Minister of Commerce and Industry (France)

The Minister of Commerce and Industry was a cabinet member in the Government of France.

The position was sometimes combined with Minister of Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones. The position has largely been merged today into the expanded Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry.

List of Ministers of Commerce

• 16 January 1812 - 1 April 1814 : Jean-Baptiste Collin, comte de Sussy
• 29 January 1828 - 8 August 1829 : Pierre Laurent Barthélemy, comte de Saint-Cricq
• 13 March 1831 - 31 December 1832 : Antoine, comte d'Argout
• 31 December 1832 - 4 April 1834 : Adolphe Thiers
• 4 April 1834 - 10 November 1834 : Charles Marie Tanneguy Duchâtel
• 10 November 1834 - 18 November 1834 : Jean-Baptiste Teste
• 18 November 1834 - 22 February 1836 : Charles Marie Tanneguy Duchâtel
• 22 February 1836 - 6 September 1836 : Hippolyte Passy
• 19 September 1836 - 31 March 1839 : Nicolas Martin du Nord
• 31 March 1839 - 12 May 1839 : Adrien de Gasparin
• 12 May 1839 - 1 March 1840 : Laurent Cunin-Gridaine
• 1 March 1840 - 29 October 1840 : Alexandre Gouin
• 29 October 1840 - 24 February 1848 : Laurent Cunin-Gridaine
• 24 February 1848 - 11 May 1848 : Eugène Bethmont
• 11 May 1848 - 28 June 1848 : Ferdinand Flocon
• 28 June 1848 - 20 December 1848 : Charles Gilbert Tourret
• 20 December 1848 - 29 December 1848 : Jacques Alexandre Bixio
• 9 December 1848 - 2 June 1849 : Louis Joseph Buffet
• 2 June 1849 - 31 October 1849 : Victor Ambroise LanJuneais
• 31 October 1849 - 9 January 1851 : Jean-Baptiste Dumas
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