The Minister of Merchant Marine (Ministre de la Marine marchande) was responsible for the department that administered the French Merchant Navy.

Inter-war period

Ministers in the period between the two world wars were: *3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 :

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*21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 : Charles Daniélou *2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 :

*13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 : Charles Daniélou *27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 :

Louis de Chappedelaine Louis-Marc-Michel, comte de Chappedelaine (21 June 1876, Saint-Just, Ille-et-Vilaine – 9 December 1939, Ville-d'Avray, Seine-et-Oise Seine-et-Oise () was the former department of France encompassing the western, northern and southern part ...

*20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 :

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*3 June 1932 – 31 January 1933 : Léon Meyer *31 January 1933 – 26 October 1933 : Eugène Frot *26 October 1933 – 26 November 1933 :

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*26 November 1933 – 9 January 1934 : Eugène Frot *9 January 1934 – 30 January 1934 :

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*30 January 1934 – 9 February 1934 :

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*9 February 1934 – 1 June 1935 :

*1 June 1935 – 7 June 1935 :

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*7 June 1935 – 17 June 1935 : Marius Roustan *17 June 1935 – 24 January 1936 :

*24 January 1936 – 4 June 1936 :

*18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938 : Paul Elbel *10 April 1938 – 13 September 1939 :

World War II

The minister, and then ''commissaires'' during World War II were: *13 September 1939 – 16 June 1940 : Alphonse Rio *24 September 1941 – 4 March 1942 :

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(''Commissaire'') *4 March 1942 – 7 June 1943 : Philippe Auboyneau (''Commissaire'') *7 June 1943 – 9 November 1943 :

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(''Commissaire'')

Post-war ministers

Ministers after World War II were: *11 September 1948 – 28 October 1949 : André Colin *2 July 1950 – 12 July 1950 : Lionel de Tinguy du Pouët *12 July 1950 – 11 August 1951 :

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*11 August 1951 – 8 March 1952 : André Morice *20 January 1955 – 23 February 1955 : Raymond Schmittlein *23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956 : Paul Antier *11 November 1957 – 15 April 1958 : Maurice-René Simonnet (Secretary of State)

Notes

Sources

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