# Ayrault government

The Ayrault government was the 35th and 36th governments in the Fifth Republic of France, and headed by Jean-Marc Ayrault. The first Ayrault government was formed on 16 May 2012 by the presidential decree of President François Hollande. It was composed of members from the Socialist Party (30), the EELV (2) and the Radical Party of the Left (2). This was the first French government to respect gender equality, with equal male and female posts except the Prime Minister. It lasted one month, until the June legislative elections, after which Ayrault submitted his resignation.
Following the legislative victory, President Hollande immediately charged him with forming a new government, under Article 8 of the French Constitution. The second Ayrault government (cabinet #36) began on 18 June 2012.
Following a landslide defeat in the French mayoral elections, the second Ayrault government was dissolved on 31 March 2014. Manuel Valls was chosen by Hollande to form the next cabinet.

## Prime minister

| Post | Name | Party | Party |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault | PS | |

## Ministers

| Post | Name | Party |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Laurent Fabius | PS |
| Minister of National Education | Vincent Peillon | PS |
| Minister of Justice Keeper of the Seals | Christiane Taubira | Walwari (app. PRG) |
| Minister of the Economy and Finances | Pierre Moscovici | PS |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health | Marisol Touraine | PS |
| Minister of Territorial and Housing Equality | Cécile Duflot | EELV |
| Minister of the Interior | Manuel Valls | PS |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Nicole Bricq | PS |
| Minister of Productive Recovery | Arnaud Montebourg | PS |
| Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy | Delphine Batho (until 2 July 2013) ; Philippe Martin (since 2 July 2013) | PS |
| Minister of Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue | Michel Sapin | PS |
| Minister of Defence | Jean-Yves Le Drian | PS |
| Minister of Culture and Communication | Aurélie Filippetti | PS |
| Minister of Higher Education and Research | Geneviève Fioraso | PS |
| Minister of Women's Rights Spokesperson of the Government | Najat Vallaud-Belkacem | PS |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry | Stéphane Le Foll | PS |
| Minister of State Reform, Decentralisation and Public Service | Marylise Lebranchu | PS |
| Minister of Overseas France | Victorin Lurel | PS |
| Minister of Crafts, Commerce and Tourism | Sylvia Pinel | PRG |
| Minister of Sports, Youth, Popular Education and Community Life | Valérie Fourneyron | PS |

## Junior Ministers

| Post | Ministry | Name | Party |
| Minister for the Budget | Economy and Finances | Jérôme Cahuzac (until 19 March 2013) ; Bernard Cazeneuve (since 19 March 2013) | PS |
| Minister for Educational Success | National Education | George Pau-Langevin | PS |
| Minister for Relations with Parliament | Prime Minister | Alain Vidalies | PS |
| Minister for the City | Territorial and Housing Equality | François Lamy | PS |
| Minister for European Affairs | Foreign Affairs | Thierry Repentin | PS |
| Minister for Seniors and Dependents | Social Affairs and Health | Michèle Delaunay | PS |
| Minister for Social Economy, Solidarity and Consumption | Economy and Finances | Benoît Hamon | PS |
| Minister for the Family | Social Affairs and Health | Dominique Bertinotti | PS |
| Minister for the Disabled and the Fight against Exclusion | Social Affairs and Health | Marie-Arlette Carlotti | PS |
| Minister for Development | Foreign Affairs | Pascal Canfin | EELV |
| Minister for Vocational Training and Apprenticeships | Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue | Thierry Repentin | PS |
| Minister for Francophones | Foreign Affairs | Yamina Benguigui | PS |
| Minister for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries | Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy | Frédéric Cuvillier | PS |
| Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation and Digital Economy | Productive Recovery | Fleur Pellerin | PS |
| Minister for Veterans | Defence | Kader Arif | PS |
| Minister for Decentralisation | State Reform, Decentralisation and Public Service | Anne-Marie Escoffier | PRG |
| Minister for Food | Agriculture, Food and Forestry | Guillaume Garot | PS |
| Minister for French Expatriates | Foreign Affairs | Hélène Conway-Mouret | PS |

## Roster changes

* On 19 March 2013, Jérôme Cahuzac, Minister for the Budget, resigned following the opening of a judicial inquiry into money laundering, known as the Cahuzac affair. He was succeeded by Bernard Cazeneuve.
* On 2 July 2013, François Hollande terminated Delphine Batho, Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, after she gave an interview contesting the government's budget choices. She was replaced by Philippe Martin.