Cabinet member in the Government of France
The Minister of the Overseas (French: Ministre des Outre-mer) is the official in charge of the Ministry of the Overseas in the Government of the French Republic, responsible for overseeing Overseas France. The office was titled Minister of the Colonies (Ministre des Colonies) until 1946.[1]
The position is currently held by Françaois-Noël Buffet in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier with the title of Minister to the Prime Minister, in charge of the Overseas (Ministre auprès du Premier ministre, chargé des Outre-mer). He succeeded Marie Guévenoux on 21 September 2024.
Officeholders
Minister of the Colonies (1894–1946)
Minister of the Overseas (1946–present)
See also
References
- ^ Government of the French Republic (20 January 1946). "Constitution du Gouvernement provisoire de la République Française". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Further reading
- Robert Aldrich. Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion. Macmillan (1996) ISBN 0-312-16000-3 pp109–114
External links
- Rulers: France. Ministries, political parties, etc. from 1870: Overseas Ministers (Colonies), Rulers.org
- Les Ministres de l'Outre-Mer sous la Vème République. Ministère de l'Outre-Mer outre-mer.gouv.fr.
- L'administration centrale du Ministère de l'Outre-Mer: Ministère de l'Outre-Mer outre-mer.gouv.fr.
- L'histoire du Ministère de l'Outre-Mer Ministère de l'Outre-Mer outre-mer.gouv.fr.
