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Transitional French cabinet of 1839

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Head of state
  
Louis Philippe I

Date dissolved
  
12 May 1839

Date formed
  
31 March 1839

Predecessor
  
Second cabinet ofLouis Mathieu Molé

Successor
  
Second cabinet ofNicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

The Transitional French cabinet of 1839 was announced on 31 March 1839 by King Louis Philippe I. It replaced the Second cabinet of Louis Mathieu Molé.

On 12 May 1839 there was an insurrection in Paris, suppressed by the National Guard and regular troops. The ministry was replaced that day by the Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult.

Ministers

The cabinet was created by ordinance of 31 March 1839. It did not include a president of the council of ministers. The ministers were:

  • Interior: Adrien de Gasparin
  • Foreign Affairs: Louis Napoléon Lannes, Duke of Montebello
  • Justice and Religious Affairs: Amédée Girod de l'Ain
  • War: Amédée Despans-Cubières
  • Finance: Jean-Élie Gautier
  • Navy and Colonies: Jean Tupinier
  • Public Education: Narcisse Parant
  • Public Works, Agriculture and Commerce: Adrien de Gasparin

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