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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.

1790 to the Third Republic

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Paris Commune

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Third Republic

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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 77 days Barnier [1]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gouvernement Barnier : Didier Migaud nommé ministre de la Justice". Le Parisien (in French). 21 September 2024.