The Minister of Public Works (French: Ministre de l'Equipement) was a cabinet member in the Government of France. Formerly known as "Ministre des Travaux Publics" (1830–1870), in 1870, it was largely subsumed by the position of Minister of Transportation. Since the 1960s, the positions of Minister of Public Works has reappeared, often linked with Minister of Housing ("Logement"). It has also been linked to Minister of Transportation, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Territorial Development ("Aménagement du territoire") and Minister of the Sea.
19 May 1830 – 31 July 1830 : Guillaume Antoine Benoît, baron Cappelle
31 July 1830 – 1 August 1830 : Achille Charles Léonce Victor, duc de Broglie
13 March 1831 – 31 December 1832 : Antoine, comte d'Argout
31 December 1832 – 4 April 1834 : Adolphe Thiers
22 February 1836 – 6 September 1836 : Hippolyte Passy
19 September 1836 – 31 March 1839 : Nicolas Martin du Nord
31 March 1839 – 12 May 1839 : Adrien de Gasparin
12 May 1839 – 1 March 1840 : Jules Armand Dufaure
1 March 1840 – 29 October 1840 : Hippolyte François Jaubert
29 October 1840 – 16 December 1840 : Jean-Baptiste Teste
16 December 1840 – 9 May 1847 : Pierre Sylvain Dumon
9 May 1847 – 24 February 1848 : Hippolyte Paul Jayr
24 February 1848 – 11 May 1848 : Alexandre Marie
11 May 1848 – 28 June 1848 : Ulysse Trélat
28 June 1848 – 13 October 1848 : Adrien Recurt
13 October 1848 – 20 December 1848 : Alexandre-François Vivien
20 December 1848 – 29 December 1848 : Léon Faucher
29 December 1848 – 31 October 1849 : Théobald de Lacrosse
31 October 1849 – 9 January 1851 : Jean Bineau
9 January 1851 – 26 October 1851 : Pierre Magne
26 October 1851 – 3 December 1851 : Théobald de Lacrosse
3 December 1851 – 25 January 1852 : Pierre Magne
25 January 1852 – 28 July 1852 : Noël Jacques Lefebvre-Duruflé
28 July 1852 – 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 – 2 January 1870 : Edmond Valléry Gressier
2 January 1870 – 15 May 1870 : Auguste Élisabeth Joseph Bonamour, marquis de Talhouët
15 May 1870 – 10 August 1870 : Charles Ignace Plichon
10 August 1870 – 4 September 1870 : Jérôme Frédéric Paul, baron David
Between 25 October 1906 and 22 March 1913 the Ministry of Public Works was combined with the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs to form the Ministry of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs. Posts and Telegraphs was then transferred to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Ministers of public works after this included:
8 January 1966 – 28 April 1967 : Edgard Pisani (Ministre de l’Equipement et du Logement)
28 April 1967 – 30 May 1968 : François-Xavier Ortoli (Ministre de l’Equipement et du Logement)
31 May – 10 July 1968 : Robert Galley (Ministre de l’Equipement et du Logement)
10 July 1968 – 5 July 1972 : Albin Chalandon (Ministre de l’Equipement et du Logement)
5 July 1972 – 28 May 1974 : Olivier Guichard (Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire; Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Equipement, du Logement et du Tourisme; Ministre d'Etat à l'Aménagement du Territoire, à l'Equipement et aux Transports)
28 May 1974 – 25 August 1976 : Robert Galley (Ministre de l’Equipement)
25 August 1976 – 26 September 1977 : Jean-Pierre Fourcade (Ministre de l’Equipement; Ministre de l’Equipement et de l’Aménagement du Territoire (27 March 1977))
26 September 1977 – 21 May 1981 : Fernand Icart (Ministre de l’Equipement et de l’Aménagement du Territoire)
21 May 1981 – 22 June 1981 : Louis Mermaz (Ministre de l’Equipement et des Transports)
20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 : Pierre Méhaignerie (Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement, de l'Aménagement du Territoire et des Transports)
10 May 1988 – 22 February 1989 : Maurice Faure (Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement)
22 February 1989 – 21 December 1990 : Michel Delebarre (Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement, des Transports et de la Mer)
21 December 1990 – 15 May 1991 : Louis Besson (Ministre délégué auprès du Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement, des Transports et de la Mer)
15 May 1991 – 2 April 1992 : Paul Quilès (Ministre de l'Equipement, du Logement, des Transports et de l'Espace)
2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993 : Jean-Louis Bianco (Ministre de l'équipement, du logement et des transports)
29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995 : Bernard Bosson (Ministre de l'équipement, des transports et du tourisme)
18 May 1995 – 4 June 1997 : Bernard Pons (Ministre de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Equipement et des Transports)
4 June 1997 – 7 May 2002 : Jean-Claude Gayssot (Ministre de l'Equipement, des Transports et du Logement)
7 May 2002 – 2 June 2005 : Gilles de Robien
2 June 2005 – 2007 : Dominique Perben as Minister of Transportation, Public Works, Tourism and the Sea
