Cabinet of the French Consulate
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Cabinet of the Consulate | |
|---|---|
 FranceCabinet of France | |
 The Three Consuls. | |
| Date formed | 11 November 1799 |
| Date dissolved | 18 May 1804 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Napoleon Bonaparte Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès Charles-François Lebrun |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Government of the Directory |
| Successor | First Cabinet of Napoleon I |
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
[edit]The Ministers under the consulate were:[1]
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ *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. p. 61. Retrieved 2014-05-03.