Minister of Social Affairs (France)
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The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (French: Ministre des Affaires sociales et de l'emploi is a cabinet member
in the Government of France
. The position was originally known as Minister of Labor (Ministre du Travail), created in 1906, and later, Minister of Labor and Social Security Provisions (Ministre du Travail et Prévoyance sociale). After its 1906 creation, the Inspection du travail
(IT, Labour Inspection) service was integrated to it.
After the Second World War, the position was renamed Minister of Social Affairs. In its current state, the position was brought back in 1981 (after almost a decade) under the presidency of François Mitterrand
- as a result of the economic situation of France in the 1980s - to oversee issues of social exclusion, unemployment
, racism, sexism and social justice.
Its current title is Minister of Labour, Social Relations, Family and Solidarity; the position is held by Xavier Bertrand
.
French government ministers
The Cabinet of France is a body of top administration members of the Prime Minister's Cabinet. In French, the word gouvernement generally refers to the "Administration", but in a narrower sense to the Cabinet.The Council is responsible to the French National Assembly...
in the Government of France
Government of France
The government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic"...
. The position was originally known as Minister of Labor (Ministre du Travail), created in 1906, and later, Minister of Labor and Social Security Provisions (Ministre du Travail et Prévoyance sociale). After its 1906 creation, the Inspection du travail
Inspection du travail
The Inspection du travail is a French specialized body of civil servants, charged of the surveillance of employment and labour law in firms, created in 1892 during the Third Republic.- History :...
(IT, Labour Inspection) service was integrated to it.
After the Second World War, the position was renamed Minister of Social Affairs. In its current state, the position was brought back in 1981 (after almost a decade) under the presidency of François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
François 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...
- as a result of the economic situation of France in the 1980s - to oversee issues of social exclusion, unemployment
Unemployment
Unemployment , as defined by the International Labour Organization, occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work within the past four weeks...
, racism, sexism and social justice.
Its current title is Minister of Labour, Social Relations, Family and Solidarity; the position is held by Xavier Bertrand
Xavier Bertrand
Xavier Bertrand is a French politician and Minister of Labour, Employment and Health. He was Minister of Health for almost two years in Dominique de Villepin's government under President Jacques Chirac, then Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Solidarity in François Fillon's second government...
.
Ministers of Social Affairs
- Adrien TixierAdrien TixierAdrien Tixier was a French politician, diplomat, and Free French ambassador to the United States.-Career:He was the son of Pierre-Edouard Tixier, a blacksmith, and Marie-Françoise Derosier...
9 November 1943 - 10 September 1944 - Daniel MayerDaniel MayerDaniel William Mayer was a member of the French Section of the Workers' International , a socialist party in France, president of the Ligue des droits de l'homme from 1958 to 1975. He founded the Comité d'Action Socialiste in 1941 and was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistant Socialist group...
22 October 1947 - 24 November 1947 - Albert Gazier 1 February 1956 - 6 November 1957
- Jean-Marcel JeanneneyJean-Marcel JeanneneyJean-Marcel Jeanneney was a minister in various French governments in the 1950s and 60s, as well as France's first ambassador to Algeria in the immediate aftermath of the Algerian War...
8 January 1966 - 30 May 1968 - Maurice SchumannMaurice SchumannMaurice Schumann was a French politician, journalist, writer, and hero of the Second World War who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou in the 1960s and 1970s...
30 May 1968 - 20 June 1969 - Edgar FaureEdgar FaureEdgar Faure was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist.-Career:Faure was born in Béziers, Languedoc-Roussillon. He trained as a lawyer in Paris and became a member of the Bar at 27, the youngest lawyer in France to do so at the time...
6 July 1972 - 28 March 1973 - Nicole QuestiauxNicole QuestiauxNicole Questiaux is a French politician. She served as the Minister of National Solidarity from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
22 May 1981 - 29 June 1982 - Pierre BérégovoyPierre BérégovoyPierre Eugène Bérégovoy was a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1992 to 1993.-Early career:...
29 June 1982 - 17 July 1984 - Georgina Dufoix 19 July 1984 - 7 December 1984
- Philippe SéguinPhilippe SéguinPhilippe Séguin was a French political figure who was President of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1997 and President of the Cour des Comptes of France from 2004 to 2010....
20 March 1986 - 12 May 1988 - Michel DelebarreMichel DelebarreMichel Delebarre is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Nord department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. He is also mayor of Dunkirk ....
12 May 1988 - 23 June 1988 - Claude EvinClaude ÉvinClaude Evin is a French politician and lawyer.He was first elected in 1978. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Claude Evin was the deputy mayor of Saint-Nazaire, a post he held until 1989...
23 June 1988 - 16 May 1991 - Jean-Louis BiancoJean-Louis BiancoJean-Louis Bianco is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the first constituency of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, and is a member of the Socialist Party, which sits with the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche group in the Assembly.-External links:...
16 May 1991 - 2 April 1992 - René TeuladeRené TeuladeRené Teulade is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Corrèze department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.-References:*...
2 April 1992 - 29 March 1993 - Simone VeilSimone VeilSimone Veil, DBE is a French lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Health under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the European Parliament and member of the Constitutional Council of France....
29 March 1993 - 18 May 1995 - Colette Codaccioni 18 May 1995 - 7 November 1995
- Eric RaoultÉric RaoultÉric Raoult is a French right-wing politician, currently affiliated to the Union for a Popular Movement.- Political career :...
18 May 1995 - 7 November 1995 - Jacques BarrotJacques BarrotJacques Barrot is a French politician, who has served as European Commissioner for Justice , after four years as Commissioner for Transport and Commissioner for Regional Policy for eight months . He is also one of five vice-presidents of the 27-member Barroso Commission...
7 November 1995 - 4 June 1997 - Jean-Claude GaudinJean-Claude GaudinJean-Claude Gaudin is a French politician. He has been Mayor of Marseille since 1995 and Vice-President of the Senate since 1998; additionally, he has been Vice-President of the Union for a Popular Movement since 2002.-Early life:...
7 November 1995 - 4 June 1997 - Martine AubryMartine AubryMartine Aubry is a French politician. She has been the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party since November 2008 and Mayor of Lille since March 2001...
4 June 1997 - 18 October 2000 - Elisabeth GuigouÉlisabeth GuigouÉlisabeth Guigou is a French Socialist politician.-Biography:After attending ENA, France's elite graduate school of public affairs, she worked on Jacques Delors' staff in 1982 before being hired by Hubert Védrine in François Mitterrand's...
18 October 2000 - 7 May 2002 - François FillonFrançois FillonFrançois Charles Armand Fillon is the Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. He served initially until 13 November 2010 when he resigned from being prime minister before a planned cabinet reshuffle.On 14 November 2010, Sarkozy...
7 May 2002 - 31 March 2004 - Jean-Louis BorlooJean-Louis BorlooJean-Louis Borloo is a French politician, and was the French Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning between 2007 and 2010.-Professional résumé:Education...
31 March 2004 - 18 May 2007 - Xavier BertrandXavier BertrandXavier Bertrand is a French politician and Minister of Labour, Employment and Health. He was Minister of Health for almost two years in Dominique de Villepin's government under President Jacques Chirac, then Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Solidarity in François Fillon's second government...
18 May 2007 - 15 January 2009 - Brice HortefeuxBrice HortefeuxBrice Hortefeux is a French politician he was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities...
16 January 2009 - 23 June 2009 - Xavier DarcosXavier DarcosXavier Darcos is a French politician, scholar and civil servant currently serving as Minister of Labour.An agrégé professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, a Senator, and a junior minister in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's...
23 June 2009 - 21 March 2010 - Éric WoerthÉric WoerthÉric Woerth is a French politician.-Life and career:Woerth was born in Creil, Oise. He studied at HEC School of Management and Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris...
21 March 2010 - 14 November 2010 - Xavier BertrandXavier BertrandXavier Bertrand is a French politician and Minister of Labour, Employment and Health. He was Minister of Health for almost two years in Dominique de Villepin's government under President Jacques Chirac, then Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Solidarity in François Fillon's second government...
14 November 2010 - Incumbent