minister
|
Beginning
|
The End
|
Louis Marie de Narbonne-Lara
|
December 7, 1791
|
March 9, 1792
|
Pierre Marie de Grave
|
March 9, 1792
|
May 9, 1792
|
Joseph Marie Servan de Gerbey
|
May 9, 1792
|
June 13, 1792
|
Charles-François Dumouriez
|
June 13, 1792
|
June 18, 1792
|
Pierre August Lajard
|
June 18, 1792
|
July 23, 1792
|
Charles-Xavier Franqueville d'Abancourt
|
July 23, 1792
|
August 10, 1792
|
Joseph Marie Servan de Gerbey
|
August 10, 1792
|
October 3, 1792
|
Pierre Henri Hélène Marie Lebrun-Tondu
|
October 3, 1792
|
October 18, 1792
|
Jean-Nicolas Pache
|
October 18, 1792
|
February 4, 1793
|
Pierre Riel de Beurnonville
|
February 4, 1793
|
April 1, 1793
|
Pierre Henri Hélène Marie Lebrun-Tondu
|
April 1, 1793
|
April 4, 1793
|
Jean Baptiste Noël Bouchotte
|
April 4, 1793
|
April 20, 1794
|
unoccupied
|
April 20, 1794
|
November 3, 1795
|
Jean-Baptiste Annibal Aubert du Bayet
|
November 3, 1795
|
February 8, 1796
|
Claude Louis Petiet
|
February 8, 1796
|
July 15, 1797
|
Lazare Hoche
|
July 15, 1797
|
July 22, 1797
|
Barthélemy Louis Joseph Scherer
|
July 22, 1797
|
February 21, 1799
|
Louis Marie de Miletus de Mureau
|
February 21, 1799
|
July 2, 1799
|
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
|
July 2, 1799
|
September 14, 1799
|
Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crancé
|
September 14, 1799
|
November 10, 1799
|
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
|
November 11, 1799
|
April 2, 1800
|
Lazare Carnot
|
April 2, 1800
|
October 8, 1800
|
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel
|
October 8, 1800
|
August 19, 1807
|
Henri Clarke d'Hunebourg, duc de Feltre
|
August 19, 1807
|
April 1, 1814
|
Pierre Dupont de l'Étang
|
April 3, 1814
|
December 3, 1814
|
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
|
December 3, 1814
|
March 11, 1815
|
Henri Clarke d'Hunebourg, duc de Feltre
|
March 11, 1815
|
March 20, 1815
|
Louis Nicolas Davout, duc d'Auerstadt
|
March 20, 1815
|
July 7, 1815
|
Laurent, comte de Gouvion de Saint-Cyr
|
July 7, 1815
|
September 26, 1815
|
Henri Clarke d'Hunebourg, duc de Feltre
|
September 26, 1815
|
September 12, 1817
|
Laurent, marquis de Gouvion de Saint-Cyr
|
September 12, 1817
|
November 19, 1819
|
Marie Victor Nicolas de Fay, marquis de La Tour-Maubourg
|
November 19, 1819
|
December 14, 1821
|
Claude-Victor Perrin, duc de Bellune
|
December 14, 1821
|
March 23, 1823
|
Alexandre, vicomte Digeon
|
March 23, 1823
|
April 15, 1823
|
Claude-Victor Perrin, duc de Bellune
|
April 15, 1823
|
October 19, 1823
|
Ange Hyacinthe Maxence de Damas
|
October 19, 1823
|
4th August 1824
|
Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre
|
4th August 1824
|
January 4, 1828
|
Louis Victor de Caux de Blacquetot
|
January 4, 1828
|
August 8, 1829
|
Louis-Auguste-Victor de Ghaisnes de Bourmont
|
August 8, 1829
|
July 31, 1830
|
Étienne Maurice, Comte Gérard
|
July 31, 1830
|
November 17, 1830
|
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
|
November 17, 1830
|
July 18, 1834
|
Étienne Maurice, Comte Gérard
|
July 18, 1834
|
November 10, 1834
|
Simon Bernard
|
November 10, 1834
|
November 18, 1834
|
Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, duc de Trévise
|
November 18, 1834
|
March 12, 1835
|
Henri Gauthier, comte de Rigny
|
March 12, 1835
|
April 30, 1835
|
Nicolas Joseph, marquis Maison
|
April 30, 1835
|
September 6, 1836
|
Simon Bernard
|
September 6, 1836
|
March 31, 1839
|
Amédée Louis Despans-Cubières
|
March 31, 1839
|
May 12, 1839
|
Antoine Virgile Schneider
|
May 12, 1839
|
March 1, 1840
|
Amédée Louis Despans-Cubières
|
March 1, 1840
|
October 29, 1840
|
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
|
October 29, 1840
|
November 10, 1845
|
Alexandre Pierre Chevalier Moline de Saint-Yon
|
November 10, 1845
|
May 9, 1847
|
Camille Alphonse Trézel
|
May 9, 1847
|
February 24, 1848
|
Marie-Alphonse Bedeau
|
February 24, 1848
|
February 25, 1848
|
Jacques Gervais, baron Subervie
|
February 25, 1848
|
March 20, 1848
|
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
|
March 20, 1848
|
April 5, 1848
|
François Arago
|
April 5, 1848
|
May 11, 1848
|
Jean-Baptiste Adolphe Charras
|
May 11, 1848
|
May 17, 1848
|
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
|
May 17, 1848
|
June 28, 1848
|
Louis Juchault de Lamoricière
|
June 28, 1848
|
December 20, 1848
|
Joseph Marcelin Rulhières
|
December 20, 1848
|
October 31, 1849
|
Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul
|
October 31, 1849
|
October 22, 1850
|
Jean-Paul Adam Schramm
|
October 22, 1850
|
January 9, 1851
|
Auguste Étienne, Comte Régnault de Saint-Jean d'Angély
|
January 9, 1851
|
January 24, 1851
|
Jacques-Louis-César-Alexandre, comte de Randon
|
January 24, 1851
|
October 26, 1851
|
Achille de Saint-Arnaud
|
October 26, 1851
|
March 11, 1854
|
Jean-Baptiste Philibert Vaillant
|
March 11, 1854
|
May 5, 1859
|
Jacques-Louis-César-Alexandre, comte de Randon
|
May 5, 1859
|
January 20, 1867
|
Adolphe Niel
|
January 20, 1867
|
August 13, 1869
|
Charles Rigault de Genouilly
|
August 13, 1869
|
August 21, 1869
|
Edmond Lebœuf
|
August 21, 1869
|
July 20, 1870
|
Pierre Charles Dejean
|
July 20, 1870
|
August 10, 1870
|
Charles Cousin-Montauban
|
August 10, 1870
|
September 4, 1870
|
Adolphe Le Flô
|
September 4, 1870
|
June 5, 1871
|
Ernest Courtot de Cissey
|
June 5, 1871
|
May 25, 1873
|
François Claude du Barail
|
May 29, 1873
|
May 22, 1874
|
Ernest Courtot de Cissey
|
May 22, 1874
|
August 15, 1876
|
Jean Auguste Berthaud
|
August 15, 1876
|
November 23, 1877
|
Gaëtan de Rochebouët
|
November 23, 1877
|
December 13, 1877
|
Jean-Louis Borel
|
December 13, 1877
|
May 16, 1878
|
Henri François Xavier Gresley
|
May 16, 1878
|
December 28, 1879
|
Jean Joseph Farre
|
December 28, 1879
|
November 14, 1881
|
Jean-Baptiste Campenon
|
November 14, 1881
|
January 26, 1882
|
Jean-Baptiste Billot
|
January 30, 1882
|
January 29, 1883
|
Jean Thibaudin
|
January 31, 1883
|
October 9, 1883
|
Jean-Baptiste Campenon
|
October 9, 1883
|
January 3, 1885
|
Jules Louis Lewal
|
January 3, 1885
|
April 6, 1885
|
Jean-Baptiste Campenon
|
April 6, 1885
|
January 7, 1886
|
Georges Boulanger
|
January 7, 1886
|
May 30, 1887
|
Théophile Adrien Ferron
|
May 30, 1887
|
December 12, 1887
|
François Auguste Logerot
|
December 12, 1887
|
April 3, 1888
|
Charles de Saulces de Freycinet
|
April 3, 1888
|
January 11, 1893
|
Julien Léon Loizillon
|
January 11, 1893
|
December 3, 1893
|
Auguste Mercier
|
December 3, 1893
|
January 24, 1895
|
Émile Auguste Zurlinden
|
January 28, 1895
|
November 1, 1895
|
Godefroy Cavaignac
|
November 1, 1895
|
April 29, 1896
|
Jean-Baptiste Billot
|
April 29, 1896
|
June 28, 1898
|
Godefroy Cavaignac
|
June 28, 1898
|
September 5, 1898
|
Émile Auguste Zurlinden
|
September 5, 1898
|
September 17, 1898
|
Charles Chanoine
|
September 17, 1898
|
October 25, 1898
|
Edouard Locroy
|
October 25, 1898
|
November 1, 1898
|
Charles de Saulces de Freycinet
|
November 1, 1898
|
May 6, 1899
|
Camille Krantz
|
May 6, 1899
|
June 22, 1899
|
Gaston de Galliffet
|
June 22, 1899
|
May 20, 1900
|
Louis André
|
May 20, 1900
|
November 14, 1904
|
Maurice Berteaux
|
November 14, 1904
|
November 12, 1905
|
Eugène Etienne
|
November 12, 1905
|
October 25, 1906
|
Georges Picquart
|
October 25, 1906
|
July 20, 1909
|
Jean Brun
|
July 24, 1909
|
February 20, 1911
|
Aristide Briand
|
February 23, 1911
|
March 2, 1911
|
Maurice Berteaux
|
March 2, 1911
|
May 21, 1911
|
François Louis Auguste Goiran
|
May 27, 1911
|
June 27, 1911
|
Adolphe Messimy
|
June 27, 1911
|
January 14, 1912
|
Alexandre Millerand
|
January 14, 1912
|
January 12, 1913
|
Albert Lebrun
|
January 12, 1913
|
January 21, 1913
|
Eugène Etienne
|
January 21, 1913
|
December 9, 1913
|
Joseph Noulens
|
December 9, 1913
|
June 9, 1914
|
Théophile Delcassé
|
June 9, 1914
|
June 13, 1914
|
Adolphe Messimy
|
June 13, 1914
|
August 26, 1914
|
Alexandre Millerand
|
August 26, 1914
|
October 29, 1915
|
Joseph Simon Gallieni
|
October 29, 1915
|
March 16, 1916
|
Pierre Auguste Roques
|
March 16, 1916
|
December 12, 1916
|
Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey
|
December 12, 1916
|
March 14, 1917
|
Lucien Lacaze
|
March 14, 1917
|
March 20, 1917
|
Paul Painlevé
|
March 20, 1917
|
November 16, 1917
|
Georges Clemenceau
|
November 16, 1917
|
January 20, 1920
|
André Lefèvre
|
January 20, 1920
|
December 16, 1920
|
Flaminius Raiberti
|
December 16, 1920
|
January 16, 1921
|
Louis Barthou
|
January 16, 1921
|
January 15, 1922
|
André Maginot
|
January 15, 1922
|
June 14, 1924
|
Charles Nollet
|
June 14, 1924
|
April 17, 1925
|
Paul Painlevé
|
April 17, 1925
|
October 29, 1925
|
Edouard Daladier
|
October 29, 1925
|
November 28, 1925
|
Paul Painlevé
|
November 28, 1925
|
June 23, 1926
|
Adolphe Guillaumat
|
June 23, 1926
|
July 19, 1926
|
Paul Painlevé
|
July 19, 1926
|
November 3, 1929
|
André Maginot
|
November 3, 1929
|
February 21, 1930
|
René Besnard
|
February 21, 1930
|
March 2, 1930
|
André Maginot
|
March 2, 1930
|
December 13, 1930
|
Louis Barthou
|
December 13, 1930
|
January 27, 1931
|
André Maginot
|
January 27, 1931
|
January 6, 1932
|
André Tardieu
|
January 14, 1932
|
February 20, 1932
|
François Piétri
|
February 20, 1932
|
June 3, 1932
|
Joseph Paul-Boncour
|
June 3, 1932
|
December 18, 1932
|
Edouard Daladier
|
December 18, 1932
|
January 30, 1934
|
Jean Fabry
|
January 30, 1934
|
February 4, 1934
|
Joseph Paul-Boncour
|
February 4, 1934
|
February 9, 1934
|
Philippe Pétain
|
February 9, 1934
|
November 8, 1934
|
Louis Maurin
|
November 8, 1934
|
June 7, 1935
|
Jean Fabry
|
June 7, 1935
|
January 24, 1936
|
Louis Maurin
|
January 24, 1936
|
June 4, 1936
|
Edouard Daladier
|
June 4, 1936
|
May 18, 1940
|
Paul Reynaud
|
May 18, 1940
|
June 16, 1940
|
Maxime Weygand (National Defense) and Louis Colson (War)
|
June 16, 1940
|
September 6, 1940
|
Charles Huntziger
|
September 6, 1940
|
August 11, 1941
|
François Darlan
|
August 11, 1941
|
April 18, 1942
|
Eugène Bridoux
|
April 18, 1942
|
August 20, 1944
|