The Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers was announced on 1 March 1840 by King Louis Philippe I. It replaced the Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult.
Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers | |
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.svg) Cabinet of France | |
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| Date formed | 1 March 1840 |
| Date dissolved | 29 October 1840 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Louis Philippe I |
| Head of government | Adolphe Thiers |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult |
| Successor | Third cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult |
The ministry was replaced on 29 October 1840 by the Third cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult.[1]
Ministers edit
The cabinet was created by ordinance of 1 March 1840. The ministers were:[2]
- President of the Council of Ministers: Adolphe Thiers
- Foreign Affairs: Adolphe Thiers
- Interior:
- Charles de Rémusat (Minister)
- Léon de Maleville (Sub-secretary of State, from 2 March 1840)
- Justice and Religious Affairs: Alexandre-François Vivien
- War: Amédée Despans-Cubières
- Finance: Joseph Pelet de la Lozère
- Navy and Colonies: Albin Roussin
- Public Education: Victor Cousin
- Public Works: Hippolyte François Jaubert
- Agriculture and Commerce:
- Alexandre Goüin (Minister)
- Adolphe Billault (Sub-secretary of State, from 3 March 1840)
References edit
Sources 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. Retrieved 22 March 2014.