Minister of Overseas France
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in the Government
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of France
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responsible for overseeing French overseas departments and territories (such as the département d'outre-mer
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).
The position is currently held by Brice Hortefeux
Brice Hortefeux
Brice Hortefeux is a French politician he was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities...
, who is also the Minister of the Interior
Minister of the Interior (France)
The Minister of the Interior in France is one of the most important governmental cabinet positions, responsible for the following:* The general interior security of the country, with respect to criminal acts or natural catastrophes...
. Since the ministry is a dual one, matters pertaining specifically to Overseas France cabinet portfolio are in part delegated to a Secretary of State for Overseas France, Marie-Luce Penchard
Marie-Luce Penchard
Marie-Luce Penchard is a French politician from Guadeloupe and member of the UMP. She is the daughter of Lucette Michaux-Chevry, the historical leader of the right in Guadeloupe....
.
Minister of Overseas France (1894 to present)
- 20 March 1894 – 30 May 1894 : Ernest Boulanger
- 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895 : Théophile DelcasséThéophile DelcasséThéophile Delcassé was a French statesman.-Biography:He was born at Pamiers, in the Ariège département...
- 26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895 : Émile Chautemps
- 4 November 1895 – 29 April 1896 : Pierre-Paul GuieyssePierre-Paul GuieyssePierre-Paul Guieysse, was a French Socialist politician. He was Minister of the Colonies in the French Cabinet headed by Léon Bourgeois between 1895 and 1896.-Life:He was born in Lorient, Brittany, of a Protestant family...
- 29 April 1896 – 31 May 1898 : André Lebon
- 31 May 1898 – 28 June 1898 : Gabriel HanotauxGabriel HanotauxAlbert Auguste Gabriel Hanotaux, known as Gabriel Hanotaux was a French statesman and historian.-Biography:...
- 28 June 1898 – 1 November 1898 : Georges Trouillot
- 1 November 1898 – 22 June 1899 : Antoine Guillain
- 22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902 : Albert Decrais
- 7 June 1902 – 24 January 1905 : Gaston DoumergueGaston DoumerguePierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue was a French politician of the Third Republic.Doumergue came from a Protestant family. Beginning as a Radical, he turned more towards the political right in his old age. He served as Prime Minister from 9 December 1913 to 2 June 1914...
- 24 January 1905 – 14 March 1906 : Étienne Clémentel
- 14 March 1906 – 25 October 1906 : Georges LeyguesGeorges LeyguesGeorges Leygues was a French politician of the Third Republic. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.He was born...
- 25 October 1906 – 24 July 1909 : Raphaël Milliès-Lacroix
- 24 July 1909 – 3 November 1910 : Georges Trouillot
- 3 November 1910 – 2 March 1911 : Jean Morel
- 2 March 1911 – 27 June 1911 : Adolphe Messimy
- 27 June 1911 – 12 January 1913 : Albert LebrunAlbert LebrunAlbert François Lebrun was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940. He was the last president of the Third Republic. He was a member of the center-right Democratic Republican Alliance .-Biography:...
- 12 January 1913 – 21 January 1913 : René Besnard
- 21 January 1913 – 9 December 1913 : Jean Morel
- 9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914 : Albert LebrunAlbert LebrunAlbert François Lebrun was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940. He was the last president of the Third Republic. He was a member of the center-right Democratic Republican Alliance .-Biography:...
- 9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914 : Maurice MaunouryMaurice MaunouryMaurice Maunoury was a French politician born 16 October 1863 in Alexandria and died 16 May 1925 in Paris*Député for Eure-et-Loir from 1910 to 1924*Minister of the Colonies from 9 to 13 June 1914 in the Alexandre Ribot government...
- 13 June 1914 – 26 August 1914 : Maurice RaynaudMaurice RaynaudA. G. Maurice Raynaud , is the French doctor who discovered Raynaud's Disease, a rare vasopastic disorder which contracts blood vessels in extremities and is the "R" in the CREST syndrome acronym, in the late 19th century.-Life and career :...
- 26 August 1914 – 20 March 1917 : Gaston DoumergueGaston DoumerguePierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue was a French politician of the Third Republic.Doumergue came from a Protestant family. Beginning as a Radical, he turned more towards the political right in his old age. He served as Prime Minister from 9 December 1913 to 2 June 1914...
- 20 March 1917 – 12 September 1917 : André MaginotAndré MaginotAndré Maginot was a French civil servant, soldier, and Member of Parliament. He is undoubtedly best known for his advocacy for the string of forts that would be known as the Maginot Line.- Early years, to World War I :...
- 12 September 1917 – 16 November 1917 : René Besnard
- 16 November 1917 – 20 January 1920 : Henry Simon
- 20 January 1920 – 29 March 1924 : Albert SarrautAlbert SarrautAlbert-Pierre Sarraut was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic.Sarraut was born in Bordeaux, Gironde, France.He was Governor-General of French Indochina, from 1912 to 1919....
- 29 March 1924 – 14 June 1924 : Jean Fabry
- 14 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 : Édouard DaladierÉdouard DaladierÉdouard Daladier was a French Radical politician and the Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War.-Career:Daladier was born in Carpentras, Vaucluse. Later, he would become known to many as "the bull of Vaucluse" because of his thick neck and large shoulders and determined...
- 17 April 1925 – 29 October 1925 : André Hesse
- 29 October 1925 – 19 July 1926 : Léon Perrier
- 19 July 1926 – 23 July 1926 : Adrien Dariac
- 23 July 1926 – 6 November 1928 : Léon Perrier
- 11 November 1928 – 3 November 1929 : André MaginotAndré MaginotAndré Maginot was a French civil servant, soldier, and Member of Parliament. He is undoubtedly best known for his advocacy for the string of forts that would be known as the Maginot Line.- Early years, to World War I :...
- 3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 : François PiétriFrançois PiétriFrançois Piétri was a minister in several governments in the later years of the French Third Republic and was French ambassador to Spain from 1940 to 1944 under the Vichy regime....
- 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 : Lucien LamoureuxLucien LamoureuxLucien Lamoureux, PC, OC was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1966 to 1974...
- 2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 : François PiétriFrançois PiétriFrançois Piétri was a minister in several governments in the later years of the French Third Republic and was French ambassador to Spain from 1940 to 1944 under the Vichy regime....
- 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 : Théodore SteegThéodore SteegThéodore Steeg was a French politician of the Third Republic, deputy of the Seine from 1906 to 1914 and senator of the same department from 1914 to 1940....
- 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 : Paul ReynaudPaul ReynaudPaul Reynaud was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his stances on economic liberalism and militant opposition to Germany. He was the penultimate Prime Minister of the Third Republic and vice-president of the Democratic Republican Alliance center-right...
- 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 : Louis de Chappedelaine
- 3 June 1932 – 6 September 1933 : Albert SarrautAlbert SarrautAlbert-Pierre Sarraut was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic.Sarraut was born in Bordeaux, Gironde, France.He was Governor-General of French Indochina, from 1912 to 1919....
- 6 September 1933 – 26 October 1933 : Albert Dalimier
- 26 October 1933 – 26 November 1933 : François PiétriFrançois PiétriFrançois Piétri was a minister in several governments in the later years of the French Third Republic and was French ambassador to Spain from 1940 to 1944 under the Vichy regime....
- 26 November 1933 – 9 January 1934 : Albert Dalimier
- 9 January 1934 – 30 January 1934 : Lucien LamoureuxLucien LamoureuxLucien Lamoureux, PC, OC was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1966 to 1974...
- 30 January 1934 – 9 February 1934 : Henry de Jouvenel
- 9 February 1934 – 13 October 1934 : Pierre LavalPierre LavalPierre Laval was a French politician. He was four times President of the council of ministers of the Third Republic, twice consecutively. Following France's Armistice with Germany in 1940, he served twice in the Vichy Regime as head of government, signing orders permitting the deportation of...
- 13 October 1934 – 24 January 1936 : Louis Rollin
- 24 January 1936 – 4 June 1936 : Jacques Stern
- 4 June 1936 – 18 January 1938 : Marius Moutet
- 18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938 : Théodore SteegThéodore SteegThéodore Steeg was a French politician of the Third Republic, deputy of the Seine from 1906 to 1914 and senator of the same department from 1914 to 1940....
- 13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938 : Marius Moutet
- 10 April 1938 – 18 May 1940 : Georges MandelGeorges MandelGeorges Mandel was a French politician, journalist, and French Resistance leader.-Biography:Born Louis George Rothschild in Chatou, Yvelines, was the son of a tailor...
- 18 May 1940 – 16 June 1940 : Louis Rollin
- 16 June 1940 – 12 July 1940 : Albert Rivière
- 12 July 1940 – 6 September 1940 : Henry LémeryHenry LemeryHenri Lemery was a politician from Martinique who served in the French National Assembly from 1914-1919 and the French Senate from 1920-1941.Lemery also served as Minister of Justice of France from October-November 1934 .-References:**...
- 6 September 1940 – 18 April 1942 : Charles Platon
- 18 April 1942 – 26 March 1943 : Jules Brévié
- 26 March 1943 – 20 August 1944 : Henri Bléhaut
- 24 September 1941 – 28 July, 194 : René PlevenRené PlevenRené Pléven was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance , a political party that was meant to be a successor to the wartime Resistance movement...
(Commissaire) - 28 July 1942 – 17 October 1942 : Hervé AlphandHervé AlphandHervé Alphand was a French diplomat, and French ambassador to the United States, from 1956 to 1965. -Life:...
(Commissaire) - 17 October 1942 – 10 September 1944 : René PlevenRené PlevenRené Pléven was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance , a political party that was meant to be a successor to the wartime Resistance movement...
(Commissaire) - 10 September 1944 – 16 November 1944 : René PlevenRené PlevenRené Pléven was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance , a political party that was meant to be a successor to the wartime Resistance movement...
- 16 November 1944 – 21 November 1945 : Paul GiacobbiPaul GiacobbiPaul Giacobbi is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haute-Corse department, and is a member of the Radical Party of the Left.-References:...
- 21 November 1945 – 26 January 1946 : Jacques SoustelleJacques SoustelleJacques Soustelle was an important and early figure of the Free French Forces and an anthropologist specializing in pre-Columbian civilizations. He became vice-director of the Musée de l'Homme in Paris in 1938. He was elected to the Académie française in 1983.- Biography :Jacques Soustelle was...
- 26 January 1946 – 23 December 1946 : Marius Moutet
- 23 December 1946 – 22 January 1947 : Auguste LaurentAuguste LaurentAuguste Laurent was a French chemist who discovered anthracene, phthalic acid, and identified carbolic acid....
- 22 January 1947 – 22 October 1947 : Marius Moutet
- 22 October 1947 – 29 October 1949 : Paul Coste-FloretPaul Coste-FloretPaul Coste-Floret was a French politician. He was born and died in Montpellier, France.- Biography :Professor on the faculty of Algiers, he engaged in the French Resistance. He advised André Philip and director of the cabinet of François de Menthon...
- 29 October 1949 – 3 July 1950 : Jean Letourneau
- 3 July 1950 – 12 July 1950 : Paul Coste-FloretPaul Coste-FloretPaul Coste-Floret was a French politician. He was born and died in Montpellier, France.- Biography :Professor on the faculty of Algiers, he engaged in the French Resistance. He advised André Philip and director of the cabinet of François de Menthon...
- 12 July 1950 – 11 August 1951 : François MitterrandFrançois MitterrandFrançois Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was the 21st President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, serving from 1981 until 1995. He is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the only figure from the left so far elected President...
- 11 August 1951 – 8 March 1952 : Louis JacquinotLouis JacquinotLouis Jacquinot was a French lawyer and politician, and chief of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's office.Jacquinot was born in Gondrecourt-le-Château in 1898. Entering parliament in 1932, he later served for a short time as under-secretary of state for home affairs in Paul Reynaud's cabinet...
- 8 March 1952 – 8 January 1953 : Pierre PflimlinPierre PflimlinPierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin was a French Christian democratic politician who served as the penultimate Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic for a few weeks in 1958, before being replaced by Charles de Gaulle during the crisis of that year.-Life:...
- 8 January 1953 – 19 June 1954 : Louis JacquinotLouis JacquinotLouis Jacquinot was a French lawyer and politician, and chief of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's office.Jacquinot was born in Gondrecourt-le-Château in 1898. Entering parliament in 1932, he later served for a short time as under-secretary of state for home affairs in Paul Reynaud's cabinet...
- 19 June 1954 – 20 January 1955 : Robert BuronRobert BuronRobert Buron was a French politician and Minister of Finance from 20 January 1955 to 23 February 1955 and Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism during Charles de Gaulle's third term from 9 June 1958 to 8 January 1959.Buron was born in Paris, where he also died. He was kidnapped during...
- 20 January 1955 – 23 February 1955 : Jean-Jacques JuglasJean-Jacques JuglasJean-Jacques Juglas was a French politician, born 10 June 1904 in Bergerac , died 17 August 1982 in Paris.- Positions :* Minister for Overseas France in the Pierre Mendès France government...
- 23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956 : Pierre-Henri TeitgenPierre-Henri TeitgenPierre-Henri Teitgen was a French lawyer, professor and politician.Teitgen was born in Rennes, Brittany. Made prisoner of war in 1940, he played a major role in the French Resistance....
- 1 February 1956 – 13 June 1957 : Gaston DefferreGaston DefferreGaston Defferre was a French socialist politician.-Biography:Lawyer and member of the French Section of the Workers' International political party, he was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistance Socialist group during World War II...
- 13 June 1957 – 14 May 1958 : Gérard Jaquet
- 14 May 1958 – 9 June 1958 : André Colin
- 9 June 1958 – 8 January 1959 : Bernard Cornut-GentilleBernard Cornut-GentilleBernard Cornut-Gentille was a French administrator and politician.Born in Brest, Finistère, Cornut-Gentille studied at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques. In 1943 he was appointed as the Subprefect of Reims, but resigned to assist the Free French delegate Émile Bollaert...
- 5 February 1960 – 24 August 1961 : Robert LecourtRobert LecourtRobert Lecourt was a French politician and lawyer, judge and the fourth President of the European Court of Justice.Lecourt was born in Pavilly, Seine-Maritime...
- 24 August 1961 – 8 January 1966 : Louis JacquinotLouis JacquinotLouis Jacquinot was a French lawyer and politician, and chief of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's office.Jacquinot was born in Gondrecourt-le-Château in 1898. Entering parliament in 1932, he later served for a short time as under-secretary of state for home affairs in Paul Reynaud's cabinet...
- 8 January 1966 – 30 May 1968 : Pierre BillottePierre BillottePierre Armand Gaston Billotte was a French Army officer and politician. He was the son of General Gaston Billotte, who commanded parts of the French Army at the start of World War II...
- 30 May 1968 – 10 July 1968 : Joël Le Theule
- 25 February 1971 – 7 July, 1972 : Pierre MessmerPierre MessmerPierre Joseph Auguste Messmer was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 – the longest serving since Étienne François, duc de Choiseul under Louis XV – and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974...
- 2 April 1973 – 27 February 1974 : Bernard StasiBernard StasiBernard Stasi was a French politician. He is the son of Italo-Mexican immigrants. Stasi served as Minister for Overseas Departments and Territories from 2 April 1973 to 27 February 1974....
- 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 : Bernard PonsBernard PonsBernard Pons was a French politician and medical doctor who was a member of the Union of Democrats for the Republic from 1971 to 1976 and a member of the Rally for the Republic party thereafter...
- 23 June 1988 – 29 March 1993 : Louis Le PensecLouis Le PensecLouis Le Pensec is a French politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party. Between 1973 and 1997, he was a member of the Parliament.Since 27 September 1998, he is a Senator of Finistère....
- 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995 : Dominique PerbenDominique PerbenDominique Perben is a French politician. Born in Lyon, he was French Minister of Transportation from 2005 to 2007. He was previously Minister of Justice , Minister of Civil Service and Administration and Minister of Overseas France .Perben has been a Deputy in the National Assembly for the fifth...
- 18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995 : Jean-Jacques de Peretti
- 7 May 2002 – 2 June 2005 : Brigitte Girardin
- 2 June 2005 – 26 March 2007 : François BaroinFrançois BaroinFrançois Baroin is a French politician, recently appointed Finance Minister, following a stint as Minister of the Budget in the François Fillon III government...
- 26 March 2007 – 19 June 2007 : Hervé MaritonHervé MaritonHervé Mariton is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Drôme department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.-References:...
- 19 June 2007 – 23 June 2009: Michèle Alliot-MarieMichèle Alliot-MarieMichèle Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie, born 10 September 1946 and nicknamed MAM, is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement . A member of all but one right-wing governments of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, she was the first woman in France to hold the portfolios of Defense , the...
- 23 June 2009 – incumbent: Brice HortefeuxBrice HortefeuxBrice Hortefeux is a French politician he was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities...