Minister of Merchant Marine (France)

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 : Louis Rollin 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 : Charles Daniélou 2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 : Louis Rollin 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 : Charles Daniélou 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 : Louis de Chappedelaine 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 : Charles Guernier 3 June 1932 – 31 January 1933 : Léon Meyer 31 January 1933 – 26 October 1933 : Eugène Frot 26 October 1933 – 26 November 1933 : Jacques Stern 26 November 1933 – 9 January 1934 : Eugène Frot 9 January 1934 – 30 January 1934 : William Bertrand 30 January 1934 – 9 February 1934 : Guy La Chambre 9 February 1934 – 1 June 1935 : William Bertrand 1 June 1935 – 7 June 1935 : François Piétri 7 June 1935 – 17 June 1935 : Marius Roustan 17 June 1935 – 24 January 1936 : William Bertrand 24 January 1936 – 4 June 1936 : Louis de Chappedelaine 18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938 : Paul Elbel 10 April 1938 – 13 September 1939 : Louis de Chappedelaine

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 : Émile Muselier (Commissaire) 4 March 1942 – 7 June 1943 : Philippe Auboyneau (Commissaire) 7 June 1943 – 9 November 1943 : René Mayer (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 : Gaston Defferre 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)

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