France - Fourth Republic - Presidency Vincent Auriol (1947-1954)

Chronology

1949

• October 5th: Fall of the Gouvernement Henri Queuille (1).
• October 28th: Beginning of the government Georges Bidault (2) .
• November 30th: Removal of Office of the High Commission to the Supply and end of rationing.

1950

• February 7th: End of the government Georges Bidault (2) and beginning of the Government Georges Bidault (3) president of the Council.

Composition

• President of the Council: Georges Bidault (MRP)
• Secretary of State to the presidency of the Council: Paul Bacon (MRP) (until February 7th, 1950)
• Secretary of State to the presidency of the Council in charge with the Public office and the Administrative reform: Jean Biondi (SFIO) (until February 7th, 1950)
• Secretary of State to the presidency of the Council: Robert Prigent (MRP) (starting from February 14th, 1950)
• Vice-president of the Council and (starting from February 7th, 1950) Minister of Interior Department: Henri Queuille (PRS)
• Vice-president of the Council and Minister of Interior Department (until February 7th, 1950): Jules Moch (SFIO)
• Secretary of State inside: Jean Miller (SFIO)
• Secretary of State inside: Andre Colin (MRP) (starting from February 7th, 1950)
• Minister of state, in charge of Information: Pierre-Henri Teitgen (MRP)
• Minister of Justice: Rene Mayer (PRS)
• Foreign Minister: Robert Schuman (MRP)
• Minister for National defense: Rene Pleven (UDSR)
• Secretary of State to the Armed forces: max Lejeune (SFIO) (until February 7th, 1950)
• Secretary of State to the Armed forces: Jean Raymond-Laurent (MRP)
• Secretary of State to the Armed forces: Andre Maroselli (PRS)
• Minister for Finance and Economic affairs: Maurice Petsche (CNI)
• Secretary of State to Finances: Edgar Faure (PRS)
• Secretary of State to the Economic affairs: Robert Buron (MRP)
• Under-secretary of State (until February 17th, 1950), then Secretary of State to Finances and the Economic affairs: Lionel de Tinguy of Pouët (MRP)
• Minister for State education: Yvon Delbos (PRS)
• Secretary of State to technical education, Youth and the Sports: Andre Morice (PRS)
• public Minister for Labor and Transport and Tourisme: Christian Pineau (SFIO) (until February 7th, 1950), then Jacques Chastellain (CNI)
• Secretary of State to the Merchant navy: Jacques Chastellain
• Minister of Industry and Trade: Robert Lacoste (SFIO) (until February 7th, 1950), then Jean-Marie Louvel (MRP)
• Under-secretary (until February 17th, 1950), then Secretary of State to Industry and the Trade: Raymond Marcellin (CNI)
• Minister for Agriculture: Pierre Pflimlin (MRP) (until December 2nd, 1949), then Gabriel Valay (MRP)
• Under-secretary of State to Agriculture (until February 17th, 1950), then Secretary of State to Agriculture: Paul Ihuel (MRP)
• Minister of France of Overseas: Jean Letourneau (MRP)
• Under-secretary (until February 17th, 1950), then Secretary of State in France of Overseas: Louis Aujoulat (MRP)
• Under-secretary of State in France of Overseas (until February 7th, 1950): Georges Gorse (SFIO)
• Minister for Labor and Social security: Pierre Ségelle (SFIO) (until February 7th, 1950), then Paul Bacon (MRP)
• Minister for the Rebuilding and Town planning: Claudius-Small Eugene (UDSR)
• Minister for the War veterans and the Victims of the war: Louis Jacquinot (CNI)
• Minister for the Public health and the Population: Pierre Schneiter (MRP)
• Under-secretary of State to the Public health and the Population (until December 5th, 1949): Paul Ribeyre (PP)
• Minister for the postal and telecommunications authorities: Eugene Thomas (SFIO) (until February 7th, 1950), then Charles Brune (PRS)

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