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Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult

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Date formed
  
12 May 1839

Head of state
  
Louis Philippe I

Date dissolved
  
1 March 1840

Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Head of government
  
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Predecessor
  
Transitional French cabinet of 1839

Successor
  
Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers

The Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult was announced on 12 May 1839 by King Louis Philippe I. It replaced the Transitional French cabinet of 1839.

After a defeat in the Chamber of Deputies on 20 February 1840, the ministers gave their resignations to the king. The ministry was replaced on 1 March 1840 by the Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers.

Ministers

The cabinet was created by ordinance of 12 May 1839. The ministers were:

  • President of the Council of Ministers: Nicolas Soult
  • Foreign Affairs: Nicolas Soult
  • Interior: Tanneguy Duchâtel
  • Justice and Religious Affairs: Jean-Baptiste Teste
  • War: Antoine Virgile Schneider
  • Finance: Hippolyte Passy
  • Navy and Colonies: Guy-Victor Duperré
  • Public Education: Abel-François Villemain
  • Public Works: Jules Armand Dufaure
  • Agriculture and Commerce: Laurent Cunin-Gridaine

    • References

    Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult Wikipedia
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