The Commissioners of the Committee of Public Safety () were appointed by the French

Committee of Public Safety The Committee of Public Safety () was a committee of the National Convention which formed the provisional government and war cabinet during the Reign of Terror, a violent phase of the French Revolution. Supplementing the Committee of General D ...

to oversee the various administrative departments between 1 April 1794 and 1 November 1795.

History

On 12 Germinal year II (1 April 1794)

Lazare Carnot Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot (; 13 May 1753 – 2 August 1823) was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. His military refor ...

proposed suppressing the Executive Council and the six ministers, replacing the ministers with twelve committees reporting to the

. The proposal was unanimously adopted by the

National Convention The National Convention () was the constituent assembly of the Kingdom of France for one day and the French First Republic for its first three years during the French Revolution, following the two-year National Constituent Assembly and the ...

. The commissioners were dismissed when a new set of ministers was named by the

French Directory The Directory (also called Directorate; ) was the system of government established by the Constitution of the Year III, French Constitution of 1795. It takes its name from the committee of 5 men vested with executive power. The Directory gov ...

on 3 November 1795.

Committees

Twelve committees were appointed, each composed of two members and one assistant, reporting to the Committee of Public Safety. The commissions were: #Civil administration, police and tribunals #Public education #Agriculture and the arts #Commerce and supplies #Public works #Public assistance #Transport, posts and couriers #Finance #Movement of land armies #Navy and colonies #Armaments, powder and mining #Foreign affairs

Committee members

The committee members, or commissioners, were:

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