The First cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult was announced on 16 May 1832 by King Louis Philippe I. It replaced the Cabinet of Casimir Périer. It was dissolved on 18 July 1834 and replaced by the Cabinet of Étienne Maurice, comte Gérard.
Ministers
The cabinet was created by ordinances of 11 October 1832, with Marshall Soult as president. The ministers were:
Portfolio Holder Party President of the Council of Ministers Jean-de-Dieu Soult None Ministers Minister of War Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult None Minister of the Interior Adolphe Thiers Centre-right Minister of Justice Félix Barthe Centre-left Minister of Foreign Affairs The Duke of Broglie Centre-right Minister of Finance Georges Humann Centre-right Minister of the Navy and Colonies Admiral Count of Rigny Centre-right Minister of Public Education and Worship François Guizot Centre-right Minister of Commerce and Public Works The Count of Argout Centre-right
Changes On 31 December 1832:
Portfolio Holder Party Minister of the Interior The Count of Argout Centre-right Minister of Commerce and Public Works Adolphe Thiers Centre-right
On 4 April 1834:
Portfolio Holder Party Minister of the Interior Adolphe Thiers Centre-right Minister of Justice Jean-Charles Persil Centre-right Minister of Foreign Affairs Admiral Count of Rigny Centre-right Minister of the Navy and Colonies Admiral Albin Roussin None Minister of Commerce and Public Works Tanneguy Duchâtel Centre-right
On 19 May 1834:
Portfolio Holder Party Minister of the Navy and Colonies Admiral Louis Jacob None
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