This is a list of ministers of finance of France, including the equivalent positions of Superintendent of Finances and Controller-General of Finances during the Ancien Régime. The position of Superintendent of Finances was abolished following the arrest of Nicolas Fouquet; his powers were transferred to First Minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert, who would become ex officio Controller-General of Finances four years later after the elevation of the office.
Superintendents of Finances, 1518–1661
| Superintendent
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
| Jacques de Beaune, lord de Semblançay
|
1518
|
1524
|
| Philibert Babou
|
1524
|
1544
|
| Jean du Thiers, lord de Beauregard
|
1544
|
1546
|
| Claude d'Annebault
|
1546
|
1552
|
| André Guillart
|
1552
|
1556
|
| Jean d'Avançon
|
1556
|
1559
|
| Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
|
1559
|
1560
|
| Artus de Cossé-Brissac and Louis d'Ongnyes, comte de Chaulnes
|
1561
|
1567
|
| René de Birague
|
1568
|
1570
|
| Pomponne de Bellièvre
|
1574
|
1588
|
| François d'O
|
1588
|
1594
|
| Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully
|
1598
|
1611
|
| Pierre Jeannin
|
1614
|
1619
|
| Henri de Schomberg, comte de Nanteuil
|
1619
|
1622
|
| Charles, marquis de La Vieuville
|
1623
|
1624
|
| Jean Bochart de Champigny and Michel de Marillac
|
1624
|
1626
|
| Antoine Coëffier de Ruzé, marquis d'Effiat
|
1626
|
1632
|
| Claude de Bullion and Claude Bouthillier
|
1632
|
1640
|
| Claude Bouthillier
|
1640
|
1643
|
| Nicolas de Bailleul and Claude de Mesmes, comte d'Avaux
|
1643
|
1647
|
| Michel Particelli d'Emery
|
1647
|
1648
|
| Armand-Charles de La Porte, maréchal-duc de La Meilleraye
|
1648
|
1649
|
| Michel Particelli d'Emery and Claude de Mesmes, comte d'Avaux
|
1649
|
1650
|
| René de Longueil, marquis de Maisons
|
1650
|
1651
|
| Charles, duc de La Vieuville
|
1651
|
1653
|
| Abel Servien and Nicolas Fouquet
|
3 February 1653
|
16 February 1659
|
| Nicolas Fouquet
|
16 February 1659
|
4 May 1661
|
Controller-General of Finances, 1661–1791
Ministers of Finance, 1791–1944
| Minister
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
| Claude Antoine Valdec de Lessart
|
27 April 1791
|
29 May 1791
|
| Louis Hardouin Tarbé
|
29 May 1791
|
24 March 1792
|
| Étienne Clavière
|
24 March 1792
|
13 June 1792
|
| Antoine Duranthon
|
13 June 1792
|
18 June 1792
|
| Jules Émile François Hervé de Beaulieu
|
18 June 1792
|
29 July 1792
|
| Joseph Delaville-Leroulx
|
29 July 1792
|
10 August 1792
|
| Étienne Clavière
|
10 August 1792
|
13 June 1793
|
| Louis Grégoire Des Champs des Tournelles
|
13 June 1793
|
20 April 1794
|
|
|
20 April 1794
|
8 November 1795
|
| Guillaume-Charles Faipoult
|
8 November 1795
|
14 February 1796
|
| Dominique-Vincent Ramel de Nogaret
|
14 February 1796
|
20 July 1799
|
| Robert Lindet
|
20 July 1799
|
10 November 1799
|
| Martin Michel Charles Gaudin, duc de Gaète
|
10 November 1799
|
1 April 1814
|
| Joseph Dominique, baron Louis
|
3 April 1814
|
20 March 1815
|
| Martin Michel Charles Gaudin, duc de Gaète
|
20 March 1815
|
7 July 1815
|
| Joseph Dominique, baron Louis
|
9 July 1815
|
26 September 1815
|
| Louis Emmanuel, comte Corvetto
|
26 September 1815
|
7 December 1818
|
| Antoine Roy
|
7 December 1818
|
29 December 1818
|
| Joseph Dominique, baron Louis
|
29 December 1818
|
19 November 1819
|
| Antoine Roy
|
19 November 1819
|
14 December 1821
|
| Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
|
14 December 1821
|
4 January 1828
|
| Antoine, comte Roy
|
4 January 1828
|
8 August 1829
|
| Christophe, comte de Chabrol de Crouzol
|
8 August 1829
|
19 May 1830
|
| Guillaume Isidore, comte de Montbel
|
19 May 1830
|
31 July 1830
|
| Joseph Dominique, baron Louis
|
31 July 1830
|
2 November 1830
|
| Jacques Laffitte
|
2 November 1830
|
13 March 1831
|
| Joseph Dominique, baron Louis
|
13 March 1831
|
11 October 1832
|
| Jean-Georges Humann
|
11 October 1832
|
10 November 1834
|
| Hippolyte Passy
|
10 November 1834
|
18 November 1834
|
| Jean-Georges Humann
|
18 November 1834
|
18 January 1836
|
| Antoine, comte d'Argout
|
18 January 1836
|
6 September 1836
|
| Charles Marie Tanneguy Duchâtel
|
6 September 1836
|
15 April 1837
|
| Jean Pierre Joseph Lacave-Laplagne
|
15 April 1837
|
31 March 1839
|
| Jean-Élie Gautier
|
31 March 1839
|
12 May 1839
|
| Hippolyte Passy
|
12 May 1839
|
1 March 1840
|
| Privat Joseph Claramont, comte Pelet de la Lozère
|
1 March 1840
|
29 October 1840
|
| Jean-Georges Humann
|
29 October 1840
|
25 April 1842
|
| Jean Pierre Joseph Lacave-Laplagne
|
25 April 1842
|
9 May 1847
|
| Pierre Sylvain Dumon
|
9 May 1847
|
24 February 1848
|
| Michel Goudchaux
|
24 February 1848
|
5 March 1848
|
| Louis Antoine Garnier-Pagès
|
5 March 1848
|
11 May 1848
|
| Charles Duclerc
|
11 May 1848
|
28 June 1848
|
| Michel Goudchaux
|
28 June 1848
|
25 October 1848
|
| Ariste Jacques Trouvé-Chauvel
|
25 October 1848
|
20 December 1848
|
| Hippolyte Passy
|
20 December 1848
|
31 October 1849
|
| Achille Fould
|
31 October 1849
|
24 January 1851
|
| Charles Le Bègue de Germiny
|
24 January 1851
|
10 April 1851
|
| Achille Fould
|
10 April 1851
|
26 October 1851
|
| Antoine Blondel
|
26 October 1851
|
23 November 1851
|
| François, comte de Casabianca
|
23 November 1851
|
3 December 1851
|
| Achille Fould
|
3 December 1851
|
22 January 1852
|
| Jean-Martial Bineau
|
22 January 1852
|
3 February 1855
|
| Pierre Magne
|
3 February 1855
|
26 November 1860
|
| Adolphe Forcade La Roquette
|
26 November 1860
|
14 November 1861
|
| Achille Fould
|
14 November 1861
|
20 January 1867
|
| Eugène Rouher
|
20 January 1867
|
13 November 1867
|
| Pierre Magne
|
13 November 1867
|
2 January 1870
|
| Louis Buffet
|
2 January 1870
|
14 April 1870
|
| Émile Alexis Segris
|
14 April 1870
|
10 August 1870
|
| Pierre Magne
|
10 August 1870
|
4 September 1870
|
| Ernest Picard
|
4 September 1870
|
19 February 1871
|
| Louis Buffet
|
19 February 1871
|
25 February 1871
|
| Augustin Pouyer-Quertier
|
25 February 1871
|
23 April 1872
|
| Eugène de Goulard
|
23 April 1872
|
7 December 1872
|
| Léon Say
|
7 December 1872
|
25 May 1873
|
| Pierre Magne
|
25 May 1873
|
20 July 1874
|
| Pierre Mathieu-Bodet
|
20 July 1874
|
10 March 1875
|
| Léon Say
|
10 March 1875
|
17 May 1877
|
| Eugène Caillaux
|
17 May 1877
|
23 November 1877
|
| François Dutilleul
|
23 November 1877
|
13 December 1877
|
| Léon Say
|
13 December 1877
|
28 December 1879
|
| Pierre Magnin
|
28 December 1879
|
14 November 1881
|
| François Allain-Targé
|
14 November 1881
|
30 January 1882
|
| Léon Say
|
30 January 1882
|
7 August 1882
|
| Pierre Tirard
|
7 August 1882
|
6 April 1885
|
| Jean Clamageran
|
6 April 1885
|
16 April 1885
|
| Marie François Sadi Carnot
|
16 April 1885
|
11 December 1886
|
| Albert Dauphin
|
11 December 1886
|
30 May 1887
|
| Maurice Rouvier
|
30 May 1887
|
12 December 1887
|
| Pierre Tirard
|
12 December 1887
|
3 April 1888
|
| Paul Peytral
|
3 April 1888
|
22 February 1889
|
| Maurice Rouvier
|
22 February 1889
|
12 December 1892
|
| Pierre Tirard
|
13 December 1892
|
4 April 1893
|
| Paul Peytral
|
4 April 1893
|
3 December 1893
|
| Auguste Burdeau
|
3 December 1893
|
30 May 1894
|
| Raymond Poincaré
|
30 May 1894
|
26 January 1895
|
| Alexandre Ribot
|
26 January 1895
|
1 November 1895
|
| Paul Doumer
|
1 November 1895
|
29 April 1896
|
| Georges Cochery
|
29 April 1896
|
28 June 1898
|
| Paul Peytral
|
28 June 1898
|
22 June 1899
|
| Joseph Caillaux
|
22 June 1899
|
7 June 1902
|
| Maurice Rouvier
|
7 June 1902
|
17 June 1905
|
| Pierre Merlou
|
17 June 1905
|
14 March 1906
|
| Raymond Poincaré
|
14 March 1906
|
25 October 1906
|
| Joseph Caillaux
|
25 October 1906
|
24 July 1909
|
| Georges Cochery
|
24 July 1909
|
3 November 1910
|
| Louis Lucien Klotz
|
3 November 1910
|
2 March 1911
|
| Joseph Caillaux
|
2 March 1911
|
27 June 1911
|
| Louis Lucien Klotz
|
27 June 1911
|
22 March 1913
|
| Charles Dumont
|
22 March 1913
|
9 December 1913
|
| Joseph Caillaux
|
9 December 1913
|
17 March 1914
|
| René Renoult
|
17 March 1914
|
9 June 1914
|
| Étienne Clémentel
|
9 June 1914
|
13 June 1914
|
| Joseph Noulens
|
13 June 1914
|
26 August 1914
|
| Alexandre Ribot
|
26 August 1914
|
20 March 1917
|
| Joseph Thierry
|
20 March 1917
|
12 September 1917
|
| Louis Lucien Klotz
|
12 September 1917
|
20 January 1920
|
| Frédéric François-Marsal
|
20 January 1920
|
16 January 1921
|
| Paul Doumer
|
16 January 1921
|
15 January 1922
|
| Charles de Lasteyrie
|
15 January 1922
|
29 March 1924
|
| Frédéric François-Marsal
|
29 March 1924
|
14 June 1924
|
| Étienne Clémentel
|
14 June 1924
|
3 April 1925
|
| Anatole de Monzie
|
3 April 1925
|
17 April 1925
|
| Joseph Caillaux
|
17 April 1925
|
29 October 1925
|
| Paul Painlevé
|
29 October 1925
|
28 November 1925
|
| Louis Loucheur
|
28 November 1925
|
16 December 1925
|
| Paul Doumer
|
16 December 1925
|
9 March 1926
|
| Raoul Péret
|
9 March 1926
|
23 June 1926
|
| Joseph Caillaux
|
23 June 1926
|
19 July 1926
|
| Anatole de Monzie
|
19 July 1926
|
23 July 1926
|
| Raymond Poincaré
|
23 July 1926
|
11 November 1928
|
| Henry Chéron
|
11 November 1928
|
21 February 1930
|
| Charles Dumont
|
21 February 1930
|
2 March 1930
|
| Paul Reynaud
|
2 March 1930
|
13 December 1930
|
| Louis Germain-Martin
|
13 December 1930
|
27 January 1931
|
| Pierre Étienne Flandin
|
27 January 1931
|
3 June 1932
|
| Louis Germain-Martin
|
3 June 1932
|
18 December 1932
|
| Henry Chéron
|
18 December 1932
|
31 January 1933
|
| Georges Bonnet
|
31 January 1933
|
30 January 1934
|
| François Piétri
|
30 January 1934
|
4 February 1934
|
| Paul Marchandeau
|
4 February 1934
|
9 February 1934
|
| Louis Germain-Martin
|
9 February 1934
|
1 June 1935
|
| Joseph Caillaux
|
1 June 1935
|
7 June 1935
|
| Marcel Régnier
|
7 June 1935
|
4 June 1936
|
| Vincent Auriol
|
4 June 1936
|
22 June 1937
|
| Georges Bonnet
|
22 June 1937
|
18 January 1938
|
| Paul Marchandeau
|
18 January 1938
|
13 March 1938
|
| Léon Blum
|
13 March 1938
|
10 April 1938
|
| Paul Marchandeau
|
10 April 1938
|
1 November 1938
|
| Paul Reynaud
|
1 November 1938
|
21 March 1940
|
| Lucien Lamoureux
|
21 March 1940
|
5 June 1940
|
| Yves Bouthillier
|
5 June 1940
|
18 April 1942
|
| Pierre Cathala
|
18 April 1942
|
19 August 1944
|
Free French Commissioners of Finance, 1941–1944
Ministers of Finance, 1944–present
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