The Minister of Transport is a cabinet member in the Government of France.[1] The position was created in 1870 as a modification to the position of Minister of Public Works (Ministre des Travaux Publics) (1830–1870). It has frequently been combined with the position of Minister of Public Works (Ministre de l'Équipement), Minister of Housing (Logement), Minister of Tourism, Minister of Territorial Development (Aménagement du territoire), and Minister of the Sea

Following the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France in May 2006, the Ministry of Transport was absorbed by the Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, and Territorial Development. It is now known as the Ministry of the Environment, Energy, and the Sea.

The post has a subordinate role within the department, with a junior minister attending Cabinet meetings as roughly equivalent to a Minister of State in Commonwealth countries.{{needs citation|date=April 2023} The post has changed names many times; as of May 2016, for example, Alain Vidalies was Secretary of State for Transport, the Sea, and Fisheries (Secrétaire d’État chargé des Transports, de la Mer et de la Pêche).[2]

Ministers of Transport (or equivalent) since 1870

See also

References

  1. "Composition of the new French Government". France in the UK. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "Biographie d'Alain Vidalies". Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
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