The Minister of Commerce was a cabinet member in the Government of France. The position sometimes included responsibility for other government departments such as Public Works, Interior, Agriculture and Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones. The position has largely been merged today into the expanded Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry.
Ministers of Commerce and Manufacturing
In 1812 Napoleon created a Ministry of Commerce and Manufacturing (Ministère du Commerce et des Manufactures), which he assigned to Jean-Baptiste Collin de Sussy. That ministry was suppressed in 1814.
16 January 1812 – 1 April 1814 : Jean-Baptiste Collin de Sussy
A royal ordinance of 22 January 1828 recreated the Ministry of Commerce and Manufacturing, which covered manufacturing and interior and exterior commerce, which were detached from the Ministry of the Interior. The ministry was suppressed by ordinance of 8 August 1829, and these services were again made part of the department of the interior.
29 January 1828 – 8 August 1829 : Pierre de Saint-Cricq
Ministers of Commerce and Public works
An ordinance of 17 March 1831 created the Ministry of Commerce and Public works (Ministère du Commerce et des Travaux publics), to which the minister had been named on 13 March 1831. This ministry included agriculture, subsistence, stud farms, interior and exterior commerce and statistics, detached from the department of the Interior.
13 March 1831 – 31 December 1832 : Antoine, comte d'Argout
31 December 1832 – 4 April 1834 : Adolphe Thiers
A royal ordinance of 6 April 1834 created the Ministry of Commerce (Ministère du Commerce), with the same functions as the Ministry of Commerce and Public works .
4 April 1834 – 10 November 1834 : Charles Marie Tanneguy Duchâtel
10 November 1834 – 18 November 1834 : Jean-Baptiste Teste
18 November 1834 – 22 February 1836 : Charles Marie Tanneguy Duchâtel
Ministers of Commerce and Public works
An ordinance of 2 March 1836 recreated the Ministry of Commerce and Public works, with the added responsibilities of bridges, roads and mines.
22 February 1836 – 6 September 1836 : Hippolyte Passy
6–19 September 1836 : Comte Duchatel (interim)
Ministers of Public Works, Agriculture and Commerce
An ordinance of 19 September 1836 changed the name without changing the function, to the Ministère des travaux publics, d'agriculture et du commerce'.
19 September 1836 – 31 March 1839 : Nicolas Martin du Nord
31 March 1839 – 12 May 1839 : Adrien de Gasparin
Ministers of Agriculture and Commerce
A royal ordinance of 23 May 1839 reconstituted the ministry as Agriculture and Commerce, with the same duties as that of the ordinance of 6 April 1834.
12 May 1839 – 1 March 1840 : Laurent Cunin-Gridaine
1 March 1840 – 29 October 1840 : Alexandre Goüin
29 October 1840 – 24 February 1848 : Laurent Cunin-Gridaine
24 February 1848 – 11 May 1848 : Eugène Bethmont
11 May 1848 – 28 June 1848 : Ferdinand Flocon
28 June 1848 – 20 December 1848 : Charles Gilbert Tourret
20 December 1848 – 29 December 1848 : Jacques Alexandre Bixio
9 December 1848 – 2 June 1849 : Louis Joseph Buffet
2 June 1849 – 31 October 1849 : Victor Ambroise LanJuneais
31 October 1849 – 9 January 1851 : Jean-Baptiste Dumas
9 January 1851 – 24 January 1851 : Louis Bernard Bonjean
24 January 1851 – 10 April 1851 : Eugène Schneider
10 April 1851 – 26 October 1851 : Louis Joseph Buffet
26 October 1851 – 26 November 1851 : François, comte de Casabianca
26 November 1851 – 25 January 1852 : Noël-Jacques Lefebvre-Duruflé
Ministers of the Interior, Agriculture and Commerce
A decree of 25 January 1852 reunited the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce with that of the Interior, under the title Ministère de l'intérieur, de l'agriculture et du commerce.
25 January 1852 – 14 February 1853 : Victor Fialin, comte de Persigny
Ministers of Agriculture, Commerce and Public Works
A decree of 23 June 1853 reinstated the Ministry of Agriculture, Commerce and Public Works.
23 June 1853 – 3 February 1855 : Pierre Magne
3 February 1855 – 23 June 1863 : Eugène Rouher
23 June 1863 – 20 January 1867 : Armand Béhic
20 January 1867 – 17 December 1868 : Adolphe Forcade La Roquette
17 December 1868 – 17 July 1869 : Edmond Valléry Gressier
Ministers of Agriculture and Commerce
A decree of 17 July 1869 reestablished the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce as it had been before the decree of 25 January 1852.
17 July 1869 – 2 January 1870 : Alfred Leroux
2 January 1870 – 10 August 1870 : Charles Louvet de Couvray
10 August 1870 – 4 September 1870 : Clément Aimé Jean Duvernois
4 September 1870 – 19 February 1871 : Pierre Magnin
19 February 1871 – 5 June 1871 : Félix Lambrecht
5 June 1871 – 6 February 1872 : Victor Lefranc
6 February 1872 – 23 April 1872 : Eugène de Goulard
23 April 1872 – 25 May 1873 : Pierre Teisserenc de Bort
25 May 1873 – 26 November 1873 : Joseph de la Bouillerie
29 November 1873 – 22 May 1874 : Alfred Deseilligny
22 May 1874 – 10 March 1875 : Louis Grivart
10 March 1875 – 9 March 1876 : Marie Camille Alfred, vicomte de Meaux
9 March 1876 – 17 May 1877 : Pierre Teisserenc de Bort
17 May 1877 – 23 November 1877 : Marie Camille Alfred, vicomte de Meaux
23 November 1877 – 13 December 1877 : Jules Ozenne
13 December 1877 – 4 February 1879 : Pierre Teisserenc de Bort
4 February 1879 – 4 March 1879 : Charles Lepère
5 March 1879 – 10 November 1881 : Pierre Tirard – Agriculture and Commerce.
Minister of Commerce and Colonies
14 November 1881 – 30 January 1882 : Maurice Rouvier – Commerce and Colonies
30 January 1882 – 7 August 1882 : Pierre Tirard – Commerce
7 August 1882 – 21 February 1883 : Pierre Legrand – Commerce
21 February 1883 – 14 October 1884 : Anne Charles Hérisson – Commerce
14 October 1884 – 6 April 1885 : Maurice Rouvier – Commerce
6 April 1885 – 9 November 1885 : Pierre Legrand – Commerce
9 November 1885 – 7 January 1886 : Lucien Dautresme – Commerce
Ministers of Commerce and Industry
7 January 1886 – 30 May 1887 : Édouard Lockroy – Commerce and Industry
30 May 1887 – 3 April 1888 : Lucien Dautresme – Commerce and Industry
3 April 1888 – 22 February 1889 : Pierre Legrand – Commerce
22 February 1889 – 17 March 1890 : Pierre Tirard – Commerce and Industry
17 March 1890 – 6 December 1892 : Jules Roche
6 December 1892 – 4 April 1893 : Jules Siegfried
4 April 1893 – 3 December 1893 : Louis Terrier
3 December 1893 – 30 May 1894 : Jean Marty
30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895 : Victor Lourties
26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895 : André Lebon
1 November 1895 – 29 April 1896 : Gustave Mesureur
29 April 1896 – 28 June 1898 : Henry Boucher
28 June 1898 – 1 November 1898 : Émile Maruéjouls
1 November 1898 – 22 June 1899 : Paul Delombre
22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902 : Alexandre Millerand
7 June 1902 – 24 January 1905 : Georges Trouillot
24 January 1905 – 12 November 1905 : Fernand Dubief
12 November 1905 – 14 March 1906 : Georges Trouillot
14 March 1906 – 4 January 1908 : Gaston Doumergue
4 January 1908 – 24 July 1909 : Jean Cruppi
24 July 1909 – 2 March 1911 : Jean Dupuy
2 March 1911 – 27 June 1911 : Alfred Massé
27 June 1911 – 14 January 1912 : Maurice Couyba
14 January 1912 – 21 January 1913 : Fernand David
21 January 1913 – 22 March 1913 : Gabriel Guist'hau
Ministers of Commerce, Industry, Posts, and Telegraphs
22 March 1913 – 9 December 1913 : Alfred Massé
9 December 1913 – 17 March 1914 : Louis Malvy
17 March 1914 – 9 June 1914 : Raoul Péret
9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914 : Marc Réville
13 June 1914 – 29 October 1915 : Gaston Thomson
29 October 1915 – 16 November 1917 : Étienne Clémentel
16 November 1917 – 5 May 1919 : Étienne Clémentel
5 May 1919 – 27 November 1919 : Étienne Clémentel
27 November 1919 – 20 January 1920 : Louis Dubois
20 January 1920 – 16 January 1921 : Augustuste Isaac
16 January 1921 – 29 March 1924 : Lucien Dior
29 March 1924 – 9 June 1924 : Louis Loucheur
9 June 1924 – 14 June 1924 : Pierre Étienne Flandin
14 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 : Eugène Raynaldy
17 April 1925 – 29 October 1925 : Charles Chaumet
29 October 1925 – 23 June 1926 : Charles Daniel-Vincent
23 June 1926 – 19 July 1926 : Fernand Chapsal
19 July 1926 – 23 July 1926 : Louis Loucheur
23 July 1926 – 2 September 1928 : Maurice Bokanowski
14 September 1928 – 11 November 1928 : Henry Chéron
Ministers of Commerce and Industry
11 November 1928 – 3 November 1929 : Georges Bonnefous
3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 : Pierre Étienne Flandin
21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 : Georges Bonnet
2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 : Pierre Étienne Flandin
13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 : Louis Loucheur
27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 : Louis Rollin
20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 : Louis Rollin
3 June 1932 – 31 January 1933 : Julien Durand (Commerce and Industry)
31 January 1933 – 26 October 1933 : Louis Serre
26 October 1933 – 30 January 1934 : Laurent Eynac
30 January 1934 – 9 February 1934 : Jean Mistler
9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934 : Lucien Lamoureux
8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935 : Paul Marchandeau
1 June 1935 – 7 June 1935 : Laurent Eynac
7 June 1935 – 4 June 1936 : Georges Bonnet
4 June 1936 – 22 June 1937 : Paul Bastid
22 June 1937 – 18 January 1938 : Fernand Chapsal
18 January 1938 – 10 April 1938 : Pierre Cot (Commerce)
10 April 1938 – 21 March 1940 : Fernand Gentin
21 March 1940 – 18 May 1940 : Louis Rollin
18 May 1940 – 5 June 1940 : Léon Baréty
5 June 1940 – 16 June 1940 : Albert Chichery
16 June 1940 – 12 July 1940 : Yves Bouthillier
7 June 1943 – 9 November 1943 : André Diethelm (Commissaire)
22 January 1947 – 11 August 1947 : Jean Letourneau
11 August 1947 – 22 October 1947 : Robert Lacoste
24 November 1947 – 7 February 1950 : Robert Lacoste
7 February 1950 – 11 August 1951 : Jean-Marie Louvel
11 August 1951 – 20 January 1952 : Pierre Pflimlin
20 January 1952 – 8 March 1952 : Édouard Bonnefous
8 March 1952 – 8 January 1953 : Jean-Marie Louvel
8 January 1953 – 11 February 1953 : Paul Ribeyre
11 February 1953 – 28 June 1953 : Guy Petit
28 June 1953 – 19 June 1954 : Jean-Marie Louvel
19 June 1954 – 3 September 1954 : Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
3 September 1954 – 23 February 1955 : Henri Ulver
23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956 : André Morice
6 November 1957 – 1 June 1958 : Paul Ribeyre
9 June 1958 – 8 January 1959 : Édouard Ramonet
8 January 1959 – 14 April 1962 : Jean-Marcel Jeanneney (Industry)
6 July 1972 – 5 April 1973 : Yvon Bourges
5 April 1973 – 1 March 1974 : Jean Royer
1 March 1974 – 28 May 1974 : Yves Guéna (Industry, Commerce and Crafts)
28 May 1974 – 25 August 1976 : Vincent Ansquer
25 August 1976 – 30 March 1977 : Pierre Brousse
30 March 1977 – 5 April 1978 : René Monory
5 April 1978 – 4 July 1979 : Jacques Barrot
4 July 1979 – 22 May 1981 : Maurice Charretier
22 May 1981 – 22 March 1983 : André Delelis
22 March 1983 – 19 February 1986 : Michel Crépeau
19 February 1986 – 20 March 1986 : Jean-Marie Bockel
29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995 : Alain Madelin
18 May 1995 – 4 June 1997 : Jean-Pierre Raffarin (Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce and Crafts)
29 November 2004 – 31 May 2005: Christian Jacob (Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce, Crafts, Liberal Professions and Consumer Affairs)
