The Cabinet of the French Consulate was formed following the Coup of 18 Brumaire which replaced the Directory with the Consulate. The new regime was ratified by the adoption of the Constitution of the Year VIII on 24 December 1799 and headed by Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, with Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès and Charles-François Lebrun serving as Second and Third Consuls respectively.
Ministers The Ministers under the consulate were:* Ministry Start End Minister Foreign Affairs 11 November 1799 22 November 1799 Charles-Frédéric Reinhard 22 November 1799 18 May 1804 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Justice 11 November 1799 25 December 1799 Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès 25 December 1799 14 September 1802 André Joseph Abrial 14 September 1802 18 May 1804 Claude Ambroise Régnier War 11 November 1799 2 April 1800 Louis-Alexandre Berthier 2 April 1800 8 October 1800 Lazare Carnot 8 October 1800 18 May 1804 Louis-Alexandre Berthier Finance 11 November 1799 18 May 1804 Martin-Michel-Charles Gaudin Police 11 November 1799 18 May 1804 Joseph Fouché Interior 12 November 1799 25 December 1799 Pierre-Simon Laplace 25 December 1799 21 January 1801 Lucien Bonaparte 21 January 1801 18 May 1804 Jean-Antoine Chaptal Navy and Colonies 12 November 1799 22 November 1799 Marc Antoine Bourdon de Vatry 22 November 1799 3 October 1801 Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait 3 October 1801 18 May 1804 Denis Decrès Secretary of State 25 December 1799 18 May 1804 Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano Treasury 27 September 1801 18 May 1804 François Barbé-Marbois War Administration 12 March 1802 18 May 1804 Jean François Aimé Dejean
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