First cabinet of Odilon Barrot

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First cabinet of Odilon Barrot
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Date formed20 December 1848
Date dissolved2 June 1849
People and organisations
Head of state Louis Napoleon
Head of government Odilon Barrot
History
Predecessor Cabinet of General Cavaignac
Successor Second cabinet of Odilon Barrot

The first cabinet of Odilon Barrot was the government of France from 20 December 1848 to 2 June 1849 under President of the Council Odilon Barrot. It was formed after the election of Louis Napoleon as President on 20 December 1848, the day that he took his oath. It replaced the cabinet of General Cavaignac. [1] After the May 1849 elections to the Legislative Assembly it was replaced by the second cabinet of Odilon Barrot. [2]

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Ministers

The ministers as Dumas's musketeers by Cham. Left to right Falloux as Aramis, Barrot as Athos, Buffet as Porthos and Faucher as d'Artagnan Mousquetaires de 1848 par Cham.JPG
The ministers as Dumas's musketeers by Cham. Left to right Falloux as Aramis, Barrot as Athos, Buffet as Porthos and Faucher as d'Artagnan

The ministers were: [3]

PortfolioHolderParty
President of the Council of Ministers Odilon Barrot Party of Order
Minister of Foreign Affairs Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys Party of Order
Minister of the Interior Léon de Maleville Party of Order
Minister of Justice Odilon Barrot Party of Order
Minister of Finance Hippolyte Passy Party of Order
Minister of Public Works Léon Faucher Party of Order
Minister of Trade and Agriculture Jacques Alexandre Bixio Moderate Republican
Minister of Education Alfred de Falloux Party of Order
Minister of War Joseph Marcellin Rullière Military
Minister of the Navy and Colonies Victor Destutt de Tracy Party of Order
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References

  1. Robertson 1952, p. 102.
  2. Ministére du 2 juin 1849, p. 340.
  3. Muel 1890, p. 248.

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