The Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, to which was later added the charge of Telephones (the position was later named "Minister of Posts and Telecommunications"), was, in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of the French Postal Service and development of the national telecommunication system.
The position was occasionally combined with Minister of Commerce and Industry or Minister of Public Works. The ministerial position does not currently exist, and its portfolio has largely been merged into other ministerial positions.
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Officeholders
Ministers of Posts and Telegraphs
Adolphe Cochery : 5 February 1879 – 6 April 1885
Ferdinand Sarrien : 6 April 1885 – 7 January 1886
Félix Granet : 7 January 1886 – 30 May 1887
Jean Marty : 20 March 1894 – 30 May 1894
Victor Lourties : 30 May 1894 – 26 January 1895
André Lebon : 26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895
Gustave Mesureur : 1 November 1895 – 29 April 1896
Henry Boucher : 29 April 1896 – 28 June 1898
Émile Maruéjouls : 28 June 1898 – 1 November 1898
Paul Delombre : 1 November 1898 – 22 June 1899
Alexandre Millerand : 22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902
Georges Trouillot : 7 June 1902 – 24 January 1905
Fernand Dubief : 24 January 1905 – 12 November 1905
Georges Trouillot : 12 November 1905 – 14 March 1906
Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs
In 1906 Louis Barthou became Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs. The combined portfolio lasted until 1913.
Louis Barthou : 14 March 1906 – 24 July 1909
Alexandre Millerand : 24 July 1909 – 3 November 1910
Louis Puech : 3 November 1910 – 2 March 1911
Charles Dumont : 2 March 1911 – 27 June 1911
Victor Augagneur : 27 June 1911 – 14 January 1912
Jean Dupuy : 14 January 1912 – 22 March 1913
Commerce, Industry, Posts, and Telegraphs
In March 1913 Alfred Massé became Minister of Commerce, Industry, Posts, and Telegraphs.
Alfred Massé : 22 March 1913 - 9 December 1913
Louis Malvy : 9 December 1913 – 17 March 1914
Raoul Péret : 17 March 1914 - 9 June 1914
Marc Réville : 9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914
Gaston Thomson : 13 June 1914 – 29 October 1915
Étienne Clémentel : 29 October 1915 – 27 November 1919
Louis Dubois : 27 November 1919 – 20 January 1920
Louis Loucheur : 29 March 1924 - 9 June 1924
Pierre Étienne Flandin : 9 June 1924 – 14 June 1924
Henry Chéron : 14 September 1928 – 11 November 1928
Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones
Louis Germain-Martin : 3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930
Julien Durand : 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930
André Mallarmé : 2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930
Georges Bonnet : 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931
Charles Guernier : 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932
Louis Rollin : 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932
Henri Queuille : 3 June 1932 – 18 December 1932
Laurent Eynac : 18 December 1932 – 26 October 1933
Jean Mistler : 26 October 1933 – 30 January 1934
Paul Bernier : 3 January 1934 – 9 February 1934
André Mallarmé : 9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934
Georges Mandel : 8 November 1934 – 4 June 1936
Robert Jardillier : 4 June 1936 – 22 June 1937
Jean-Baptiste Lebas : 22 June 1937 – 18 January 1938
Fernand Gentin : 18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938
Jean-Baptiste Lebas : 13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938
Alfred Jules-Julien : 10 April 1938 – 21 March 1940
Alfred Jules-Julien : 21 March 1940 – 16 June 1940