Minister of the Armed Forces (France)

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The Minister of the Armed Forces (Template:Langx, Template:Literally) is the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, tasked with running the French Armed Forces. The minister is the third-highest civilian[1] having authority over France's military, behind the President of the Republic[2] and the Prime Minister.[3] Based on the governments, they may be assisted by a minister or state secretary for veterans' affairs.

The office is considered to be one of the core positions of the Government of France. Since 20 May 2022, the Minister of the Armed Forces has been Sébastien Lecornu, the 45th person to hold the office.

History

The minister in charge of the Armed Forces has evolved within the epoque and regimes. The Secretary of State of War was one of the four specialised secretaries of state established in France in 1589. This State Secretary was responsible for the French Army (similarly, the Naval Ministers of France and the Colonies was created in 1669). In 1791, the Secretary of State of War became Minister of War, with this ministerial function being abolished in 1794 and re-established in 1795. Since 1930, the position was often referred to as Minister of War and National Defence. In 1947, two years after World War II, the ministry merged with the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of Air (created in 1930), while being headed by a Minister of National Defence responsible for the French Armed Forces, often referred to as Minister of the Armies and since 1947 until 2017, designated as Minister of Defence.

Powers and functions

As the head of the military, the minister is part of the Council of Defence.[4] In addition to their authority over the armed forces, the minister also heads the external and military intelligence community.[1] In this capacity, they are also a member of the National Council of Intelligence.[5]

Although the Minister of the Armed Forces is the official responsible for veterans affairs,[6] they usually delegate their powers to a dedicated subordinate minister or state secretary.

The direct military subordinates of the minister are the:[7]

Officeholders

Provisional Government

No. Portrait Name Term Government President Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Ministry established
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1 File:Edmond Michelet (1899-1970).jpg style="background:Template:Party color; width:1%" | Edmond Michelet 21 November 1945 16 December 1946 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl Template:Ubl [8]
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2 File:André Le Troquer en 1948.jpg style="background:Template:Party color" | André Le Troquer 16 December 1946 22 January 1947 Template:Ayd Blum III Léon Blum [9]

Fourth Republic

No. Portrait Name Term Government President Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
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3 File:François Billoux.png style="background:Template:Party color; width:1%" | François Billoux 22 January 1947 4 May 1947 Template:Ayd Ramadier I Vincent Auriol [10]
Serving with: War Minister Paul Coste-Floret; Navy Minister Louis Jacquinot; Air Minister André Maroselli
Interim by Yvon Delbos, Minister of State, from 4 May 1947 to 22 October 1947. [11]
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4 File:Pierre-Henri Teitgen.jpg style="background:Template:Party color" | Pierre-Henri Teitgen 22 October 1947 26 July 1948 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl Vincent Auriol [12]
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5 File:René Mayer en 1949.jpg style="background:Template:Party color" | René Mayer 26 July 1948 11 September 1948 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl Vincent Auriol [13]
6 File:Paul Ramadier en 1947.jpg style="background:Template:Party color" | Paul Ramadier 11 September 1948 28 October 1949 Template:Ayd Queuille I [14]
7 File:René Pleven.png style="background:Template:Party color;"| René Pleven 28 October 1949 12 July 1950 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl [15]
8 File:Jules Moch en 1950.jpg style="background:Template:Party color" | Jules Moch 12 July 1950 11 August 1951 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl [16]
9 File:Georges Bidault.jpg style="background:Template:Party color" | Georges Bidault 11 August 1951 8 March 1952 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl [17]
10 File:Rene Pleven.jpg rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"| René Pleven 8 March 1952 19 June 1954 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl [18]
René Coty
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11 File:Bezoek van de Franse generaal J.P. Koenig aan de Stormschool Bloemendaal. NL-HlmNHA 54004047 (cropped).JPG Pierre Kœnig 19 June 1954 14 August 1954 Template:Ayd Mendès-France René Coty [19]
Interim by Emmanuel Temple, Minister of Veterans and War Victims, from 14 August 1954 to 3 September 1954. [20]
12 File:Blanco portrait.svg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Emmanuel Temple 3 September 1954 20 January 1955 Template:Ayd Mendès-France René Coty [21]
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13 File:Bourgès-Maunoury - Levi Eshkol 1958 (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury 20 January 1955 23 February 1955 Template:Ayd Mendès-France René Coty [22]
Serving with Minister of National Defence, Jacques Chevallier
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14 File:Bezoek van de Franse generaal J.P. Koenig aan de Stormschool Bloemendaal. NL-HlmNHA 54004047 (cropped).JPG Pierre Kœnig 23 February 1955 6 October 1955 Template:Ayd Faure II René Coty [23]
15 File:General Pierre Billotte (1957).jpg Pierre Billotte 6 October 1955 1 February 1956 Template:Ayd [24]
16 File:Bourgès-Maunoury - Levi Eshkol 1958 (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury 1 February 1956 13 June 1957 Template:Ayd Mollet [25]
17 File:Blanco portrait.svg style="background:Template:Party color;"| André Morice 13 June 1957 6 November 1957 Template:Ayd Bourgès-Maunoury [26]
18 File:Jacques Chaban-Delmas-1.jpg Jacques Chaban-Delmas 6 November 1957 14 May 1958 Template:Ayd Gaillard [27]
19 File:Blanco portrait.svg style="background:Template:Party color" | Pierre de Chevigné 14 May 1958 1 June 1958 Template:Ayd Pflimlin [28]
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20 File:Blanco portrait.svg style="background:Template:Party color" | Pierre Guillaumat 1 June 1958 8 January 1959 Template:Ayd de Gaulle III René Coty [29]
Serving with Minister of National Defence, Charles de Gaulle

Fifth Republic

No. Portrait Name Term Government President Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
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21 File:Blanco portrait.svg style="background:Template:Party color; width:1%" | Pierre Guillaumat 8 January 1959 5 February 1960 Template:Ayd Debré Charles de Gaulle [30]
22 File:Pierre Messmer01 (cropped 2).JPG rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"| Pierre Messmer 5 February 1960 22 June 1969 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl [31]
Interim : Alain Poher
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23 File:Michel Debré.jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Michel Debré 22 June 1969 5 April 1973 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl Georges Pompidou [32]
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24 File:Blanco portrait.svg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Robert Galley 5 April 1973 28 May 1974 Template:Ayd Messmer II–III Template:Ubl [33]
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25 File:Blanco portrait.svg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Jacques Soufflet 28 May 1974 31 January 1975 Template:Ayd Chirac I Valéry Giscard d'Estaing [34]
26 File:Yvon Bourges (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Yvon Bourges 31 January 1975 2 October 1980 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl [35]
27 File:Blanco portrait.svg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Joël Le Theule 2 October 1980 22 December 1980 Template:Ayd Barre III [36]
28 File:Blanco portrait.svg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Robert Galley 22 December 1980 22 May 1981 Template:Ayd [37]
29 File:Charles Hernu.jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Charles Hernu 22 May 1981 20 September 1985 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl François Mitterrand [38]
30 File:Paul Quilès.jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Paul Quilès 20 September 1985 20 March 1986 Template:Ayd Fabius [39]
31 File:André Giraud 1987 (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| André Giraud 20 March 1986 12 May 1988 Template:Ayd Chirac II [40]
32 File:Jean-Pierre chevenement et général jb pinatel à Valmy septembre 1989 (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Jean-Pierre Chevènement 12 May 1988 29 January 1991 Template:Ayd Rocard I–II [41]
33 File:Pierre Joxe - Février 2013.jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Pierre Joxe 29 January 1991 9 March 1993 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl [42]
34 File:Pierre-Beregovoy.webp style="background:Template:Party color;"| Pierre Bérégovoy 9 March 1993 30 March 1993 Template:Ayd Bérégovoy [43]
35 File:François Léotard 1988 (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| François Léotard 30 March 1993 18 May 1995 Template:Ayd Balladur [44]
36 File:William S. Cohen - Charles Millon (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Charles Millon 18 May 1995 4 June 1997 Template:Ayd Juppé I–II Jacques Chirac [45]
37 File:Alain Richard.jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Alain Richard 4 June 1997 7 May 2002 Template:Ayd Jospin [46]
38 File:Michèle Alliot-Marie, French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (5277700729) (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Michèle Alliot-Marie 7 May 2002 18 May 2007 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl Template:Ubl
39 File:Defense.gov News Photo 100208-D-7203C-003 (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Hervé Morin 18 May 2007 14 November 2010 Template:Ayd Fillon I–II Nicolas Sarkozy Template:Ubl
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40 File:Alain Juppé in Washington DC (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Alain Juppé 14 November 2010 27 February 2011 Template:Ayd Fillon III Nicolas Sarkozy Template:Ubl
41 File:Gerard Longuet (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Gérard Longuet 27 February 2011 16 May 2012 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl
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42 File:Reuven Rivlin at a meeting with Jean-Yves Le Drian, March 2018 (9730) (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;"| Jean-Yves Le Drian 16 May 2012 17 May 2017 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl François Hollande Template:Ubl
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43 File:Hearing of Sylvie Goulard (France) , candidate commissioner for internal market (48832160786) (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color;" | Sylvie Goulard 17 May 2017 21 June 2017 Template:Ayd Philippe I Emmanuel Macron Template:Ubl
44 File:Florence Parly 190907-D-BN624-0170 (48694393657) (cropped).jpg style="background:Template:Party color" | Florence Parly 21 June 2017 20 May 2022 Template:Ayd Template:Ubl Template:Ubl
45 File:Portrait Sébastien Lecornu.jpg style="background:Template:Party color" | Sébastien Lecornu 20 May 2022 Incumbent Template:Ayd Template:Ubl Template:Ubl

See also

References

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