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

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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