France - Fourth Republic - Presidency Vincent Auriol (1947-1954)
Chronology
- July 10th: Fall of the Gouvernement Henri Queuille (3).
- August 11th: Beginning of the government Rene Pleven (2) president of the Council.
- September 21st: Law Marie-Barangé on the assistance with private education, this law sounds the end of the “Third Force”.
- December 19th: Beginning of the exploitation of natural gas of Lacq.
Composition
- President of the Council: Rene Pleven (UDSR)
- Secretary of State to the Presidency of the Council: Strong Felix (PRS)
- Secretary of State to the Presidency of the Council: Robert Bruyneel (CNIP)
- Minister of state: Henri Queuille (PRS)
- Minister of state: Maurice Petsche (CNIP) (until September 16th, 1951), then (starting from October 4th, 1951) Joseph Laniel (CNIP)
- Minister of state in charge of the Relations with the associated States: Jean Letourneau (MRP)
- Vice-president of the Council and Minister for National defense: Georges Bidault (MRP)
- Minister-Assistant of National defense: Maurice Bourges-Maunoury (PRS)
- Vice-president of the Council and Economic affair and Minister for Finance: Rene Mayer (PRS)
- Secretary of State to Finances and the Economic affairs: Emile Hugues (PRS)
- Minister for Justice: Edgar Faure (PRS)
- Foreign Minister: Robert Schuman (MRP)
- Minister of Interior Department: Charles Brune (PRS)
- Minister for the Budget: Pierre Running (CNIP)
- Minister for State education: Andre Marie (PRS)
- Secretary of State to the Art schools: Andre Cornu (PRS)
- Secretary of State to Technical education, Youth and the Sports: Pierre Knight (UDSR) (until August 12th, 1951, deceased), then (starting from September 26th, 1951) Claude Lemaître (PRS)
- public Minister for Labor, Transport and Tourism: Antoine Pinay (CNIP)
- Secretary of State to Public works: Roger Duchet (CNIP) (until October 4th, 1951)
- Minister of Industry and Energy: Jean-Marie Louvel (MRP)
- Minister Commercial and foreign Economic relations: Pierre Pflimlin (MRP)
- Minister for Agriculture: Paul Antier (CNIP) (until September 21st, 1951), then Camille Laurens (CNIP)
- Secretary of State to Agriculture: Camille Laurens (until September 21st, 1951)
- Minister of France of Overseas: Louis Jacquinot (CNIP)
- Secretary of State in France of Overseas: Louis Aujoulat (MRP) (starting from September 26th, 1951)
- Minister for Labor and Social security: Paul Bacon (MRP)
- Minister for the Rebuilding and Town planning: Claudius-Small Eugene (UDSR)
- Minister for the War veterans and the War victims: Emmanuel Temple (CNIP)
- Minister for the Public health and the Population: Paul Ribeyre (CNIP)
- Minister for the postal and telecommunications authorities: Joseph Laniel (until October 4th, 1951), then Roger Duchet
- Minister for the Merchant navy: Andre Morice (PRS)
- Minister for Information: Robert Buron (MRP)
See too
Historical of the governments of France