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Minister of the Armed Forces (France)

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The Minister of the Armed Forces (French: Ministre des Armées, lit. 'Minister of the Armies') is the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, tasked with running the French Armed Forces. The minister is the third-highest civilian[1] having authority over France's military, behind the President of the Republic[2] and the Prime Minister.[3] Based on the governments, they may be assisted by a minister or state secretary for veterans' affairs.

Minister of the Armed Forces
Ministre des Armées (French)
Honor flag and naval jack of the minister
Incumbent
Sébastien Lecornu
since 20 May 2022
Ministry of the Armed Forces
Member ofGovernment
Reports to
Seat
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo fixed term
Precursor
Formation21 November 1945 (1945-11-21)
First holderEdmond Michelet
Deputy
Salary10,135€ per month
Websitewww.defense.gouv.fr

The office is considered to be one of the core positions of the Government of France. Since 20 May 2022, the Minister of the Armed Forces has been Sébastien Lecornu, the 45th person to hold the office.

History

The minister in charge of the Armed Forces has evolved within the epoque and regimes. The Secretary of State of War was one of the four specialised secretaries of state established in France in 1589. This State Secretary was responsible for the French Army (similarly, the Naval Ministers of France and the Colonies was created in 1669). In 1791, the Secretary of State of War became Minister of War, with this ministerial function being abolished in 1794 and re-established in 1795. Since 1930, the position was often referred to as Minister of War and National Defence. In 1947, two years after World War II, the ministry merged with the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of Air (created in 1930), while being headed by a Minister of National Defence responsible for the French Armed Forces, often referred to as Minister of the Armies and since 1947 until 2017, designated as Minister of Defence.

Powers and functions

As the head of the military, the minister is part of the Council of Defence.[4] In addition to their authority over the armed forces, the minister also heads the external and military intelligence community.[1] In this capacity, they are also a member of the National Council of Intelligence.[5]

Although the Minister of the Armed Forces is the official responsible for veterans affairs,[6] they usually delegate their powers to a dedicated subordinate minister or state secretary.

The direct military subordinates of the minister are the:[7]

Officeholders

Provisional Government

No.PortraitNameTermGovernmentPresidentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Ministry established
  • Minister of the Armed Forces
  • (Ministre des Armées)
1 Edmond Michelet21 November 194516 December 19461 year, 25 days
  • de Gaulle II
  • Gouin
  • Bidault I
[8]
Serving with Minister of National Defence, Charles de Gaulle
  • Minister of National Defence
  • (Ministre de la Défense nationale)
2 André Le Troquer16 December 194622 January 194737 daysBlum IIILéon Blum[9]

Fourth Republic

No.PortraitNameTermGovernmentPresidentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
  • Minister of National Defence
  • (Ministre de la Défense nationale)
3 François Billoux22 January 19474 May 1947102 daysRamadier IVincent Auriol[10]
Serving with: War Minister Paul Coste-Floret; Navy Minister Louis Jacquinot; Air Minister André Maroselli
Interim by Yvon Delbos, Minister of State, from 4 May 1947 to 22 October 1947.[11]
  • Minister of the Armed Forces – Merger of the War, Navy and Air ministries[12]
  • (Ministre des Forces armées)
4 Pierre-Henri Teitgen22 October 194726 July 1948278 days
  • Ramadier II
  • Schuman I
Vincent Auriol[13]
  • Minister of National Defence
  • (Ministre de la Défense nationale)
5 René Mayer26 July 194811 September 194847 days
  • Marie
  • Schuman II
Vincent Auriol[14]
6 Paul Ramadier11 September 194828 October 19491 year, 47 daysQueuille I[15]
7 René Pleven28 October 194912 July 1950257 days
  • Bidault II–III
  • Queuille II
[16]
8 Jules Moch12 July 195011 August 19511 year, 30 days
  • Pleven I
  • Queuille III
[17]
9 Georges Bidault11 August 19518 March 1952210 days
  • Pleven II
  • Faure I
[18]
10 René Pleven8 March 195219 June 19542 years, 103 days
  • Pinay
  • Mayer
  • Laniel I–II
[19]
René Coty
  • Minister of National Defence and the Armed Forces
  • (Ministre de la Défense nationale et des Forces armées)
11 Pierre Kœnig19 June 195414 August 195456 daysMendès-FranceRené Coty[20]
Interim by Emmanuel Temple, Minister of Veterans and War Victims, from 14 August 1954 to 3 September 1954.[21]
12 Emmanuel Temple3 September 195420 January 1955139 daysMendès-FranceRené Coty[22]
  • Minister of the Armed Forces
  • (Ministre des Armées)
13 Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury20 January 195523 February 195534 daysMendès-FranceRené Coty[23]
Serving with Minister of National Defence, Jacques Chevallier
  • Minister of National Defence and the Armed Forces
  • (Ministre de la Défense nationale et des Forces armées)
14 Pierre Kœnig23 February 19556 October 1955225 daysFaure IIRené Coty[24]
15 Pierre Billotte6 October 19551 February 1956118 days[25]
16 Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury1 February 195613 June 19571 year, 132 daysMollet[26]
17 André Morice13 June 19576 November 1957146 daysBourgès-Maunoury[27]
18 Jacques Chaban-Delmas6 November 195714 May 1958189 daysGaillard[28]
19 Pierre de Chevigné14 May 19581 June 195818 daysPflimlin[29]
  • Minister of the Armed Forces
  • (Ministre des Armées)
20 Pierre Guillaumat1 June 19588 January 1959221 daysde Gaulle IIIRené Coty[30]
Serving with Minister of National Defence, Charles de Gaulle

Fifth Republic

No.PortraitNameTermGovernmentPresidentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
  • Minister of the Armed Forces
  • (Ministre des Armées)
21 Pierre Guillaumat8 January 19595 February 19601 year, 28 daysDebréCharles de Gaulle[31]
22 Pierre Messmer5 February 196022 June 19699 years, 137 days
  • Debré
  • Pompidou I–II–III–IV
  • Couve de Murville
[32]
Interim : Alain Poher
  • Minister of National Defence
  • (Ministre de la Défense nationale)
23 Michel Debré22 June 19695 April 19733 years, 287 days
  • Chaban-Delmas;
  • Messmer I
Georges Pompidou[33]
  • Minister of the Armed Forces
  • (Ministre des Forces armées)
24 Robert Galley5 April 197328 May 19741 year, 53 daysMessmer II–III
[34]
  • Minister of Defence
  • (Ministre de la Défense)
25 Jacques Soufflet28 May 197431 January 1975248 daysChirac IValéry Giscard d'Estaing[35]
26 Yvon Bourges31 January 19752 October 19805 years, 245 days
  • Chirac I;
  • Barre I–II–III
[36]
27 Joël Le Theule2 October 198022 December 198081 daysBarre III[37]
28 Robert Galley22 December 198022 May 1981151 days[38]
29 Charles Hernu22 May 198120 September 19854 years, 121 days
  • Mauroy I–II–III;
  • Fabius
François Mitterrand[39]
30 Paul Quilès20 September 198520 March 1986181 daysFabius[40]
31 André Giraud20 March 198612 May 19882 years, 53 daysChirac II[41]
32 Jean-Pierre Chevènement12 May 198829 January 19912 years, 262 daysRocard I–II[42]
33 Pierre Joxe29 January 19919 March 19932 years, 39 days
[43]
34 Pierre Bérégovoy9 March 199330 March 199321 daysBérégovoy[44]
35 François Léotard30 March 199318 May 19952 years, 49 daysBalladur[45]
36 Charles Millon18 May 19954 June 19972 years, 17 daysJuppé I–IIJacques Chirac[46]
37 Alain Richard4 June 19977 May 20024 years, 337 daysJospin[47]
38 Michèle Alliot-Marie7 May 200218 May 20075 years, 11 days
  • Raffarin I–II–III;
  • de Villepin
39 Hervé Morin18 May 200714 November 20103 years, 180 daysFillon I–IINicolas Sarkozy
  • Minister of Defence and Veterans
  • (Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens Combattants)
40 Alain Juppé14 November 201027 February 2011105 daysFillon IIINicolas Sarkozy
41 Gérard Longuet27 February 201116 May 20121 year, 79 days
  • Minister of Defence
  • (Ministre de la Défense)
42 Jean-Yves Le Drian16 May 201217 May 20175 years, 1 day
François Hollande
  • Minister of the Armed Forces
  • (Ministre des Armées)
43 Sylvie Goulard17 May 201721 June 201735 daysPhilippe IEmmanuel Macron
44 Florence Parly21 June 201720 May 20224 years, 333 days
45 Sébastien Lecornu20 May 2022Incumbent2 years, 40 days

See also

References

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