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The Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of France, is the cabinet minister responsible for the foreign relations of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Politics of France take place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of France The current Constitution of France was adopted on October 4, 1958. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen is a fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining The preamble of the Constitution of the French Fifth Republic, founded in 1958 recalls the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. See also Government of France The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, Second French Republic (1848-1852 President of the Provisional Government of the Republic Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure (24 February 1848 The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers François Fillon (fʁɑ̃swa fijɔ̃ born 4 March 1954 in Le Mans, Sarthe) is the current Prime Minister of France, having been appointed to that Early Modern France Chief Ministers of the French Kings Armand Jean du Plessis Cardinal Richelieu 1624-1642 Jules Cardinal The Constitutional Council ( Conseil Constitutionnel) was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958 This article is for the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution The French National Assembly. The other is the Senate ( “Sénat”) The Senate (Sénat is the Upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president. The French Congress (Congrès du Parlement français - Congress of the French Parliament is the name given to the body created when both houses of the present-day French This article is about the present-day French institution For institutions with the same name during the Ancien Régime in France see Conseil du Roi. The Court of Cassation ( Cour de cassation in French) is the main Court of last resort in France. Political parties in France lists political parties in France. Gaullism (Gaullisme is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of Charles de Gaulle. The Left in France at the beginning of the 20th century was represented by two main Political parties, the Republican Radical and Radical-Socialist Party France is a Representative democracy. Public officials in the legislative and executive branches are either elected by the citizens (directly or indirectly or appointed by elected The French presidential election of 1958 the first of the French Fifth Republic, took place on December 21, 1958. The 1965 French presidential election was the first presidential election by direct universal suffrage of the French Fifth Republic. The 1969 French presidential election took place on 1 June and 15 June 1969 French legislative elections took place on March 4 and 11 1973 to elect the 5th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Presidential elections were held in France in 1974 following the death of President Georges Pompidou. The French legislative elections took place on March 12 and March 19, 1978 to elect the 6th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic The French presidential election of 1981 was won by François Mitterrand, the first Socialist President of the Fifth Republic. French legislative elections took place on June 14 and 21 1981 to elect the 7th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. The French legislative elections took place on March 16 1986 to elect the 8th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Presidential elections were held in France on 24 April and 8 May 1988 French legislative elections took place on June 5 and 12 1988 to elect the 9th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, one month after the re-election of François French legislative elections took place on March 21 and 28 1993 to elect the 10th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Presidential elections took place in France on 23 April and 7 May 1995 to elect the fifth president of the Fifth Republic. French legislative election took place in May 25 and June 1 1997 to elect the 11th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. The 2002 French presidential election consisted of a first round election on 21 April 2002 and a runoff election between the top two candidates ( Jacques Chirac and The French legislative elections took place on June 9 and June 16, 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France The French legislative elections took place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, |||} Metropolitan France As of January 1, 2008, Metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions (including Corsica, although France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The European Union is a unique entity possessing elements of Intergovernmentalism, Supranationalism and a Multi-party Parliamentary democracy A charter member of the United Nations, France holds one of the permanent seats in the Security Council and is a member of most of its specialized and related agencies This is a list of major Political scandals in France: Until 1958 1816 - Shipwreck of and search for French Frigate Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares French government ministers are members of the Prime Minister 's Government or cabinet although in French the term " Cabinet " is rarely used to describe A charter member of the United Nations, France holds one of the permanent seats in the Security Council and is a member of most of its specialized and related agencies
The minister is in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose headquarters are located on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris close to the National Assembly of France. For the Cuban cigar brand see Quai d'Orsay (cigar brand. The Quai d'Orsay is a Quai in the VIIe arrondissement Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The French National Assembly. The other is the Senate ( “Sénat”) "Quai d'Orsay" is often used as a metonym for the ministry. In Rhetoric, metonymy (mɨˈtɒnɨmi is the use of a word for a concept or object associated with the concept/object originally denoted by the word Part of the ministry's central administration is located in Nantes. Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast
The current minister is Bernard Kouchner, who also holds the title of Minister of European Affairs. Bernard Kouchner (born November 1 1939 in Avignon) is a French Politician, diplomat, and doctor.
In 1589, the four French secretaries of state became specialized, with one becoming responsible for international relations. Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. The Ancien Régime position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was renamed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1791 after the French Revolution. The Ancien Régime, a French term rendered in English as “Old Rule” “Old Kingdom” or simply “Old Regime” refers primarily to the aristocratic The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was one of the four or five specialized secretaries of state in France during the Ancien Régime. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an All ministerial positions were abolished in 1794 by the National Convention and re-established with the Directory. During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the Constitutional and legislative assembly The Executive Directory ( Directoire exécutif) was a body of 5 single-male Directors that held executive power in France following For a brief period in the 1980s, the office was retitled Minister for External Relations.
| Minister | Began | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Louis de Revol | 1 January, 1589 | 17 September, 1594 |
| Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy | 30 December, 1594 | 9 August, 1616 |
| Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, Bishop of Luçon | 30 November, 1616 | 24 April, 1617 |
| Pierre Brulart, vicomte de Puysieux | 24 April, 1617 | 11 March, 1626 |
| Raymond Phelypeaux, seigneur d'Herbault | 11 March, 1626 | 2 May, 1629 |
| Claude Bouthillier | 2 May, 1629 | 18 March, 1632 |
| Léon Bouthillier, comte de Chavigny | 18 March, 1632 | 23 June, 1643 |
| Henri-Auguste de Loménie, comte de Brienne | 23 June, 1643 | 3 April, 1663 |
| Hugues de Lionne | 3 April, 1663 | 1 September, 1671 |
| Simon Arnauld, marquis de Pomponne | 1 September, 1671 | 18 November, 1679 |
| Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy | 12 February, 1680 | 28 July, 1696 |
| Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy | 28 July, 1696 | 22 September, 1715 |
| Nicolas du Blé, marquis d'Huxelles | 23 September, 1715 | 1 September, 1718 |
| Guillaume Dubois | 24 September, 1718 | 10 August, 1723 |
| Charles Jean-Baptiste Fleuriau, comte de Morville | 16 August, 1723 | 19 August, 1727 |
| Germain Louis Chauvelin | 23 August, 1727 | 20 February, 1737 |
| Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou | 22 February, 1737 | 26 April, 1744 |
| Adrien Maurice, duc de Noailles | 26 April, 1744 | 19 November, 1744 |
| René de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'Argenson | 19 November, 1744 | 10 January, 1747 |
| Louis Philogène Brûlart, vicomte de Puisieulx | 27 January, 1747 | 9 September, 1751 |
| François Dominique de Barberie de Saint-Contest | 11 September, 1751 | 24 July, 1754 |
| Antoine Louis Rouillé | 24 July, 1754 | 28 June, 1757 |
| François Joachim de Pierre de Bernis | 28 June, 1757 | 9 October, 1758 |
| Étienne François, duc de Choiseul | 3 December, 1758 | 13 October, 1761 |
| César Gabriel de Choiseul-Chevigny, duc de Praslin | 13 October, 1761 | 10 April, 1766 |
| Étienne François, duc de Choiseul | 10 April, 1766 | 24 December, 1770 |
| Louis Phélypeaux, duc de La Vrillère | 24 December, 1770 | 6 June, 1771 |
| Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon | 6 June, 1771 | 2 June, 1774 |
| Henri Léonard Jean Baptiste Bertin | 2 June, 1774 | 21 July, 1774 |
| Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes | 21 July, 1774 | 13 February, 1787 |
| Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin Saint-Hérem | 14 February, 1787 | 13 July, 1789 |
| Paul François de Quelen, duc de la Vauguyon | 13 July, 1789 | 16 July, 1789 |
| Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin Saint-Hérem | 16 July, 1789 | 29 November, 1791 |
| Claude Antoine Valdec de Lessart | 29 November, 1791 | 15 March, 1792 |
| Charles Dumouriez | 15 March, 1792 | 13 June, 1792 |
| Pierre Paul de Méredieu, baron de Naillac | 13 June, 1792 | 18 June, 1792 |
| Scipion Victor, marquis de Chambonas | 18 June, 1792 | 23 July, 1792 |
| François Joseph de Gratet, vicomte Dubouchage | 23 July, 1792 | 1 August, 1792 |
| Claude Bigot de Sainte-Croix | 1 August, 1792 | 10 August, 1792 |
| Pierre Henri Hélène Marie Lebrun-Tondu | 10 August, 1792 | 21 June, 1793 |
| François Louis Michel Chemin Deforgues | 21 June, 1793 | 2 April, 1794 |
| Jean Marie Claude Alexandre Goujon | 5 April, 1794 | 8 April, 1794 |
| Martial Joseph Armand Herman | 8 April, 1794 | 20 April, 1794 |
| none | 20 April, 1794 | 3 November, 1795 |
| Charles Delacroix | 3 November, 1795 | 15 July, 1797 |
| Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord | 15 July, 1797 | 20 July, 1799 |
| Karl Reinhard | 20 July, 1799 | 22 November, 1799 |
| Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent | 22 November, 1799 | 9 August, 1807 |
| Jean-Baptiste Nompère de Champagny, duc de Cadore | 9 August, 1807 | 17 April, 1811 |
| Hugues Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano | 17 April, 1811 | 20 November, 1813 |
| Armand Augustin Louis Caulaincourt, duc de Vicence | 20 November, 1813 | 1 April, 1814 |
| Antoine René Charles Mathurin, comte de Laforest | 3 April, 1814 | 13 May, 1814 |
| Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince de Bénévent | 13 May, 1814 | 20 March, 1815 |
| Armand Augustin Louis Caulaincourt, duc de Vicence | 20 March, 1815 | 22 June, 1815 |
| Louis, baron Bignon | 22 June, 1815 | 7 July, 1815 |
| Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince de Bénévent | 9 July, 1815 | 26 September, 1815 |
| Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, duc de Richelieu | 26 September, 1815 | 29 December, 1818 |
| Jean Joseph Paul Augustin, marquis Dessolles | 29 December, 1818 | 19 November, 1819 |
| Étienne Denis, baron Pasquier | 19 November, 1819 | 14 December, 1821 |
| Mathieu Jean Félicité, duc de Montmorency-Laval | 14 December, 1821 | 28 December, 1822 |
| François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand | 28 December, 1822 | 4 August, 1824 |
| Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, baron de Damas | 4 August, 1824 | 4 January, 1828 |
| Auguste, comte de La Ferronays | 4 January, 1828 | 24 April, 1829 |
| Anne Pierre Adrien, duc de Montmorency-Laval | 24 April, 1829 | 14 May, 1829 |
| Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis | 14 May, 1829 | 8 August, 1829 |
| Jules Armand Auguste Marie, prince de Polignac | 8 August, 1829 | 29 July, 1830 |
| Victor Louis Victurnien, duc de Mortemart | 29 July, 1830 | 29 July, 1830 |
| Louis, baron Bignon | 31 July, 1830 | 1 August, 1830 |
| Jean-Baptiste, comte Jourdan | 1 August, 1830 | 11 August, 1830 |
| Louis, comte Molé | 11 August, 1830 | 2 November, 1830 |
| Nicolas Joseph, marquis Maison | 2 November, 1830 | 17 November, 1830 |
| Horace François Bastien, baron Sébastiani | 17 November, 1830 | 11 October, 1832 |
| Victor, duc de Broglie | 11 October, 1832 | 4 April, 1834 |
| Henri Gauthier, comte de Rigny | 4 April, 1834 | 10 November, 1834 |
| Charles Joseph, comte Bresson | 10 November, 1834 | 18 November, 1834 |
| Henri Gauthier, comte de Rigny | 18 November, 1834 | 12 March, 1835 |
| Victor, duc de Broglie | 12 March, 1835 | 22 February, 1836 |
| Adolphe Thiers | 22 February, 1836 | 6 September, 1836 |
| Louis, comte Molé | 6 September, 1836 | 31 March, 1839 |
| Napoléon Auguste Lannes, duc de Montebello | 31 March, 1839 | 12 May, 1839 |
| Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie | 12 May, 1839 | 1 March, 1840 |
| Adolphe Thiers | 1 March, 1840 | 29 October, 1840 |
| François Guizot | 29 October, 1840 | 23 February, 1848 |
| Alphonse de Lamartine | 24 February, 1848 | 11 May, 1848 |
| Jules Bastide | 11 May, 1848 | 29 June, 1848 |
| Marie-Alphonse Bedeau | 29 June, 1848 | 17 July, 1848 |
| Jules Bastide | 17 July, 1848 | 20 December, 1848 |
| Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys | 20 December, 1848 | 2 June, 1849 |
| Alexis de Tocqueville | 2 June, 1849 | 31 October, 1849 |
| Alphonse de Rayneval | 31 October, 1849 | 17 November, 1849 |
| Jean-Ernest Ducos, vicomte de La Hitte | 17 November, 1849 | 9 January, 1851 |
| Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys | 9 January, 1851 | 24 January, 1851 |
| Anatole, baron Brénier de Renaudière | 24 January, 1851 | 10 April, 1851 |
| Jules Baroche | 10 April, 1851 | 26 October, 1851 |
| Louis Félix Étienne, marquis de Turgot | 26 October, 1851 | 28 July, 1852 |
| Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys | 28 July, 1852 | 7 May, 1855 |
| Alexandre Colonna, comte Walewski | 7 May, 1855 | 4 January, 1860 |
| Jules Baroche | 4 January, 1860 | 24 January, 1860 |
| Édouard Thouvenel | 24 January, 1860 | 15 October, 1862 |
| Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys | 15 October, 1862 | 1 September, 1866 |
| Charles, marquis de La Valette | 1 September, 1866 | 2 October, 1866 |
| Lionel, marquis de Moustier | 2 October, 1866 | 17 December, 1868 |
| Charles, marquis de La Valette | 17 December, 1868 | 17 July, 1869 |
| Henri, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne | 17 July, 1869 | 2 January, 1870 |
| Napoléon, comte Daru | 2 January, 1870 | 14 April, 1870 |
| Émile Ollivier | 14 April, 1870 | 15 May, 1870 |
| Agenor, duc de Gramont | 15 May, 1870 | 10 August, 1870 |
| Henri, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne | 10 August, 1870 | 4 September, 1870 |
| Jules Favre | 4 September, 1870 | 2 August, 1871 |
| Charles, comte de Rémusat | 2 August, 1871 | 25 May, 1873 |
| Albert, duc de Broglie | 25 May, 1873 | 26 November, 1873 |
| Louis Decazes, duc de Glucksberg | 29 November, 1873 | 23 November, 1877 |
| Gaston-Robert, marquis de Banneville | 23 November, 1877 | 13 December, 1877 |
| William Henry Waddington | 13 December, 1877 | 28 December, 1879 |
| Charles de Freycinet | 28 December, 1879 | 23 September, 1880 |
| Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire | 23 September, 1880 | 14 November, 1881 |
| Léon Gambetta | 14 November, 1881 | 30 January, 1882 |
| Charles de Freycinet | 30 January, 1882 | 7 August, 1882 |
| Charles Duclerc | 7 August, 1882 | 29 January, 1883 |
| Armand Fallières | 29 January, 1883 | 21 February, 1883 |
| Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour | 21 February, 1883 | 20 November, 1883 |
| Jules Ferry | 20 November, 1883 | 6 April, 1885 |
| Charles de Freycinet | 6 April, 1885 | 11 December, 1886 |
| Émile Flourens | 11 December, 1886 | 3 April, 1888 |
| René Goblet | 3 April, 1888 | 22 February, 1889 |
| Eugène Spuller | 22 February, 1889 | 17 March, 1890 |
| Alexandre Ribot | 17 March, 1890 | 11 January, 1893 |
| Jules Develle | 11 January, 1893 | 3 December, 1893 |
| Jean Casimir-Perier | 3 December, 1893 | 30 May, 1894 |
| Gabriel Hanotaux | 30 May, 1894 | 1 November, 1895 |
| Marcellin Berthelot | 1 November, 1895 | 28 March, 1896 |
| Léon Bourgeois | 28 March, 1896 | 29 April, 1896 |
| Gabriel Hanotaux | 29 April, 1896 | 28 June, 1898 |
| Théophile Delcassé | 28 June, 1898 | 6 June, 1905 |
| Maurice Rouvier | 6 June, 1905 | 13 March, 1906 |
| Léon Bourgeois | 14 March, 1906 | 25 October, 1906 |
| Stéphen Pichon | 25 October, 1906 | 2 March, 1911 |
| Jean Cruppi | 2 March, 1911 | 27 June, 1911 |
| Justin de Selves | 27 June, 1911 | 9 January, 1912 |
| Raymond Poincaré | 14 January, 1912 | 22 January, 1913 |
| Charles Jonnart | 22 January, 1913 | 22 March, 1913 |
| Stéphen Pichon | 22 March, 1913 | 9 December, 1913 |
| Gaston Doumergue | 9 December, 1913 | 9 June, 1914 |
| Léon Bourgeois | 9 June, 1914 | 13 June, 1914 |
| René Viviani | 13 June, 1914 | 3 August, 1914 |
| Gaston Doumergue | 3 August, 1914 | 26 August, 1914 |
| Théophile Delcassé | 26 August, 1914 | 13 October, 1915 |
| René Viviani | 13 October, 1915 | 29 October, 1915 |
| Aristide Briand | 29 October, 1915 | 20 March, 1917 |
| Alexandre Ribot | 20 March, 1917 | 23 October, 1917 |
| Louis Barthou | 23 October, 1917 | 16 November, 1917 |
| Stéphen Pichon | 16 November, 1917 | 20 January, 1920 |
| Alexandre Millerand | 20 January, 1920 | 24 September, 1920 |
| Georges Leygues | 24 September, 1920 | 16 January, 1921 |
| Aristide Briand | 16 January, 1921 | 15 January, 1922 |
| Raymond Poincaré | 15 January, 1922 | 9 June, 1924 |
| Edmond Lefebvre du Prey | 9 June, 1924 | 14 June, 1924 |
| Édouard Herriot | 14 June, 1924 | 17 April, 1925 |
| Aristide Briand | 17 April, 1925 | 19 July, 1926 |
| Édouard Herriot | 19 July, 1926 | 23 July, 1926 |
| Aristide Briand | 23 July, 1926 | 14 January, 1932 |
| Pierre Laval | 14 January, 1932 | 20 February, 1932 |
| André Tardieu | 20 February, 1932 | 3 June, 1932 |
| Édouard Herriot | 3 June, 1932 | 18 December, 1932 |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | 18 December, 1932 | 30 January, 1934 |
| Édouard Daladier | 30 January, 1934 | 9 February, 1934 |
| Louis Barthou | 9 February, 1934 | 9 October, 1934 |
| Pierre Laval | 13 October, 1934 | 24 January, 1936 |
| Pierre Étienne Flandin | 24 January, 1936 | 4 June, 1936 |
| Yvon Delbos | 4 June, 1936 | 13 March, 1938 |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | 13 March, 1938 | 10 April, 1938 |
| Georges Bonnet | 10 April, 1938 | 13 September, 1939 |
| Édouard Daladier | 13 September, 1939 | 21 March, 1940 |
| Paul Reynaud | 21 March, 1940 | 18 May, 1940 |
| Édouard Daladier | 18 May, 1940 | 5 June, 1940 |
| Paul Reynaud | 5 June, 1940 | 16 June, 1940 |
| Paul Baudoin | 16 June, 1940 | 28 October, 1940 |
| Pierre Laval | 28 October, 1940 | 13 December, 1940 |
| Pierre Étienne Flandin | 13 December, 1940 | 9 February, 1941 |
| François Darlan | 10 February, 1941 | 18 April, 1942 |
| Pierre Laval | 18 April, 1942 | 20 August, 1944 |
| Free French Commissioners | ||
| Maurice Dejean | 24 September, 1941 | 17 October, 1942 |
| René Pleven | 17 October, 1942 | 5 February, 1943 |
| René Massigli | 5 February, 1943 | 10 September, 1944 |
| Ministers | ||
| Georges Bidault | 10 September, 1944 | 16 December, 1946 |
| Léon Blum | 16 December, 1946 | 22 January, 1947 |
| Georges Bidault | 22 January, 1947 | 26 July, 1948 |
| Robert Schuman | 26 July, 1948 | 8 January, 1953 |
| Georges Bidault | 8 January, 1953 | 19 June, 1954 |
| Pierre Mendès-France | 19 June, 1954 | 20 January, 1955 |
| Edgar Faure | 20 January, 1955 | 23 February, 1955 |
| Antoine Pinay | 23 February, 1955 | 1 February, 1956 |
| Christian Pineau | 1 February, 1956 | 14 May, 1958 |
| René Pleven | 14 May, 1958 | 1 June, 1958 |
| Maurice Couve de Murville | 1 June, 1958 | 30 May, 1968 |
| Michel Debré | 30 May, 1968 | 22 June, 1969 |
| Maurice Schumann | 22 June, 1969 | 15 March, 1973 |
| André Bettencourt | 15 March, 1973 | 4 April, 1973 |
| Michel Jobert | 4 April, 1973 | 28 May, 1974 |
| Jean Sauvagnargues | 28 May, 1974 | 27 August, 1976 |
| Louis de Guiringaud | 27 August, 1976 | 29 November, 1978 |
| Jean François-Poncet | 29 November, 1978 | 22 May, 1981 |
| Claude Cheysson | 22 May, 1981 | 7 December, 1984 |
| Roland Dumas | 7 December, 1984 | 20 March, 1986 |
| Jean-Bernard Raimond | 20 March, 1986 | 12 May, 1988 |
| Roland Dumas | 12 May, 1988 | 29 March, 1993 |
| Alain Juppé | 29 March, 1993 | 18 May, 1995 |
| Hervé de Charette | 18 May, 1995 | 4 June, 1997 |
| Hubert Védrine | 4 June, 1997 | 7 May, 2002 |
| Dominique de Villepin | 7 May, 2002 | 31 March, 2004 |
| Michel Barnier | 31 March, 2004 | 2 June, 2005 |
| Philippe Douste-Blazy | 2 June, 2005 | 15 May, 2007 |
| Bernard Kouchner | 16 May, 2007 |