Minister of the Overseas
The Minister of the Overseas (French: Ministre des Outre-mer) is the official in charge of the Ministry of the Overseas in the Government of the French Republic, responsible for overseeing Overseas France. The office was titled Minister of the Colonies (French: Ministre des Colonies) until 1946.[1]
Minister of the Overseas Territories
No fixed term
20 March 1894
€10,135 per month
The position is currently held by Philippe Vigier, who succeeded Jean-François Carenco on 20 July 2023.
20 March – 30 May 1894 :
Ernest Boulanger
30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895 :
Théophile Delcassé
26 January – 1 November 1895 :
Émile Chautemps
4 November 1895 – 29 April 1896 :
Pierre-Paul Guieysse
29 April 1896 – 31 May 1898 :
André Lebon
31 May – 28 June 1898 :
Gabriel Hanotaux
28 June – 1 November 1898 :
Georges Trouillot
1 November 1898 – 22 June 1899 :
Florent Guillain
22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902 :
Albert Decrais
7 June 1902 – 24 January 1905 :
Gaston Doumergue
24 January 1905 – 14 March 1906 :
Étienne Clémentel
14 March – 25 October 1906 :
Georges Leygues
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 – 27 June 1911 :
Adolphe Messimy
27 June 1911 – 12 January 1913 :
Albert François Lebrun
12–21 January 1913 :
René Besnard
21 January – 9 December 1913 :
Jean Morel
9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914 :
Albert François Lebrun
9–13 June 1914 :
Maurice Maunoury
13 June – 26 August 1914 :
Maurice Raynaud
26 August 1914 – 20 March 1917 :
Gaston Doumergue
20 March – 12 September 1917 :
André Maginot
12 September – 16 November 1917 :
René Besnard
16 November 1917 – 20 January 1920 :
Henry Simon
20 January 1920 – 29 March 1924 :
Albert Sarraut
29 March – 14 June 1924 :
Jean Fabry
14 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 :
Édouard Daladier
17 April – 29 October 1925 :
André Hesse
29 October 1925 – 19 July 1926 :
Léon Perrier
19–23 July 1926 :
Adrien Dariac
23 July 1926 – 6 November 1928 :
Léon Perrier
11 November 1928 – 3 November 1929 :
André Maginot
3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 :
François Piétri
21 February – 2 March 1930 :
Lucien Lamoureux
2 March – 13 December 1930 :
François Piétri
13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 :
Théodore Steeg
27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 :
Paul Reynaud
20 February – 3 June 1932 :
Louis de Chappedelaine
3 June 1932 – 6 September 1933 :
Albert Sarraut
6 September – 26 October 1933 :
Albert Dalimier
26 October – 26 November 1933 :
François Piétri
26 November 1933 – 9 January 1934 :
Albert Dalimier
9–30 January 1934 :
Lucien Lamoureux
30 January – 9 February 1934 :
Henry de Jouvenel
9 February – 13 October 1934 :
Pierre Laval
13 October 1934 – 24 January 1936 :
Louis Rollin
24 January – 4 June 1936 :
Jacques Stern
4 June 1936 – 18 January 1938 :
Marius Moutet
18 January – 13 March 1938 :
Théodore Steeg
13 March – 10 April 1938 :
Marius Moutet
10 April 1938 – 18 May 1940 :
Georges Mandel
18 May – 16 June 1940 :
Louis Rollin
16 June – 12 July 1940 :
Albert Rivière
12 July – 6 September 1940 :
Henry Lémery
6 September 1940 – 18 April 1942 :
Charles Platon
18 April 1942 – 26 March 1943 :
Jules Brévié
26 March 1943 – 20 August 1944 :
Henri Bléhaut
10 September – 16 November 1944 :
René Pleven
16 November 1944 – 21 November 1945 :
Paul Giacobbi
21 November 1945 – 26 January 1946 :
Jacques Soustelle
Robert Aldrich. Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion. Macmillan (1996) 0-312-16000-3 pp109–114
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Rulers: France. Ministries, political parties, etc. from 1870: Overseas Ministers (Colonies)
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Les Ministres de l'Outre-Mer sous la Vème République. Ministère de l'Outre-Mer outre-mer.gouv.fr
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L'administration centrale du Ministère de l'Outre-Mer: Ministère de l'Outre-Mer outre-mer.gouv.fr
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