Minister of Social Affairs (France)

The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (French: Ministre des Affaires sociales et de l'emploi is a cabinet member in the Government of France. The position was originally known as Minister of Labor (Ministre du Travail), created in 1906, and later, Minister of Labor and Social Security Provisions (Ministre du Travail et Prévoyance sociale). After its 1906 creation, the Inspection du travail (IT, Labour Inspection) service was integrated to it.

After the Second World War, the position was renamed Minister of Social Affairs. In its current state, the position was brought back in 1981 (after almost a decade) under the presidency of François Mitterrand - as a result of the economic situation of France in the 1980s - to oversee issues of social exclusion, unemployment, racism, sexism and social justice.

Its current title is Minister of Labour, Social Relations, Family and Solidarity; the position is held by Xavier Bertrand.

Third Republic

• René Viviani 25 October 1906 - 2 November 1910
• Louis Lafferre 3 November 1910 - 1 March 1911
• Joseph Paul-Boncour 2 March 1911 - 26 November 1911
• René Renoult 27 November 1911 - 13 January 1912
• Léon Bourgeois 14 January 1912 - 20 January 1913
• René Besnard 21 January 1913 - 21 March 1913
• Henry Chéron 22 March 1913 - 8 December 1913
• Albert Métin 9 December 1913 - 8 June 1914
• Jean-Baptiste Abel 9 June 1914 - 13 June 1914
• Maurice Couyba 13 June 1914 - 26 August 1914
• Jean-Bienvenu Martin 27 August 1914 - 30 October 1915
• Albert Métin 30 October 1915 - 14 December 1916
• Étienne Clémentel 14 December 1916 - 20 March 1917
• Léon Bourgeois 20 March 1917 - 12 September 1917
• André Renard 12 September 1917 - 11 November 1917
• Pierre Colliard 11 November 1917 - 20 January 1920
• Paul Jourdain 20 January 1920 - 16 January 1921
• Daniel Vincent 16 January 1921 - 15 January 1922
• Albert Peyronnet 15 January 1922 - 29 March 1924
• Daniel Vincent 29 March 1924 - 9 June 1924
• Paul Jourdain 9 June 1924 - 14 June 1924
• Justin Godart 14 June 1924 - 14 April 1925
• Antoine Durafour 17 April 1925 - 19 July 1926
• Louis Pasquet 19 July 1926 - 23 July 1926
• André Fallières 23 July 1926 - 1 June 1928
• Louis Loucheur 1 June 1928 - 2 March 1930
• Pierre Laval 2 March 1930 - 13 December 1930
• Édouard Grinda 13 December 1930 - 27 January 1931
• Adolphe Landry 27 January 1931 - 20 February 1932
• Pierre Laval 20 February 1932 - 3 June 1932
• Albert Dalimier 4 June 1932 - 31 January 1933
• François Albert 31 January 1933 - 26 October 1933
• Eugène Frot 26 October 1933 - 26 November 1933
• Lucien Lamoureux 26 November 1933 - 9 January 1934
• Eugène Frot 9 January 1934 - 30 January 1934
• Jean Valadier 30 January 1934 - 9 February 1934
• Adrien Marquet 9 February 1934 - 8 November 1934
• Paul Jacquier 8 November 1934 - 1 June 1935
• Ludovic-Oscar Frossard 1 June 1935 - 4 June 1935
• Jean-Baptiste Lebas 4 June 1936 - 22 June 1937
• André Février 22 June 1937 - 18 January 1938
• Paul Ramadier 18 January 1938 - 13 March 1938
• Albert Sérol 13 March 1938 - 10 April 1938
• Paul Ramadier 10 April 1938 - 21 August 1938
• Charles Pomaret 21 August 1938 - 16 June 1940
• André Février 16 June 1940 - 27 June 1940
• Charles Pomaret 27 June 1940 - 12 July 1940

Vichy France

• René Belin 15 July 1940 - 18 April 1942
• Hubert Lagardelle 20 April 1942 - 23 November 1943
• Jean Bichelonne 23 November 1943 - 17 March 1944
• Marcel Déat 17 March 1944 - 20 August 1944

Provisional Government of the French Republic

• Adrien Tixier 7 June 1944 – 9 September 1944 (French Committee of National Liberation)
• René Sanson 28 August 1944 - 5 September 1944 (Provisional Government of the French Republic)
• Alexandre Parodi 10 September 1944 - 21 November 1945 (Provisional Government of the French Republic)
• Ambroise Croizat 21 November 1945 - 16 December 1946 (Provisional Government of the French Republic)

Fourth Republic

• Daniel Mayer 16 December 1946 – 22 January 1947
• Ambroise Croizat 22 January 1947 - 4 May 1947
• Robert Lacoste 4 May 1947 - 9 May 1947
• Daniel Mayer 9 May 1947 - 28 October 1949
• Pierre Ségelle 29 October 1949 - 7 February 1950
• Paul Bacon 7 February 1950 - 8 March 1952
• Pierre Garet 8 March 1952 - 8 January 1953
• Paul Bacon 8 January 1953 - 19 June 1954
• Eugène Claudius-Petit 19 June 1954 - 3 September 1954
• Louis-Paul Aujoulat 3 September 1954 - 23 February 1955
• Paul Bacon 23 February 1955 - 1 February 1955
• Albert Gazier 1 February 1956 – 6 November 1957
• Paul Bacon 6 November 1957 - 8 January 1959

Fifth Republic

• Jean-Marcel Jeanneney 8 January 1966 – 30 May 1968
• Maurice Schumann 30 May 1968 – 20 June 1969
• Edgar Faure 6 July 1972 – 28 March 1973
• Nicole Questiaux 22 May 1981 – 29 June 1982
• Pierre Bérégovoy 29 June 1982 – 17 July 1984
• Georgina Dufoix 19 July 1984 – 7 December 1984
• Philippe Séguin 20 March 1986 – 12 May 1988
• Michel Delebarre 12 May 1988 – 23 June 1988
• Claude Évin 23 June 1988 – 16 May 1991
• Jean-Louis Bianco 16 May 1991 – 2 April 1992
• René Teulade 2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993
• Simone Veil 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995
• Colette Codaccioni 18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995
• Eric Raoult 18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995
• Jacques Barrot 7 November 1995 – 4 June 1997
• Jean-Claude Gaudin 7 November 1995 – 4 June 1997
• Martine Aubry 4 June 1997 – 18 October 2000
• Elisabeth Guigou 18 October 2000 – 7 May 2002
• François Fillon 7 May 2002 – 31 March 2004
• Jean-Louis Borloo 31 March 2004 – 18 May 2007
• Xavier Bertrand 18 May 2007 – 15 January 2009
• Brice Hortefeux 16 January 2009 – 23 June 2009
• Xavier Darcos 23 June 2009 – 21 March 2010
• Éric Woerth 21 March 2010 – 14 November 2010
• Xavier Bertrand 14 November 2010 – Incumbent