Petit ministère of 1851

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Date formed 24 January 1851 Head of state Louis Napoleon		Date dissolved 10 April 1851
Predecessor Cabinet of Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul Successor Cabinet of Léon Faucher

The Petit ministère of 1851 governed France from 24 January 1851 to 10 April 1851 during the French Second Republic, replacing the Cabinet of Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul. It was a compromise cabinet formed by President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte after the National Legislative Assembly had refused to accept a cabinet dominated by Bonapartists, and had no president. It was replaced by the Cabinet of Léon Faucher on 10 April 1851. The ministers were:

Justice: Ernest de Royer

Foreign Affairs: Anatole, baron Brénier de Renaudière

War: Jacques Louis Randon

Navy and Colonies: Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant

Interior: Claude-Marius Vaïsse

Public Works: Pierre Magne

Agriculture and Commerce: Eugène Schneider

Education and Religious Affairs: Charles Giraud

Finance: Charles Le Bègue de Germiny

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Petit ministère of 1851 Wikipedia

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