Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

French cabinet from 1839–1840
Second cabinet of
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Cabinet of France
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Date formed12 May 1839
Date dissolved1 March 1840
People and organisations
Head of stateLouis Philippe I
Head of governmentNicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
History
PredecessorTransitional French cabinet of 1839
SuccessorSecond cabinet of Adolphe Thiers

The Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult was announced on 12 May 1839 by King Louis Philippe I. It replaced the Transitional French cabinet of 1839.

After a defeat in the Chamber of Deputies on 20 February 1840, the ministers gave their resignations to the king.[1] The ministry was replaced on 1 March 1840 by the Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers.[2]

Ministers

The cabinet was created by ordinance of 12 May 1839. The ministers were:[1]

  • President of the Council of Ministers: Nicolas Soult
  • Foreign Affairs: Nicolas Soult
  • Interior: Tanneguy Duchâtel
  • Justice and Religious Affairs: Jean-Baptiste Teste
  • War: Antoine Virgile Schneider
  • Finance: Hippolyte Passy
  • Navy and Colonies: Guy-Victor Duperré
  • Public Education: Abel-François Villemain
  • Public Works: Jules Armand Dufaure
  • Agriculture and Commerce: Laurent Cunin-Gridaine

References

  1. ^ a b Muel 1891, p. 201.
  2. ^ Muel 1891, p. 202.

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 22 March 2014.
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Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (12 May 1839 to 1 March 1840)
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