Minister of Transport (France)

The Minister of Transport is a cabinet member in the Government of France. The position was created in 1870 as a modification of that of the Minister of Public Works (Ministre des Travaux Publics) (1830–1870). It has changed names many times and has also frequently been combined with the positions of Minister of Public Works (Ministre de l'Équipement), Minister of Housing (Logement), Minister of Tourism, Minister of Territorial Development (Aménagement du territoire) and Minister of the Sea.

Following the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France, the Ministry of Transport was merged with the Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, and Territorial Development

The current position of Secretary of State in charge of Transport is held by Thierry Mariani since 2010.

Ministers of Transport (or equivalent) since 1870

• 4 September 1870 – 19 February 1871 Pierre Frédéric Dorian
• 19 February 1871 – 7 December 1872 Charles de Larcy
• 7 December 1872 – 18 May 1873 Oscar Bardi de Fourtou
• 18 May 1873 – 25 May 1873 René Bérenger
• 25 May 1873 – 26 November 1873 Alfred Deseilligny
• 26 November 1873 – 22 May 1874 Charles de Larcy
• 22 May 1874 – 9 March 1876 Eugène Caillaux
• 9 March 1876 – 17 May 1877 Albert Christophle
• 17 May 1877 – 23 November 1877 Auguste Pâris
• 23 November 1877 – 13 December 1877 Michel Graëff
• 13 December 1877 – 28 December 1879 Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet
• 28 December 1879 – 23 September 1880 Henri Varroy
• 23 September 1880 – 14 November 1881 Sadi Carnot
• 14 November 1881 – 30 January 1882 David Raynal
• 30 January 1882 – 7 August 1882 Henri Varroy
• 10 August 1882 – 21 February 1883 Anne Charles Hérisson
• 21 February 1883 – 6 April 1885 David Raynal
• 6 April 1885 – 16 April 1885 Sadi Carnot
• 16 April 1885 – 7 January 1886 Charles Demôle
• 7 January 1886 – 2 November 1886 Charles Baïhaut
• 4 November 1886 – 30 May 1887 Édouard Millaud
• 30 May 1887 – 12 December 1887 Severiano de Heredia
• 12 December 1887 – 3 April 1888 Émile Loubet
• 3 April 1888 – 22 February 1889 Pierre Deluns-Montaud
• 22 February 1889 – 27 February 1892 Yves Guyot
• 27 February 1892 – 3 December 1893 Jules Viette
• 3 December 1893 – 30 May 1894 Charles Jonnart
• 30 May 1894 – 13 January 1895 Louis Barthou
• 26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895 Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps
• 1 November 1895 – 29 April 1896 Edmond Guyot-Dessaigne
• 29 April 1896 – 28 June 1898 Adolphe Turrel
• 28 June 1898 – 17 September 1898 Louis Tillaye
• 17 September 1898 – 1 November 1898 Jules Godin
• 1 November 1898 – 6 May 1899 Camille Krantz
• 6 May 1899 – 22 June 1899 Jean Monestier
• 22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902 Pierre Baudin
• 7 June 1902 – 24 January 1905 Émile Maruéjouls
• 24 January 1905 – 14 March 1906 Armand Gauthier de l'Aude
• 14 March 1906 – 24 July 1909 Louis Barthou
• 24 July 1909 – 3 November 1910 Alexandre Millerand
• 3 November 1910 – 2 March 1911 Louis Puech
• 2 March 1911 – 27 June 1911 Charles Dumont
• 27 June 1911 – 14 January 1912 Victor Augagneur
• 14 January 1912 – 22 March 1913 Jean Dupuy
• 22 March 1913 – 9 December 1913 Joseph Thierry
• 9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914 Fernand David
• 9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914 Jean Dupuy
• 13 June 1914 – 26 August 1914 René Renoult
• 26 August 1914 – 12 December 1916 Marcel Sembat
• 12 December 1916 – 20 March 1917 Édouard Herriot
• 20 March 1917 – 12 September 1917 Georges Desplas
• 12 September 1917 – 5 May 1919 Albert Claveille
• 5 May 1919 – 20 January 1920 Albert Claveille
• 20 January 1920 – 29 March 1924 Yves Le Trocquer
• 29 March 1924 – 14 June 1924 Yves Le Trocquer
• 14 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 Victor Peytral
• 17 April 1925 – 29 October 1925 Pierre Laval
• 29 October 1925 – 23 June 1926 Anatole de Monzie
• 23 June 1926 – 19 July 1926 Charles Daniel-Vincent
• 19 July 1926 – 23 July 1926 Orly André-Hesse
• 23 July 1926 – 11 November 1928 André Tardieu
• 11 November 1928 – 3 November 1929 Pierre Forgeot
• 3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 Georges Pernot
• 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 Édouard Daladier
• 2 December 1930 – 13 December 1930 Georges Pernot
• 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 Édouard Daladier
• 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 Maurice Deligne
• 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 Charles Guernier
• 3 June 1932 – 18 December 1932 Édouard Daladier
• 18 December 1932 – 31 January 1933 Georges Bonnet
• 31 January 1933 – 9 February 1934 Joseph Paganon
• 9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934 Pierre Étienne Flandin
• 8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935 Henri Roy
• 1 June 1935 – 7 June 1935 Joseph Paganon
• 7 June 1935 – 24 January 1936 Laurent Eynac
• 24 January 1936 – 4 June 1936 Camille Chautemps
• 4 June 1936 – 22 June 1937 Albert Bedouce
• 22 June 1937 – 13 March 1938 Henri Queuille
• 13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938 Jules Moch
• 10 April 1938 – 23 August 1938 Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
• 23 August 1938 – 5 June 1940 Anatole de Monzie
• 5 June 1940 – 16 June 1940 Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
• 16 June 1940 – 27 June 1940 Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
• 27 June 1940 – 12 July 1940 Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
• 9 November 1943 – 10 September 1944 René Mayer(Commissaire)
• 10 September 1944 – 21 November 1945 René Mayer
• 21 November 1945 – 24 November 1947 Jules Moch
• 24 November 1947 – 5 September 1948 Christian Pineau
• 5 September 1948 – 11 September 1948 Henri Queuille
• 11 September 1948 – 7 February 1950 Christian Pineau
• 7 February 1950 – 2 July 1950 Jacques Chastellain
• 2 July 1950 – 12 July 1950 Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
• 12 July 1950 – 8 March 1952 Antoine Pinay
• 8 March 1952 – 28 June 1953 André Morice
• 28 June 1953 – 19 June 1954 :Jacques Chastellain
• 19 June 1954 – 14 August 1954 Jacques Chaban-Delmas
• 14 August 1954 – 3 September 1954 Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
• 3 September 1954 – 23 February 1955 Jacques Chaban-Delmas
• 23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956 Édouard Corniglion-Molinier
• 13 June 1957 – 1 June 1958 Édouard Bonnefous
• 3 June 1958 – 9 June 1958 Antoine Pinay
• 9 June 1958 – 15 May 1962 Robert Buron
• 15 May 1962 – 28 November 1962 Roger Dusseaulx
• 28 November 1962 – 6 April 1967 Marc Jacquet
• 6 April 1967 – 22 June 1969 Jean Chamant
• 22 June 1969 – 31 December 1970 Raymond Mondon
• 7 January 1971 – 5 July 1972 Jean Chamant
• 5 July 1972 – 2 April 1973 Robert Galley
• 2 April 1973 – 27 February 1974 Yves Guéna
• 3 April 1978 – 2 October 1980 Joël Le Theule
• 2 October 1980 – 21 May 1981 Daniel Hoeffel
• 21 May 1981 – 22 June 1981 Louis Mermaz
• 22 June 1981 – 17 July 1984 Charles Fiterman
• 17 July 1984 – 20 September 1985 Paul Quilès
• 20 September 1985 – 20 March 1986 Jean Auroux
• 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 Pierre Méhaignerie
• 10 May 1988 – 23 June 1988 Louis Mermaz
• 23 June 1988 – 21 December 1990 Michel Delebarre
• 21 December 1990 – 15 May 1991 Louis Besson
• 15 May 1991 – 2 April 1992 Paul Quilès
• 2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993 Jean-Louis Bianco
• 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995 Bernard Bosson
• 18 May 1995 – 4 June 1997 Bernard Pons
• 4 June 1997 – 7 May 2002 Jean-Claude Gayssot
• 7 May 2002 – 2 June 2005 Gilles de Robien
• 2 June 2005 – 13 November 2010 : Dominique Bussereau (as Secretary of State in charge of Transports)
• 14 November 2010 – present : Thierry Mariani