Ministers of the French National Convention

Ministers of the National Convention
 France
Cabinet of France
Autel de la Convention nationale by François-Léon Sicard (1913)
Date formed10 August 1792
Date dissolved1 April 1794
People and organisations
Head of statePresident of the National Convention
Head of governmentNational Convention (collective)
No. of ministers6
Ministers removed11
Total no. of members17
Member partyMaraisard
Montagnard
Girondin (1792–93)
Status in legislatureNational Convention
Opposition partyUnopposed
Opposition leaderN/A
History
Election1792
Legislature term7 September 1792 – 12 October 1795
PredecessorConstitutional Cabinet of Louis XVI
SuccessorCommissioners of the Committee of Public Safety

The Ministers of the French National Convention were appointed on 10 August 1792 after the French Legislative Assembly suspended King Louis XVI and revoked the ministers that he had named.[1]

On 12 Germinal year II (1 April 1794) Lazare Carnot proposed to suppress the executive council and the six ministers, replacing the ministers with twelve Committees reporting to the Committee of Public Safety. The proposal was unanimously adopted by the National Convention.[2]

Ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Head of Government10 August 17921 April 1794 Independent
Minister of Finances10 August 179213 June 1793 Girondins
13 June 17931 April 1794 Montagnard
Minister of Foreign Affairs10 August 179221 June 1793 Girondins
21 June 17931 April 1794 Montagnard
Minister of War10 August 17923 October 1792 Girondins
3 October 17924 February 1793 Montagnard
4 February 17934 April 1793 Independent
4 April 17931 April 1794 Montagnard
Minister of the Interior10 August 179214 March 1793 Girondins
14 March 179320 August 1793 Girondins
20 August 17931 April 1794 Marais
Minister of Justice10 August 179210 October 1792 Montagnard
Dominique Joseph Garat[3]
10 October 179220 March 1793 Girondins
20 March 17931 April 1794 Marais
Minister of the Navy and Colonies10 August 179210 April 1793 Montagnard
10 April 17931 April 1794 Independent

References

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Citations

  1. ^ Muel 1891, p. 25.
  2. ^ Muel 1891, p. 41-42.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Muel 1891, p. 33.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Muel 1891, p. 28.

Sources

  • Muel, Léon (1891). Gouvernements, ministères et constitutions de la France depuis cent ans: Précis historique des révolutions, des crises ministérielles et gouvernementales, et des changements de constitutions de la France depuis 1789 jusqu'en 1890 ... Marchal et Billard. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
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