First cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Summary

The First cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult was announced on 16 May 1832 by King Louis Philippe I. It replaced the Cabinet of Casimir Périer. It was dissolved on 18 July 1834 and replaced by the Cabinet of Étienne Maurice, comte Gérard.

First cabinet of
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Cabinet of France
Date formed11 October 1832
Date dissolved18 July 1834
People and organisations
Head of stateLouis Philippe I
Head of governmentNicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
History
PredecessorCabinet of Casimir Périer
SuccessorCabinet of Étienne Maurice,
Comte Gérard

Ministers edit

The cabinet was created by ordinances of 11 October 1832, with Marshall Soult as president. The ministers were:[1]

Portfolio Holder Party
President of the Council of Ministers Jean-de-Dieu Soult None
Ministers
Minister of War Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult None
Minister of the Interior Adolphe Thiers Centre-right
Minister of Justice Félix Barthe Centre-left
Minister of Foreign Affairs The Duke of Broglie Centre-right
Minister of Finance Georges Humann Centre-right
Minister of the Navy and Colonies Admiral Count of Rigny Centre-right
Minister of Public Education and Worship François Guizot Centre-right
Minister of Commerce and Public Works The Count of Argout Centre-right

Changes edit

On 31 December 1832:

Portfolio Holder Party
Minister of the Interior The Count of Argout Centre-right
Minister of Commerce and Public Works Adolphe Thiers Centre-right

On 4 April 1834:

Portfolio Holder Party
Minister of the Interior Adolphe Thiers Centre-right
Minister of Justice Jean-Charles Persil Centre-right
Minister of Foreign Affairs Admiral Count of Rigny Centre-right
Minister of the Navy and Colonies Admiral Albin Roussin None
Minister of Commerce and Public Works Tanneguy Duchâtel Centre-right

On 19 May 1834:

Portfolio Holder Party
Minister of the Navy and Colonies Admiral Louis Jacob None

References edit

  1. ^ Muel 1891, pp. 184.

Sources edit

  • Muel, Léon (1891). Gouvernements, ministères et constitutions de la France depuis cent ans: Précis historique des révolutions, des crises ministérielles et gouvernementales, et des changements de constitutions de la France depuis 1789 jusqu'en 1890 ... Marchal et Billard. Retrieved 22 March 2014.