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List of ministers of justice of France

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This is a list of justice ministers of France, working for the French Ministry of Justice.[1]

1790 to the Consulate

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Consulate to the Revolution of 1848

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Under the Provisional Government of 1848 and the Second Republic

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Second Empire

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Paris Commune

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Third Republic

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List of Ministers of Justice of the French Third Republic
Minister Titled Party Took office Left office Government Ref.
Adolphe Crémieux Minister of Justice Opposition 4 September 1870 19 February 1871 Government of National Defense
Presidency of Adolphe Thiers
Jules Dufaure Minister of Justice Centre Left [fr] 19 February 1871 25 May 1873 Dufaure I
Dufaure II
Presidency of Patrice de Mac Mahon
Jean Ernoul Minister of Justice Legitimist 25 May 1873 26 November 1873 de Broglie I
Octave Depeyre 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 de Broglie II
Adrien Tailhand Orléanist 22 May 1874 10 March 1875 Courtot de Cissey
Jules Dufaure Moderate Republicans 10 March 1875 12 December 1876 Buffet
Dufaure III
Dufaure IV
Louis Martel Centre Left [fr] 12 December 1876 17 May 1877 Simon
Albert de Broglie Orléanist 17 May 1877 23 November 1877 de Broglie III
François Le Pelletier Independent 23 November 1877 13 December 1877 de Rochebouët
Jules Dufaure Centre Left [fr] 13 December 1877 4 February 1879 Dufaure V
Philippe Le Royer Republican Left [fr] 4 February 1879 28 December 1879 Henry Waddington
Presidency of Jules Grévy
Jules Cazot Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice Republican Left [fr] 28 December 1879 30 January 1882 de Freycinet I
Ferry I
Gambetta
Gustave Humbert Independent 30 January 1882 7 August 1882 de Freycinet II
Paul Devès Republican Left [fr] 7 August 1882 21 February 1883 Duclerc
Fallières
Félix Martin-Feuillée Republican Union 21 February 1883 6 April 1885 Ferry II
Henri Brisson 6 April 1885 7 January 1886
Charles Demôle 7 January 1886 11 December 1886 de Freycinet III
Ferdinand Sarrien 11 December 1886 30 May 1887 Goblet
Charles Mazeau 30 May 1887 30 November 1887 Rouvier I
Presidency of Sadi Carnot
Armand Fallières Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice Democratic Alliance 30 November 1887 3 April 1888 Tirard I
Jean-Baptiste Ferrouillat Republican Union 3 April 1888 5 February 1889 Floquet
Edmond Guyot-Dessaigne 6 February 1889 15 February 1889
François Thévenet Extreme Left 22 February 1889 17 March 1890 Tirard II
Armand Fallières Democratic Alliance 17 March 1890 27 February 1892 de Freycinet IV
Louis Ricard Independent 27 February 1892 6 December 1892 Loubet
Léon Bourgeois Radical Party 6 December 1892 12 March 1893 Ribot I
Ribot II
Jules Develle Republican Union 12 March 1893 13 March 1893 Ribot II
Léon Bourgeois Radical Party 13 March 1893 4 April 1893
Eugène Guérin 4 April 1893 3 December 1893 Dupuy I
Antonin Dubost Radical Left [fr] 3 December 1893 30 May 1894 Casimir-Perier
Presidency of Jean Casimir-Perier
Eugène Guérin Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice Radical Party 30 May 1894 26 January 1895 Dupuy II
Dupuy III
Presidency of Félix Faure
Ludovic Trarieux Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice Republican Left [fr] 26 January 1895 1 November 1895 Ribot III
Louis Ricard Non-Attached 1 November 1895 29 April 1896 Bourgeois
Jean-Baptiste Darlan Progressive Union [fr] 29 April 1896 1 December 1897 Méline
Victor Milliard Non-Attached 3 December 1897 28 June 1898
Ferdinand Sarrien Republican Union 28 June 1898 1 November 1898 Brisson II
Presidency of Émile Loubet
Georges Lebret Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice Non-Attached 1 November 1898 22 June 1899 Dupuy IV
Dupuy V
Ernest Monis Radical Party 22 June 1899 7 June 1902 Waldeck-Rousseau
Ernest Vallé 7 June 1902 24 January 1905 Combes
Presidency of Armand Fallières
Joseph Chaumié Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice Democratic Republican Alliance 24 January 1905 14 March 1906 Rouvier II
Rouvier III
Ferdinand Sarrien PRRRS 14 March 1906 25 October 1906 Sarrien
Edmond Guyot-Dessaigne Radical Left [fr] 25 October 1906 31 December 1907 Clemenceau I
Aristide Briand SI 4 January 1908 24 July 1909
Louis Barthou ARD 24 July 1909 3 November 1910 Briand I
Théodore Girard Non-Attached 3 November 1910 2 March 1911 Briand II
Antoine Perrier ARD 2 March 1911 27 June 1911 Monis
Jean Cruppi PRRRS 27 June 1911 14 January 1912 Caillaux
Aristide Briand PRS 14 January 1912 21 January 1913 Poincaré I
Louis Barthou PRD 21 January 1913 18 February 1913 Briand III
Presidency of Raymond Poincaré
Louis Barthou Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice PRD 18 February 1913 22 March 1913 Briand IV
Antony Ratier [fr] 22 March 1913 9 December 1913 Barthou
Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu-Martin PRRRS 9 December 1913 9 June 1914 Doumergue I
Alexandre Ribot FR 9 June 1914 13 June 1914 Ribot IV
Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu-Martin PRRRS 13 June 1914 26 August 1914 Viviani I
Aristide Briand PRS 26 August 1914 29 October 1915 Viviani II
René Viviani 29 October 1915 12 September 1917 Briand V
Briand VI
Ribot V
Raoul Péret ARD 12 September 1917 16 November 1917 Painlevé I
Louis Nail PRRRS 16 November 1917 20 January 1920 Clemenceau II
Gustave Lhopiteau RI 20 January 1920 18 February 1920 Millerand I
Presidency of Paul Deschanel
Gustave Lhopiteau Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice RI 18 February 1920 23 September 1920 Millerand II
Presidency of Alexandre Millerand
Gustave Lhopiteau Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice RI 24 September 1920 16 January 1921 Leygues
Laurent Bonnevay FR 16 January 1921 15 January 1922 Briand VII
Louis Barthou PRDS 15 January 1922 5 October 1922 Poincaré II
Maurice Colrat 5 October 1922 29 March 1924
Edmond Lefebvre du Prey FR 29 March 1924 9 June 1924 Poincaré III
Antony Ratier [fr] PRDS 9 June 1924 14 June 1924 François-Marsal
Presidency of Gaston Doumergue
René Renoult Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice PRRRS 14 June 1924 17 April 1925 Herriot I
Théodore Steeg 17 April 1925 11 October 1925 Painlevé II
Anatole de Monzie PRS 11 October 1925 29 October 1925
Camille Chautemps PRRRS 29 October 1925 28 November 1925 Painlevé III
René Renoult 28 November 1925 9 March 1926 Briand VIII
Pierre Laval SE 9 March 1926 19 July 1926 Briand IX
Briand X
Maurice Colrat PRDS 19 July 1926 23 July 1926 Herriot II
Louis Barthou AD 23 July 1926 3 November 1929 Poincaré IV
Poincaré V
Briand XI
Lucien Hubert [fr] PRRRS 3 November 1929 21 February 1930 Tardieu I
Théodore Steeg 21 February 1930 2 March 1930 Chautemps I
Raoul Péret RI 2 March 1930 17 November 1930 Tardieu II
Henry Chéron AD 17 November 1930 27 January 1931 Tardieu II
Steeg
Léon Bérard 27 January 1931 13 June 1931 Laval I
Presidency of Paul Doumer
Léon Bérard Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice AD 13 June 1931 20 February 1932 Laval II
Laval III
Paul Reynaud 20 February 1932 3 June 1932 Tardieu III
Presidency of Albert Lebrun
René Renoult Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice PRRRS 3 June 1932 18 December 1932 Herriot III
Abel Gardey 18 December 1932 31 January 1933 Paul-Boncour
Eugène Penancier 31 January 1933 26 October 1933 Daladier I
Albert Dalimier 26 October 1933 26 November 1933 Sarraut I
Eugène Raynaldy AD 26 November 1933 27 January 1934 Chautemps II
Eugène Penancier PRRRS 30 January 1934 9 February 1934 Daladier II
Henry Chéron AD 9 February 1934 15 October 1934 Doumergue II
Henry Lémery Non-Attached 15 October 1934 8 November 1934
Georges Pernot FR 8 November 1934 7 June 1935 Flandin I
Bouisson
Léon Bérard AD 7 June 1935 24 January 1936 Laval IV
Yvon Delbos PRRRS 24 January 1936 4 June 1936 Sarraut II
Marc Rucart 4 June 1936 22 June 1937 Blum I
Vincent Auriol SFIO 22 June 1937 18 January 1938 Chautemps III
César Campinchi PRRRS 18 January 1938 13 March 1938 Chautemps IV
Marc Rucart 13 March 1938 10 April 1938 Blum II
Paul Marchandeau 10 April 1938 1 November 1938 Daladier III
Paul Reynaud AD 1 November 1938 13 September 1939 Daladier III
Daladier IV
Georges Bonnet PRRRS 13 September 1939 21 March 1940 Daladier V
Albert Sérol [fr] SFIO 21 March 1940 16 June 1940 Reynaud
Charles Frémicourt [fr] SE 16 June 1940 12 July 1940 Pétain


Vichy France

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List of Ministers of Justice of Vichy France
Minister Titled Party Took office Left office Time in office Government Ref.
Raphaël Alibert Keeper of the Seals and Minister of State for Justice SE 12 July 1940 27 January 1941 199 days Laval V
Flandin II
Joseph Barthélémy 27 January 1941 26 March 1943 2 years, 58 days Flandin II
Darlan
Laval VI
Maurice Gabolde 26 March 1943 20 August 1944 1 year, 147 days Laval VI


Free France

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Provisional Government of the French Republic

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List of Ministers of Justice of the Provisional Government of the French Republic
Minister Titled Party Took office Left office Time in office Government Ref.
François de Menthon Keeper of the Seals MRP 20 August 1944 30 May 1945 283 days De Gaulle I
Pierre-Henri Teitgen 30 May 1945 20 January 1946 1 year, 202 days De Gaulle II
20 January 1946 18 December 1946 Gouin
Paul Ramadier SFIO 18 December 1946 21 January 1947 34 days Blum III


Fourth Republic

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List of Ministers of Justice of the French Fourth Republic
Minister Titled Party Took office Left office Time in office Government Ref.
Presidency of Vincent Auriol
André Marie Keeper of the Seals PRV 22 January 1947 21 October 1947 1 year, 185 days Ramadier I
21 October 1947 19 November 1947 Ramadier II
24 November 1947 25 July 1948 Schuman I
Robert Lecourt MRP 26 July 1948 28 August 1948 43 days Marie
5 September 1948 7 September 1948 Schuman II
André Marie Vice-President of the Council and Keeper of the Seals PRV 11 September 1948 12 February 1949 154 days Queuille I
Robert Lecourt MRP 13 February 1949 27 October 1949 256 days
René Mayer Keeper of the Seals PRV 28 October 1949 7 February 1950 1 year, 255 days Bidault II
7 February 1950 24 June 1950 Bidault III
Minister of Justice 2 July 1950 4 July 1950 Queuille II
12 July 1950 21 February 1951 Pleven I
10 March 1951 10 July 1951 Queuille III
Edgar Faure 11 August 1951 19 January 1952 161 days Pleven II
Léon Martinaud-Déplat 20 January 1952 28 February 1952 1 year, 158 days Faure I
8 March 1952 23 December 1952 Pinay
8 January 1953 27 June 1953 Mayer
Paul Ribeyre CNIP 28 June 1953 16 January 1954 202 days Laniel I
Presidency of René Coty
Paul Ribeyre Minister of Justice CNIP 16 January 1954 18 June 1954 153 days (Total: 355 days) Laniel II
Émile Hugues PRV 19 June 1954 2 September 1954 75 days Mendès France
Jean-Michel Guérin de Beaumont CNIP 3 September 1954 20 January 1955 139 days
Emmanuel Temple 20 January 1955 22 February 1955 33 days
Robert Schuman MRP 23 February 1955 31 January 1956 342 days Faure II
François Mitterrand Minister of State, Responsible for Justice UDSR 1 February 1956 12 June 1957 1 year, 131 days Mollet
Édouard Corniglion-Molinier Minister of Justice RS 13 June 1957 5 November 1957 145 days Bourgès-Maunoury
Robert Lecourt MRP 6 November 1957 15 April 1958 207 days Gaillard
13 May 1958 1 June 1958 Pflimlin
Michel Debré Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice RS then UNR 1 June 1958 8 January 1959 221 days De Gaulle III


Fifth Republic

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List of Ministers of Justice of the French Fifth Republic
Minister Titled Party Took office Left office Time in office Government Ref.
Presidency of Charles de Gaulle
Edmond Michelet Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice UNR 8 January 1959 24 August 1961 2 years, 228 days Debré
Bernard Chenot 24 August 1961 14 April 1962 233 days
Jean Foyer UNR then UDR 15 April 1962 28 November 1962 4 years, 351 days Pompidou I
6 December 1962 8 January 1966 Pompidou II
8 January 1966 1 April 1967 Pompidou III
Louis Joxe UDR 7 April 1967 31 May 1968 1 year, 54 days Pompidou IV
René Capitant 31 May 1968 10 July 1968 332 days
12 July 1968 28 April 1969 Couve de Murville
Interim Presidency of Alain Poher
Jean-Marcel Jeanneney Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice (interim) UDR 28 April 1969 20 June 1969 53 days Couve de Murville
Presidency of Georges Pompidou
René Pleven Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice CDP 22 June 1969 5 July 1972 3 years, 266 days Chaban-Delmas
6 July 1972 15 March 1973 Messmer I
Jean Taittinger UDR 5 April 1973 27 February 1974 1 year, 52 days Messmer II
Minister of the State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice 1 March 1974 27 May 1974 Messmer III
Presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Jean Lecanuet Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice CD 28 May 1974 12 January 1976 2 years, 89 days Chirac I
Minister of the State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice 12 January 1976 25 August 1976
Olivier Guichard UDR then RPR 27 August 1976 29 March 1977 214 days Barre I
Alain Peyrefitte Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice RPR 30 March 1977 31 March 1978 4 years, 44 days Barre II
5 April 1978 13 May 1981 Barre III
Presidency of François Mitterrand
Maurice Faure Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice MRG 22 May 1981 22 June 1981 31 days Mauroy I
Robert Badinter PS 23 June 1981 22 March 1983 4 years, 241 days Mauroy II
22 March 1983 17 July 1984 Mauroy III
19 July 1984 19 February 1986 Fabius
Michel Crépeau MRG 19 February 1986 20 March 1986 29 days
Albin Chalandon RPR 20 March 1986 10 May 1988 2 years, 51 days Chirac II
Pierre Arpaillange DVG 12 May 1988 23 June 1988 2 years, 143 days Rocard I
28 June 1988 2 October 1990 Rocard II
Henri Nallet PS 2 October 1990 15 May 1991 1 year, 183 days
16 May 1991 2 April 1992 Cresson
Michel Vauzelle 2 April 1992 29 March 1993 361 days Bérégovoy
Pierre Méhaignerie Minister of the State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice UDF-CDS 30 March 1993 11 May 1995 2 years, 42 days Balladur
Presidency of Jacques Chirac
Jacques Toubon Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice RPR 18 May 1995 7 November 1995 2 years, 15 days Juppé I
7 November 1995 2 June 1997 Juppé II
Élisabeth Guigou PS 4 June 1997 18 October 2000 3 years, 136 days Jospin
Marylise Lebranchu 18 October 2000 6 May 2002 1 year, 200 days
Dominique Perben RPR then UMP 7 May 2002 17 June 2002 3 years, 24 days Raffarin I
17 June 2002 22 January 2004 Raffarin II
22 January 2004 31 May 2005 Raffarin III
Pascal Clément UMP 2 June 2005 15 May 2007 1 year, 347 days Villepin
Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy
Rachida Dati Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice UMP 18 May 2007 18 June 2007 2 years, 36 days Fillon I
19 June 2007 23 June 2009 Fillon II
Michèle Alliot-Marie Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice and Liberties 23 June 2009 13 November 2010 1 year, 143 days
Michel Mercier DVD 14 November 2010 10 May 2012 1 year, 178 days Fillon III
Presidency of François Hollande
Christiane Taubira Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice DVG 16 May 2012 18 June 2012 3 years, 256 days Ayrault I
21 June 2012 31 March 2014 Ayrault II
2 April 2014 25 August 2014 Valls I
26 August 2014 27 January 2016 Valls II
Jean-Jacques Urvoas PS 27 January 2016 6 December 2016 1 year, 110 days
6 December 2016 17 May 2017 Cazeneuve
Presidency of Emmanuel Macron
François Bayrou Minister of the State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice MoDem 17 May 2017 21 June 2017 35 days Philippe I
Nicole Belloubet Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice DVG 21 June 2017 6 July 2020 3 years, 15 days Philippe II
Éric Dupond-Moretti 6 July 2020 16 May 2022 4 years, 77 days Castex
20 May 2022 8 January 2024 Borne
11 January 2024 21 September 2024 Attal
Didier Migaud PS 21 September 2024 Present 86 days Barnier [2]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Les anciens chanceliers, gardes des Sceaux et ministres de la Justice". Ministère de la Justice (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Gouvernement Barnier : Didier Migaud nommé ministre de la Justice". Le Parisien (in French). 21 September 2024.
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