 1894
Eugène Guérin
May 30, 1894
January 26, 1895
Ludovic Trarieux
January 26, 1895
November 1, 1895
Louis Ricard
November 1, 1895
April 29, 1896
Jean-Baptiste Darlan
April 29, 1896
December 2, 1897
Victor Billiard
December 2, 1897
June 28, 1898
Ferdinand Sarrien
June 28, 1898
November 1, 1898
Georges Lebret
November 1, 1898
June 22, 1899
Ernest Monis
June 22, 1899
June 7, 1902
Ernest Vallé
June 7, 1902
January 24, 1905
Joseph Chaumié
January 24, 1905
March 14, 1906
Ferdinand Sarrien
March 14, 1906
October 25, 1906
Edmond Guyot-Dessaigne
October 25, 1906
December 31, 1907
Aristide Briand
4th January 1908
July 24, 1909
Louis Barthou
July 24, 1909
November 3, 1910
Théodore Girard
November 3, 1910
March 2, 1911
Antoine Perrier
March 2, 1911
June 27, 1911
Jean Cruppi
June 27, 1911
January 14, 1912
Aristide Briand
January 14, 1912
January 21, 1913
Louis Barthou
January 21, 1913
March 22, 1913
Antony Ratier
March 22, 1913
December 9, 1913
Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu-Martin
December 9, 1913
June 9, 1914
Alexandre Ribot
June 9, 1914
June 13, 1914
Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu-Martin
June 13, 1914
August 26, 1914
Aristide Briand
August 26, 1914
October 29, 1915
René Viviani
October 29, 1915
September 12, 1917
Raoul Péret
September 12, 1917
November 16, 1917
Louis Nail
November 16, 1917
January 20, 1920
Gustave Lhopiteau
January 20, 1920
January 16, 1921
Laurent Bonnevay
January 16, 1921
January 15, 1922
Louis Barthou
January 15, 1922
October 5, 1922
Maurice Colrat
October 5, 1922
March 29, 1924
Edmond Lefebvre du Prey
March 29, 1924
June 9, 1924
Antony Ratier
June 9, 1924
June 14, 1924
René Renoult
June 14, 1924
April 17, 1925
Théodore Steeg
April 17, 1925
October 11, 1925
Anatole de Monzie
October 11, 1925
October 29, 1925
Camille Chautemps
October 29, 1925
November 28, 1925
René Renoult
November 28, 1925
March 9, 1926
Pierre Laval
March 9, 1926
July 19, 1926
Maurice Colrat
July 19, 1926
July 23, 1926
Louis Barthou
July 23, 1926
November 3, 1929
Lucien Hubert
November 3, 1929
February 21, 1930
Théodore Steeg
February 21, 1930
March 2, 1930
Raoul Péret
March 2, 1930
17th November 1930
Henry Chéron
17th November 1930
January 27, 1931
Léon Bérard
January 27, 1931
February 20, 1932
Paul Reynaud
February 20, 1932
June 3, 1932
René Renoult
June 3, 1932
December 18, 1932
Abel Gardey
December 18, 1932
January 31, 1933
Eugène Penancier
January 31, 1933
October 26, 1933
Albert Dalimier
October 26, 1933
November 26, 1933
Eugène Raynaldy
November 26, 1933
January 27, 1934
Eugène Penancier
January 27, 1934
February 9, 1934
Henry Chéron
February 9, 1934
October 15, 1934
Henry Lémery
October 15, 1934
November 8, 1934
Georges Pernot
November 8, 1934
June 7, 1935
Léon Bérard
June 7, 1935
June 4, 1936
Marc Rucart
June 4, 1936
June 22, 1937
Vincent Auriol
June 22, 1937
January 18, 1938
César Campinchi
January 18, 1938
March 13, 1938
Marc Rucart
March 13, 1938
April 10, 1938
Paul Reynaud
April 10, 1938
November 1, 1938
Paul Marchandeau
November 1, 1938
September 13, 1939
Georges Bonnet
September 13, 1939
March 21, 1940
Albert Sérol
March 21, 1940
June 16, 1940
Charles Frémicourt
June 16, 1940
July 12, 1940
Raphaël Alibert
July 12, 1940
January 27, 1941
Joseph Barthélemy
January 27, 1941
March 26, 1943
Maurice Gabolde
March 26, 1943
August 20, 1944
CFLN Free Justice Commissioners (during the Vichy government 1941–1944)
Minister of Justice (1944 to date)
minister
Beginning
The End
François de Menthon
September 10, 1944
May 30, 1945
Pierre-Henri Teitgen
May 30, 1945
December 18, 1946
Paul Ramadier
December 18, 1946
January 22, 1947
André Marie
January 22, 1947
July 26, 1948
Robert Lecourt
July 26, 1948
September 11, 1948
André Marie
September 11, 1948
February 13, 1949
Robert Lecourt
February 13, 1949
October 28, 1949
René Mayer
October 28, 1949
August 11, 1951
Edgar Faure
August 11, 1951
January 20, 1952
Léon Martinaud-Déplat
January 20, 1952
June 28, 1953
Paul Ribeyre
June 28, 1953
June 19, 1954
Emile Hugues
June 19, 1954
3rd September 1954
Jean-Michel Guérin de Beaumont
3rd September 1954
January 20, 1955
Emmanuel Temple
January 20, 1955
February 23, 1955
Robert Schuman
February 23, 1955
February 1, 1956
François Mitterrand
February 1, 1956
June 13, 1957
Édouard Corniglion-Molinier
June 13, 1957
November 6, 1957
Robert Lecourt
November 6, 1957
June 1, 1958
Michel Debre
June 1, 1958
January 8, 1959
Edmond Michelet
January 8, 1959
August 24, 1961
Bernard Chenot
August 24, 1961
April 15, 1962
Jean foyer
April 15, 1962
April 6, 1967
Louis Joxe
April 6, 1967
May 30, 1968
René Capitant
May 30, 1968
April 28, 1969
Jean-Marcel Jeanneney
April 28, 1969
June 22, 1969
René Pleven
June 22, 1969
March 16, 1973
Pierre Messmer
March 16, 1973
April 6, 1973
Jean Taittinger
April 6, 1973
May 28, 1974
Jean Lecanuet
May 28, 1974
August 27, 1976
Olivier Guichard
August 27, 1976
March 30, 1977
Alain Peyrefitte
March 30, 1977
May 22, 1981
Maurice Faure
May 22, 1981
June 23, 1981
Robert Badinter
June 23, 1981
February 19, 1986
Michel Crépeau
February 19, 1986
March 20, 1986
Albin Chalandon
March 20, 1986
May 12, 1988
Pierre Arpaillange
May 12, 1988
October 2, 1990
Henri Nallet
October 2, 1990
April 2, 1992
Michel Vauzelle
April 2, 1992
March 29, 1993
Pierre Méhaignerie
March 29, 1993
May 18, 1995
Jacques Toubon
May 18, 1995
June 4th 1997
Elisabeth Guigou
June 4th 1997
October 18, 2000
Marylise Lebranchu
October 18, 2000
May 7, 2002
Dominique Perben
May 7, 2002
June 2, 2005
Pascal Clément
June 2, 2005
May 18, 2007
Rachida Dati
May 18, 2007
June 23, 2009
Michèle Alliot-Marie
June 23, 2009
November 14, 2010
Michel Mercier
November 14, 2010
May 15, 2012
Christiane Taubira
May 16, 2012
January 27, 2016
Jean-Jacques Urvoas
January 27, 2016
May 10, 2017
François Bayrou
May 10, 2017
June 21, 2017
Nicole Belloubet
June 21, 2017
Lists of the holders of the highest government offices in France
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