Minister of the Armed Forces (France)

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Minister of the Armed Forces
Ministre des armées
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Honor flag & Naval jack of the Minister
Incumbent
Florence Parly
since 21 June 2017
Ministry of the Armed Forces
Member of Government
Reports to President
Prime Minister
Seat Hôtel de Brienne,
Paris 7e, France
Nominator Prime Minister
Appointer President
Term length No fixed term
Precursor
Formation 21 November 1945 (1945-11-21)
First holder Edmond Michelet
Deputy Secretary of State for Veterans
Chief of the Defence Staff
Salary 10,135€ per month
Website www.defense.gouv.fr

The Minister of the Armed Forces (French: Ministre des armées, lit. Minister of the Armies) 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 only 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 21 June 2017, the Minister of the Armed Forces has been Florence Parly, the 44th 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
Minister of the Armed Forces
(Ministre des Armées)
1 80px Edmond Michelet
serving with Minister of National Defence Charles de Gaulle		 21 November 1945 16 December 1946 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. de Gaulle II
Gouin
Bidault I		 Charles de Gaulle
Félix Gouin
Georges Bidault
Vincent Auriol		 [8]
Minister of National Defence
(Ministre de la Défense nationale)
2 80px André Le Troquer 16 December 1946 22 January 1947 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Blum III Léon Blum [9]

Fourth Republic

No. Portrait Name Term Government President Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of National Defence
(Ministre de la Défense nationale)
3 80px François Billoux
serving with
War Minister Paul Coste-Floret
Navy Minister Louis Jacquinot
Air Minister André Maroselli		 22 January 1947 4 May 1947 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Ramadier I Vincent Auriol [10]
Interim by Yvon Delbos, Minister of State, from 4 May 1947 to 22 October 1947. [11]
Minister of the Armed Forces – Merger of the War, Navy and Air ministries[12]
(Ministre des Forces armées)
4 80px Pierre-Henri Teitgen 22 October 1947 26 July 1948 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Ramadier II
Schuman I		 Vincent Auriol [13]
Minister of National Defence
(Ministre de la Défense nationale)
5 80px René Mayer 26 July 1948 11 September 1948 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Marie
Schuman II		 Vincent Auriol [14]
6 Paul Ramadier.jpg Paul Ramadier 11 September 1948 28 October 1949 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Queuille I [15]
7 Rene Pleven.jpg René Pleven 28 October 1949 12 July 1950 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Bidault II–III
Queuille II		 [16]
8 80px Jules Moch 12 July 1950 11 August 1951 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pleven I
Queuille III		 [17]
9 Georges Bidault.jpg Georges Bidault 11 August 1951 8 March 1952 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pleven II
Faure I		 [18]
10 Rene Pleven.jpg René Pleven 8 March 1952 19 June 1954 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pinay
Mayer
Laniel I–II		 [19]
René Coty
Minister of National Defence and the Armed Forces
(Ministre de la Défense nationale et des Forces armées)
11 80px Pierre Kœnig 19 June 1954 14 August 1954 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Mendès-France René Coty [20]
Interim by Emmanuel Temple, Minister of Veterans and War Victims, from 14 August 1954 to 3 September 1954. [21]
12 80px Emmanuel Temple 3 September 1954 20 January 1955 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Mendès-France René Coty [22]
Minister of the Armed Forces
(Ministre des Armées)
13 80px Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
serving with Minister of National Defence Jacques Chevallier		 20 January 1955 23 February 1955 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Mendès-France René Coty [23]
Minister of National Defence and the Armed Forces
(Ministre de la Défense nationale et des Forces armées)
14 80px Pierre Kœnig 23 February 1955 6 October 1955 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Faure II René Coty [24]
15 80px Pierre Billotte 6 October 1955 1 February 1956 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. [25]
16 80px Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury 1 February 1956 13 June 1957 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Mollet [26]
17 80px André Morice 13 June 1957 6 November 1957 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Bourgès-Maunoury [27]
18 Jacques Chaban-Delmas-1.jpg Jacques Chaban-Delmas 6 November 1957 14 May 1958 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Gaillard [28]
19 80px Pierre de Chevigné 14 May 1958 1 June 1958 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pflimlin [29]
Minister of the Armed Forces
(Ministre des Armées)
20 80px Pierre Guillaumat
serving with Minister of National Defence Charles de Gaulle		 1 June 1958 8 January 1959 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. de Gaulle III René Coty [30]

Fifth Republic

No. Portrait Name Term Government President Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of the Armed Forces
(Ministre des Armées)
21 80px Pierre Guillaumat 8 January 1959 5 February 1960 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Debré Charles de Gaulle [31]
22 80px Pierre Messmer 5 February 1960 22 June 1969 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Debré
Pompidou I–II–III–IV
Couve de Murville		 [32]
Interim : Alain Poher
Minister of National Defence
(Ministre de la Défense nationale)
23 Michel Debré.jpg Michel Debré 22 June 1969 5 April 1973 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Chaban-Delmas
Messmer I		 Georges Pompidou [33]
Minister of the Armed Forces
(Ministre des Forces armées)
24 80px Robert Galley 5 April 1973 28 May 1974 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Messmer II–III Georges Pompidou
Alain Poher		 [34]
Minister of Defence
(Ministre de la Défense)
25 80px Jacques Soufflet 28 May 1974 31 January 1975 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Chirac I Valéry Giscard d'Estaing [35]
26 80px Yvon Bourges 31 January 1975 2 October 1980 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Chirac I
Barre I–II–III		 [36]
27 80px Joël Le Theule 2 October 1980 22 December 1980 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Barre III [37]
28 80px Robert Galley 22 December 1980 22 May 1981 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. [38]
29 80px Charles Hernu 22 May 1981 20 September 1985 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Mauroy I–II–III
Fabius		 François Mitterrand [39]
30 80px Paul Quilès 20 September 1985 20 March 1986 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Fabius [40]
31 80px André Giraud 20 March 1986 12 May 1988 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Chirac II [41]
32 80px Jean-Pierre Chevènement 12 May 1988 29 January 1991 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Rocard I–II [42]
33 80px Pierre Joxe 29 January 1991 9 March 1993 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Rocard II
Cresson
Bérégovoy		 [43]
34 80px Pierre Bérégovoy 9 March 1993 30 March 1993 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Bérégovoy [44]
35 80px François Léotard 30 March 1993 18 May 1995 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Balladur [45]
36 80px Charles Millon 18 May 1995 4 June 1997 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Juppé I–II Jacques Chirac [46]
37 80px Alain Richard 4 June 1997 7 May 2002 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Jospin [47]
38 80px Michèle Alliot-Marie 7 May 2002 18 May 2007 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Raffarin I–II–III
de Villepin		 [48]
[49]
39 80px style="background:Template:Les Centristes/meta/color;"| Hervé Morin 18 May 2007 14 November 2010 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Fillon I–II Nicolas Sarkozy [50]
[51]
Minister of Defence and Veterans
(Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens Combattants)
40 80px Alain Juppé 14 November 2010 27 February 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Fillon III Nicolas Sarkozy [52]
[53]
41 80px Gérard Longuet 27 February 2011 16 May 2012 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. [54]
[55]
Minister of Defence
(Ministre de la Défense)
42 80px Jean-Yves Le Drian 16 May 2012 17 May 2017 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Ayrault I–II
Valls I–II
Cazeneuve		 François Hollande [56]
[57]
Minister of the Armed Forces
(Ministre des Armées)
43 80px Sylvie Goulard 17 May 2017 21 June 2017 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Philippe I Emmanuel Macron [58]
[59]
44 80px Florence Parly 21 June 2017 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Philippe II
Castex		 [60]
[61]

See also

References

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