The Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, to which was later added the charge of Telephones (the position was later named "Minister of Posts and Telecommunications"), was, in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of the French Postal Service and development of the national telecommunication system. The position was occasionally combined with Minister of Commerce and Industry or Minister of Public Works. The ministerial position does not currently exist, and its portfolio has largely been merged into other ministerial positions.
Ministers of Posts and Telegraphs
Adolphe Cochery : 5 February 1879 – 6 April 1885Ferdinand Sarrien : 6 April 1885 – 7 January 1886Félix Granet : 7 January 1886 – 30 May 1887Jean Marty : 20 March 1894 – 30 May 1894Victor Lourties : 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895André Lebon : 26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895Gustave Mesureur : 1 November 1895 – 29 April 1896Henry Boucher : 29 April 1896 – 28 June 1898Émile Maruéjouls : 28 June 1898 – 1 November 1898Paul Delombre : 1 November 1898 – 22 June 1899Alexandre Millerand : 22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902Georges Trouillot : 7 June 1902 – 24 January 1905Fernand Dubief : 24 January 1905 – 12 November 1905Georges Trouillot : 12 November 1905 – 14 March 1906Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs
In 1906 Louis Barthou became Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs. The combined portfolio lasted until 1913.
Louis Barthou : 14 March 1906 – 24 July 1909Alexandre Millerand : 24 July 1909 – 3 November 1910Louis Puech : 3 November 1910 – 2 March 1911Charles Dumont : 2 March 1911 – 27 June 1911Victor Augagneur : 27 June 1911 – 14 January 1912Jean Dupuy : 14 January 1912 – 22 March 1913Commerce, Industry, Posts, and Telegraphs
In March 1913 Alfred Massé became Minister of Commerce, Industry, Posts, and Telegraphs.
Alfred Massé : 22 March 1913 - 9 December 1913Louis Malvy : 9 December 1913 – 17 March 1914Raoul Péret : 17 March 1914 - 9 June 1914Marc Réville : 9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914Gaston Thomson : 13 June 1914 – 29 October 1915Étienne Clémentel : 29 October 1915 – 27 November 1919Louis Dubois : 27 November 1919 – 20 January 1920Louis Loucheur : 29 March 1924 - 9 June 1924Pierre Étienne Flandin : 9 June 1924 – 14 June 1924Henry Chéron : 14 September 1928 – 11 November 1928Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones
Louis Germain-Martin : 3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930Julien Durand : 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930André Mallarmé : 2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930Georges Bonnet : 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931Charles Guernier : 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932Louis Rollin : 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932Henri Queuille : 3 June 1932 – 18 December 1932Laurent Eynac : 18 December 1932 – 26 October 1933Jean Mistler : 26 October 1933 – 30 January 1934Paul Bernier : 3 January 1934 – 9 February 1934André Mallarmé : 9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934Georges Mandel : 8 November 1934 – 4 June 1936Robert Jardillier : 4 June 1936 – 22 June 1937Jean-Baptiste Lebas : 22 June 1937 – 18 January 1938Fernand Gentin : 18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938Jean-Baptiste Lebas : 13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938Alfred Jules-Julien : 10 April 1938 – 21 March 1940Alfred Jules-Julien : 21 March 1940 – 16 June 1940André Février : 27 June 1940 – 12 July 1940François Piétri : 12 July 1940 – 6 September 1940Jean Berthelot : 6 September 1940 – 18 April 1942Robert Gibrat : 18 April 1942 – 18 November 1942Jean Bichelonne : 18 November 1942 – 20 August 1944Augustin Laurent : 10 September 1944 – 27 June 1945Eugène Thomas : 27 June 1945 – 26 January 1946Jean Letourneau : 26 January 1946 – 16 December 1946Eugène Thomas : 16 December 1946 – 22 January 1947Eugène Thomas : 9 May 1947 – 22 October 1947Eugène Thomas : 29 October 1949 – 7 February 1950Charles Brune : 7 February 1950 – 11 August 1951Joseph Laniel : 11 August 1951 – 4 October 1951Roger Duchet : 4 October 1951 – 20 January 1952Roger Duchet :20 January 1952 – 8 March 1952Roger Duchet : 8 March 1952 – 28 June 1953Pierre Ferri : 28 June 1953 – 19 June 1954Édouard Bonnefous : 23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956Eugène Thomas : 9 June 1958 – 8 January 1959Bernard Cornut-Gentille : 8 January 1959 – 5 February 1960Michel Maurice-Bokanowski : 5 February 1960 – 15 April 1962Jacques Marette : 15 April 1962 – 6 April 1967Yves Guéna : 6 April 1967 – 30 May 1968André Bettencourt : 30 May 1968 – 10 July 1968Yves Guéna : 10 July 1968 – 22 June 1969Robert Galley : 22 June 1969 – 6 July 1972Hubert GerMayn : 6 July 1972 – 1 March 1974Jean Royer : 1 March 1974 – 11 April 1974Hubert GerMayn : 11 April 1974 – 27 May 1974Louis Mexandeau : 22 May 1981 – 22 March 1983Alain Madelin : 20 March 1986 – 12 May 1988Paul Quilès : 12 May 1988 – 15 May 1991Émile Zuccarelli : 2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993Gérard Longuet : 29 March 1993 – 14 October 1994José Rossi : 17 October 1994 – 18 May 1995François Fillon : 18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995Franck Borotra : 7 November 1995 – 4 June 1997