Minister of Sports (France)

Minister Delegate in charge of Sports
Ministre déléguée chargée des Sports
Incumbent Marie Barsacq since 23 December 2024
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	President of the Republic Prime Minister
Seat	Paris 13e, France
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	President of the Republic
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	1921 (Physical education) 4 June 1936 (Sports & leisure)
Website	sports.gouv.fr

The Minister of Sports (French : Ministre des Sports) is a cabinet member in the Government of France.

The position has changed names a number of times since its creation, having occasionally been discontinued or regrouped with the Minister of National Education. Since 2022 Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has served Minister for Sport and the Olympic & Paralympic Games. ^[1]

Officeholders

Fourth republic

• Andrée Viénot (Under Secretary of State of Youth and Sports): 24 June 1946 - 22 January 1947
• Pierre Bourdan (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports): 22 January – 22 October 1947
• André Morice (Secretary of State of Youth, Sports and Professional Education): 11 September 1948 – 11 August 1951
• Pierre Chevalier (Secretary of State of Youth, Sports and Professional Education): 11 August – 12 August 1951
• Claude Lemaître-Basset (Secretary of State of Youth, Sports and Professional Education): 12 August 1951 – 20 January 1952
• Jean Masson (Secretary of State of Youth, Sports and Professional Education): 20 January 1952 – 28 June 1953
• René Billères (Minister of National Education, Youth Affairs and Sports): 1 February 1956 – 14 May 1958

Fifth republic

• Maurice Herzog (High-commissar of Youth and Sports) 27 September 1958 – 8 January 1966
• François Missoffe (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports): 8 January 1966 – 30 May 1968
• Roland Nungesser (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports): 30 May – 10 July 1968
• Jean-Pierre Soisson (Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and of Leisure Activities): 5 April 1978 – 22 May 1981
• André Henry (Minister of Free Time): 22 May 1981 – 22 March 1983
• Alain Calmat (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports): 23 July 1984 – 20 March 1986
• Christian Bergelin (Secretary of State for Youth Affairs and Sports): 20 March 1986 – 13 May 1988
• Lionel Jospin (Minister of National Education, Research and Sports): 13 May 1988 – 16 May 1991
• Frédérique Bredin (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports): 16 May 1991 – 29 March 1993
• Michèle Alliot-Marie (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports): 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995
• Guy Drut (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports): 7 November 1995 – 4 June 1997
• Marie-George Buffet (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports): 4 June 1997 – 7 May 2002
• Jean-François Lamour (Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Associative Life): 7 May 2002 – 18 May 2007
• Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Health): 18 May 2007 – 14 November 2010
• Chantal Jouanno (Minister of Sports): 14 November 2010 – 26 September 2011
• David Douillet (Minister of Sports): 26 September 2011 – 16 May 2012
• Valérie Fourneyron (Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Associative Life): 16 May 2012 – 31 March 2014
• Najat Vallaud-Belkacem (Minister of Women's Rights, Minister of City Affairs, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports): 2 April – 25 August 2014, with Thierry Braillard as minister delegate for sports
• Patrick Kanner (Minister of the Urbanity, Youth Affairs and Sports): 26 August 2014 – 17 May 2017, with Thierry Braillard as minister delegate for sports
• Laura Flessel (Minister of Sports): 17 May 2017 – 4 September 2018
• Roxana Maracineanu (Minister of Sports): 4 September 2018 – 6 July 2020
• Roxana Maracineanu (Minister Delegate for Sport): 6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022 ^[2]
• Amélie Oudéa-Castéra (Minister for Sport and the Olympic & Paralympic Games): 20 May 2022 – 21 September 2024
• Gil Avérous (Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Associations): 21 September 2024 – 23 December 2024
• Marie Barsacq (Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Associations): 23 December 2024 – incumbent

See also

• Minister Delegate (France)
• Cabinet (government)

References

Citations

1. Gouvernement.fr 2018.
2. Ministère de l'Education Nationale de la Jeunesse et des Sports.

Sources

• "Composition of the Government". Gouvernement.fr. 2018-03-20.
• "La ministre déléguée auprès du ministre de l'Éducation nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports, en charge des Sports". Ministère de l'Education Nationale de la Jeunesse et des Sports (in French).

External links

• Cabinet website