Ministry of Overseas France

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The Ministry of Overseas France (French: "Ministère des Outre-mers") is a ministry in the Government of France, responsible for overseeing the Overseas departments and territories of France (such as the départements d'outre-mer and collectivités d'outre-mer). It was separated from the Ministry of the Navy in January 1893, and by a decree of 26 January 1946 its name was changed from the Ministry of the Colonies (ministère des Colonies) to the current Ministry of Overseas France (ministère de la France d'Outre-mer).

The minister position is currently held by Ericka Bareigts.

Minister of the Colonies (1894 to 1946)

20 March 1894 – 30 May 1894 : Ernest Boulanger

30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895 : Théophile Delcassé

26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895 : Émile Chautemps

4 November 1895 – 29 April 1896 : Pierre-Paul Guieysse

29 April 1896 – 31 May 1898 : André Lebon

31 May 1898 – 28 June 1898 : Gabriel Hanotaux

28 June 1898 – 1 November 1898 : Georges Trouillot

1 November 1898 – 22 June 1899 : Florent Guillain

22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902 : Albert Decrais

7 June 1902 – 24 January 1905 : Gaston Doumergue

24 January 1905 – 14 March 1906 : Étienne Clémentel

14 March 1906 – 25 October 1906 : Georges Leygues

25 October 1906 – 24 July 1909 : Raphaël Milliès-Lacroix

24 July 1909 – 3 November 1910 : Georges Trouillot

3 November 1910 – 2 March 1911 : Jean Morel

2 March 1911 – 27 June 1911 : Adolphe Messimy

27 June 1911 – 12 January 1913 : Albert François Lebrun

12 January 1913 – 21 January 1913 : René Besnard

21 January 1913 – 9 December 1913 : Jean Morel

9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914 : Albert François Lebrun

9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914 : Maurice Maunoury

13 June 1914 – 26 August 1914 : Maurice Raynaud

26 August 1914 – 20 March 1917 : Gaston Doumergue

20 March 1917 – 12 September 1917 : André Maginot

12 September 1917 – 16 November 1917 : René Besnard

16 November 1917 – 20 January 1920 : Henry Simon

20 January 1920 – 29 March 1924 : Albert Sarraut

29 March 1924 – 14 June 1924 : Jean Fabry

14 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 : Édouard Daladier

17 April 1925 – 29 October 1925 : André Hesse

29 October 1925 – 19 July 1926 : Léon Perrier

19 July 1926 – 23 July 1926 : Adrien Dariac

23 July 1926 – 6 November 1928 : Léon Perrier

11 November 1928 – 3 November 1929 : André Maginot

3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 : François Piétri

21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 : Lucien Lamoureux

2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 : François Piétri

13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 : Théodore Steeg

27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 : Paul Reynaud

20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 : Louis de Chappedelaine

3 June 1932 – 6 September 1933 : Albert Sarraut

6 September 1933 – 26 October 1933 : Albert Dalimier

26 October 1933 – 26 November 1933 : François Piétri

26 November 1933 – 9 January 1934 : Albert Dalimier

9 January 1934 – 30 January 1934 : Lucien Lamoureux

30 January 1934 – 9 February 1934 : Henry de Jouvenel

9 February 1934 – 13 October 1934 : Pierre Laval

13 October 1934 – 24 January 1936 : Louis Rollin

24 January 1936 – 4 June 1936 : Jacques Stern

4 June 1936 – 18 January 1938 : Marius Moutet

18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938 : Théodore Steeg

13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938 : Marius Moutet

10 April 1938 – 18 May 1940 : Georges Mandel

18 May 1940 – 16 June 1940 : Louis Rollin

16 June 1940 – 12 July 1940 : Albert Rivière

12 July 1940 – 6 September 1940 : Henry Lémery

6 September 1940 – 18 April 1942 : Charles Platon

18 April 1942 – 26 March 1943 : Jules Brévié

26 March 1943 – 20 August 1944 : Henri Bléhaut

24 September 1941 – 28 July 1942 : René Pleven (Commissaire)

28 July 1942 – 17 October 1942 : Hervé Alphand (Commissaire)

17 October 1942 – 10 September 1944 : René Pleven (Commissaire)

10 September 1944 – 16 November 1944 : René Pleven

16 November 1944 – 21 November 1945 : Paul Giacobbi

21 November 1945 – 26 January 1946 : Jacques Soustelle

Minister of Overseas France (1946 to present)

26 January 1946 – 23 December 1946 : Marius Moutet

23 December 1946 – 22 January 1947 : Auguste Laurent

22 January 1947 – 22 October 1947 : Marius Moutet

22 October 1947 – 29 October 1949 : Paul Coste-Floret

29 October 1949 – 3 July 1950 : Jean Letourneau

3 July 1950 – 12 July 1950 : Paul Coste-Floret

12 July 1950 – 11 August 1951 : François Mitterrand

11 August 1951 – 8 March 1952 : Louis Jacquinot

8 March 1952 – 8 January 1953 : Pierre Pflimlin

8 January 1953 – 19 June 1954 : Louis Jacquinot

19 June 1954 – 20 January 1955 : Robert Buron

20 January 1955 – 23 February 1955 : Jean-Jacques Juglas

23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956 : Pierre-Henri Teitgen

1 February 1956 – 13 June 1957 : Gaston Defferre

13 June 1957 – 14 May 1958 : Gérard Jaquet

14 May 1958 – 9 June 1958 : André Colin

9 June 1958 – 8 January 1959 : Bernard Cornut-Gentille

5 February 1960 – 24 August 1961 : Robert Lecourt

24 August 1961 – 8 January 1966 : Louis Jacquinot

8 January 1966 – 30 May 1968 : Pierre Billotte

30 May 1968 – 10 July 1968 : Joël Le Theule

25 February 1971 – 7 July 1972 : Pierre Messmer

2 April 1973 – 27 February 1974 : Bernard Stasi

20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 : Bernard Pons

23 June 1988 – 29 March 1993 : Louis Le Pensec

29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995 : Dominique Perben

18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995 : Jean-Jacques de Peretti

7 May 2002 – 2 June 2005 : Brigitte Girardin

2 June 2005 – 26 March 2007 : François Baroin

26 March 2007 – 19 June 2007 : Hervé Mariton

19 June 2007 – 23 June 2009: Michèle Alliot-Marie

23 June 2009 – 6 November 2009: Brice Hortefeux

6 November 2009 – 10 May 2012: Marie-Luce Penchard

16 May 2012 – 2 April 2014: Victorin Lurel

2 April 2014 – 30 August 2016: George Pau-Langevin

30 August 2016 – incumbent: Ericka Bareigts

References

Ministry of Overseas France Wikipedia

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Minister of the Colonies (1894 to 1946)

Minister of Overseas France (1946 to present)

References