Minister of Territorial Development (France)
| Minister of Territorial Cohesion | |
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| Ministre de la Cohésion territoriale | |
| Ministry of Territorial Cohesion | |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President of the Republic Prime Minister |
| Seat | Hôtel de Castries 72, Rue de Varenne, Paris 7e, France |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President of the Republic |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 6 July 1972 (as Minister of Equipment, Housing and Spatial Planning) |
| Website | Official website |
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The Minister of Territorial Cohesion (
La République En Marche! (LREM).[1]
The position has frequently been combined with the portfolios of
Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Territorial Development upon the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France
. In 2009, it has been separated from the Ecology Ministry and has taken the name of Ministry of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning.
Ministers of Territorial Development (1972–present)
- 12 July 1972 – 28 May 1974: Olivier Guichard
- 29 March 1977 – 26 September 1977: Jean-Pierre Fourcade
- 26 September 1977 – 22 May 1981: Fernand Icart
- 22 May 1981 – 22 March 1983: Michel Rocard
- 17 July 1984 – 20 March 1986: Gaston Defferre
- 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988: Pierre Méhaignerie
- 15 May 1991 – 2 April 1992: Michel Delebarre
- 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995: Charles Pasqua
- 18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995: Bernard Pons
- 7 November 1995 – 4 June 1997: Jean-Claude Gaudin
- 4 July 1997 – 10 July 2001: Dominique Voynet
- 10 July 2001 – 7 May 2002: Yves Cochet
- 7 May 2002 – 31 March 2004: Jean-Paul Delevoye
- 31 March 2004 – 31 May 2005: Gilles de Robien
- 3 June 2005 – 23 June 2009: Hubert Falco, as Secretary of State for Territorial Development
- 23 June 2009 – 16 May 2012: Michel Mercier, as Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning
- 16 May 2012 – 2 April 2014: Cécile Duflot, as Minister of Territorial Equality and Housing
- 2 April 2014 – 11 February 2016: Sylvia Pinel, as Minister of Territorial Equality and Housing
- 11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017: Jean-Michel Baylet, as Minister of Spatial Planning, Rurality and Territorial Communities, served with Emmanuelle Cosse, as Minister of Housing and Territorial Development
- 17 May 2017 – 19 June 2017: Richard Ferrand, as Minister of Territorial Cohesion
- 19 June 2017 – 16 October 2018: Jacques Mézard, as Minister of Territorial Cohesion
- 16 October 2018 – 5 March 2022: Jacqueline Gourault as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities
- 5 March 2022 – 20 May 2022 : Joël Giraud as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities
- 20 May 2022 - 4 July 2022 : Christophe Béchu as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities
- 4 July 2022 - present : Christophe Béchu as Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion and Caroline Cayeux as Minister of Relations with Local Authorities
References
- ^ (in French) Ministère du Logement et de l'Habitat durable (official French government web site for the Ministry).