# List of ministers of justice of France

This is a list of justice ministers of France, working for the French Ministry of Justice.

## 1790 to the Consulate

* 21 November 1790 – 23 March 1792: Marguerite-Louis-François Duport-Dutertre [fr]
* 23 March 1792 – 12 April 1792: Jean Marie Roland de la Platière
* 13 April 1792 – 4 July 1792: Antoine Duranton
* 4 July 1792 – 10 August 1792: Étienne de Joly
* 10 August 1792 – 6 October 1792: Georges Jacques Danton
* 9 October 1792 – 19 March 1793: Dominique Joseph Garat
* 20 March 1793 – 23 April 1794: Louis-Jérôme Gohier
* 4 November 1795 – 2 January 1796: Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai
* 5 January 1796 – 4 April 1796: Jean-Joseph-Victor Genissieu
* 10 February 1797 – 3 September 1797: Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai
* 24 September 1797 – 20 juillet 1799: Charles Lambrechts
* 14 June 1799 – 9 November 1799: Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès
* 9 November 1799 – 13 September 1802: André Joseph Abrial

## Consulate to the Revolution of 1848

* 14 September 1802 – 18 November 1813: Claude Ambroise Régnier
* 19 November 1813 – 11 April 1814: Mathieu Molé
* 3 April 1814 – 13 May 1814: Pierre Paul Nicolas Henrion de Pansey
* 13 May 1814 – 20 March 1815: Charles Henri Dambray (interim)
* 20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815: Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès
* 22 June 1815 – 7 July 1815: Antoine Boulay de la Meurthe
* 9 July 1815 – 27 September 1815: Étienne-Denis Pasquier
* 28 September 1815 – 10 May 1816: François Barbé-Marbois
* 11 May 1816 – 19 January 1817: Charles Henri Dambray (interim)
* 19 January 1817 – 27 December 1818: Étienne-Denis Pasquier
* 28 December 1818 – 13 December 1821: Pierre de Serre
* 14 December 1821 – 4 January1828: Pierre-Denis de Peyronnet
* 5 January 1828 – 13 March 1829: Joseph-Marie Portalis
* 14 May 1829 – 8 August 1829: Pierre-Alpinien Bourdeau
* 8 August 1829 – 19 May 1830: Jean de Courvoisier
* 19 May 1830 – 31 July 1830: Jean de Chantelauze
* 31 July 1830 – 27 December 1830: Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure
* 27 December 1830 – 13 March 1831: Joseph Mérilhou
* 13 March 1831 – 11 February 1832: Félix Barthe
* 11 February 1832 – 22 February 1836: Jean-Charles Persil
* 22 February 1836 – 5 September 1836: Paul Jean Pierre Sauzet
* 6 September 1836 – 15 April 1837: Jean-Charles Persil
* 15 April 1837 – 31 March 1839: Félix Barthe
* 31 March 1839 – 12 May 1839: Amédée Girod de l'Ain
* 12 May 1839 – 1 March 1840: Jean-Baptiste Teste
* 1 March 1840 – 29 October 1840: Alexandre-François Vivien
* 29 October 1840 – 13 March 1847: Nicolas Martin du Nord
* 14 March 1847 – 24 February 1848: Michel Hébert

## Under the Provisional Government of 1848 and the Second Republic

* 24 February 1848 – 7 June 1848: Adolphe Crémieux
* 7 June 1848 – 17 July 1848: Eugène Bethmont
* 17 July 1848 – 20 December 1848: Pierre Marie de Saint-Georges
* 20 December 1848 – 31 October 1849: Odilon Barrot, simultaneously President of the Council
* 31 October 1849 – 24 January 1851: Eugène Rouher
* 24 January 1851 – 10 April 1851: Ernest de Royer
* 10 April 1851 – 26 October 1851: Eugène Rouher
* 26 October 1851 – 1 November 1851: Eugène Corbin
* 1 November 1851 – 3 December 1851: Alfred Daviel
* 3 December 1851 – 22 January 1852: Eugène Rouher

## Second Empire

* 22 January 1852 – 11 November 1857: Jacques Pierre Abbatucci
* 16 November 1857 – 5 May 1859: Ernest de Royer
* 5 May 1859 – 23 June 1863: Claude Delangle
* 23 June 1863 – 17 July 1869: Pierre Jules Baroche
* 17 July 1869 – 2 January 1870: Jean-Baptiste Duvergier
* 2 January 1870 – 10 August 1870: Émile Ollivier
* 10 August 1870 – 4 September 1870: Théodore Grandperret

## Paris Commune

* 16 April 1871 – 28 May 1871: Eugène Protot

## Third Republic

List of Ministers of Justice of the French Third Republic :
| Minister | Minister | Titled | Party | Took office | Left office | Government |
| | Adolphe Crémieux | Minister of Justice | Opposition | 4 September 1870 | 19 February 1871 | Government of National Defense |
| Presidency of Adolphe Thiers |||||||||
| | Jules Dufaure | Minister of Justice | Centre Left [fr] | 19 February 1871 | 25 May 1873 | Dufaure I Dufaure II |
| Presidency of Patrice de Mac Mahon |||||||||
| | Jean Ernoul [fr] | Minister of Justice | Legitimist | 25 May 1873 | 26 November 1873 | de Broglie I |
| | Octave Depeyre [fr] | Minister of Justice | Legitimist | 26 November 1873 | 22 May 1874 | de Broglie II |
| | Adrien Tailhand | Minister of Justice | Orléanist | 22 May 1874 | 10 March 1875 | Courtot de Cissey |
| | Jules Dufaure | Minister of Justice | Moderate Republicans | 10 March 1875 | 12 December 1876 | Buffet Dufaure III Dufaure IV |
| | Louis Martel [fr] | Minister of Justice | Centre Left [fr] | 12 December 1876 | 17 May 1877 | Simon |
| | Albert de Broglie | Minister of Justice | Orléanist | 17 May 1877 | 23 November 1877 | de Broglie III |
| | François Le Pelletier [fr] | Minister of Justice | Independent | 23 November 1877 | 13 December 1877 | de Rochebouët |
| | Jules Dufaure | Minister of Justice | Centre Left [fr] | 13 December 1877 | 4 February 1879 | Dufaure V |
| | Philippe Le Royer | Minister of Justice | Republican Left [fr] | 4 February 1879 | 28 December 1879 | Henry Waddington |
| Presidency of Jules Grévy |||||||||
| | Jules Cazot | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Left [fr] | 28 December 1879 | 30 January 1882 | de Freycinet I Ferry I Gambetta |
| | Gustave Humbert [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Independent | 30 January 1882 | 7 August 1882 | de Freycinet II |
| | Paul Devès | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Left [fr] | 7 August 1882 | 21 February 1883 | Duclerc Fallières |
| | Félix Martin-Feuillée | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Union | 21 February 1883 | 6 April 1885 | Ferry II |
| | Henri Brisson | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Union | 6 April 1885 | 7 January 1886 | Ferry II |
| | Charles Demôle | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Union | 7 January 1886 | 11 December 1886 | de Freycinet III |
| | Ferdinand Sarrien | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Union | 11 December 1886 | 30 May 1887 | Goblet |
| | Charles Mazeau [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Union | 30 May 1887 | 30 November 1887 | Rouvier I |
| Presidency of Sadi Carnot |||||||||
| | Armand Fallières | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Democratic Alliance | 30 November 1887 | 3 April 1888 | Tirard I |
| | Jean-Baptiste Ferrouillat [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Union | 3 April 1888 | 5 February 1889 | Floquet |
| | Edmond Guyot-Dessaigne [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Union | 6 February 1889 | 15 February 1889 | Floquet |
| | François Thévenet [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Extreme Left | 22 February 1889 | 17 March 1890 | Tirard II |
| | Armand Fallières | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Democratic Alliance | 17 March 1890 | 27 February 1892 | de Freycinet IV |
| | Louis Ricard | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Independent | 27 February 1892 | 6 December 1892 | Loubet |
| | Léon Bourgeois | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Radical Party | 6 December 1892 | 12 March 1893 | Ribot I Ribot II |
| | Jules Develle | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Union | 12 March 1893 | 13 March 1893 | Ribot II |
| | Léon Bourgeois | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Radical Party | 13 March 1893 | 4 April 1893 | Ribot II |
| | Eugène Guérin | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Radical Party | 4 April 1893 | 3 December 1893 | Dupuy I |
| | Antonin Dubost | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Radical Left [fr] | 3 December 1893 | 30 May 1894 | Casimir-Perier |
| Presidency of Jean Casimir-Perier |||||||||
| | Eugène Guérin | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Radical Party | 30 May 1894 | 26 January 1895 | Dupuy II Dupuy III |
| Presidency of Félix Faure |||||||||
| | Ludovic Trarieux | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Left [fr] | 26 January 1895 | 1 November 1895 | Ribot III |
| | Louis Ricard | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Non-Attached | 1 November 1895 | 29 April 1896 | Bourgeois |
| | Jean-Baptiste Darlan | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Progressive Union [fr] | 29 April 1896 | 1 December 1897 | Méline |
| | Victor Milliard | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Non-Attached | 3 December 1897 | 28 June 1898 | Méline |
| | Ferdinand Sarrien | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Republican Union | 28 June 1898 | 1 November 1898 | Brisson II |
| Presidency of Émile Loubet |||||||||
| | Georges Lebret | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Non-Attached | 1 November 1898 | 22 June 1899 | Dupuy IV Dupuy V |
| | Ernest Monis | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Radical Party | 22 June 1899 | 7 June 1902 | Waldeck-Rousseau |
| | Ernest Vallé | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Radical Party | 7 June 1902 | 24 January 1905 | Combes |
| Presidency of Armand Fallières |||||||||
| | Joseph Chaumié | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Democratic Republican Alliance | 24 January 1905 | 14 March 1906 | Rouvier II Rouvier III |
| | Ferdinand Sarrien | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 14 March 1906 | 25 October 1906 | Sarrien |
| | Edmond Guyot-Dessaigne [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Radical Left [fr] | 25 October 1906 | 31 December 1907 | Clemenceau I |
| | Aristide Briand | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | SI | 4 January 1908 | 24 July 1909 | Clemenceau I |
| | Louis Barthou | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | ARD | 24 July 1909 | 3 November 1910 | Briand I |
| | Théodore Girard [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Non-Attached | 3 November 1910 | 2 March 1911 | Briand II |
| | Antoine Perrier [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | ARD | 2 March 1911 | 27 June 1911 | Monis |
| | Jean Cruppi | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 27 June 1911 | 14 January 1912 | Caillaux |
| | Aristide Briand | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRS | 14 January 1912 | 21 January 1913 | Poincaré I |
| | Louis Barthou | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRD | 21 January 1913 | 18 February 1913 | Briand III |
| Presidency of Raymond Poincaré |||||||||
| | Louis Barthou | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRD | 18 February 1913 | 22 March 1913 | Briand IV |
| | Antony Ratier [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRD | 22 March 1913 | 9 December 1913 | Barthou |
| | Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu-Martin | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 9 December 1913 | 9 June 1914 | Doumergue I |
| | Alexandre Ribot | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | FR | 9 June 1914 | 13 June 1914 | Ribot IV |
| | Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu-Martin | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 13 June 1914 | 26 August 1914 | Viviani I |
| | Aristide Briand | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRS | 26 August 1914 | 29 October 1915 | Viviani II |
| | René Viviani | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRS | 29 October 1915 | 12 September 1917 | Briand V Briand VI Ribot V |
| | Raoul Péret | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | ARD | 12 September 1917 | 16 November 1917 | Painlevé I |
| | Louis Nail | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 16 November 1917 | 20 January 1920 | Clemenceau II |
| | Gustave Lhopiteau | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RI | 20 January 1920 | 18 February 1920 | Millerand I |
| Presidency of Paul Deschanel |||||||||
| | Gustave Lhopiteau | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RI | 18 February 1920 | 23 September 1920 | Millerand II |
| Presidency of Alexandre Millerand |||||||||
| | Gustave Lhopiteau | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RI | 24 September 1920 | 16 January 1921 | Leygues |
| | Laurent Bonnevay | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | FR | 16 January 1921 | 15 January 1922 | Briand VII |
| | Louis Barthou | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRDS | 15 January 1922 | 5 October 1922 | Poincaré II |
| | Maurice Colrat | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRDS | 5 October 1922 | 29 March 1924 | Poincaré II |
| | Edmond Lefebvre du Prey | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | FR | 29 March 1924 | 9 June 1924 | Poincaré III |
| | Antony Ratier [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRDS | 9 June 1924 | 14 June 1924 | François-Marsal |
| Presidency of Gaston Doumergue |||||||||
| | René Renoult | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 14 June 1924 | 17 April 1925 | Herriot I |
| | Théodore Steeg | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 17 April 1925 | 11 October 1925 | Painlevé II |
| | Anatole de Monzie | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRS | 11 October 1925 | 29 October 1925 | Painlevé II |
| | Camille Chautemps | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 29 October 1925 | 28 November 1925 | Painlevé III |
| | René Renoult | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 28 November 1925 | 9 March 1926 | Briand VIII |
| | Pierre Laval | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | SE | 9 March 1926 | 19 July 1926 | Briand IX Briand X |
| | Maurice Colrat | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRDS | 19 July 1926 | 23 July 1926 | Herriot II |
| | Louis Barthou | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | AD | 23 July 1926 | 3 November 1929 | Poincaré IV Poincaré V Briand XI |
| | Lucien Hubert [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 3 November 1929 | 21 February 1930 | Tardieu I |
| | Théodore Steeg | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 21 February 1930 | 2 March 1930 | Chautemps I |
| | Raoul Péret | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RI | 2 March 1930 | 17 November 1930 | Tardieu II |
| | Henry Chéron | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | AD | 17 November 1930 | 27 January 1931 | Tardieu II Steeg |
| | Léon Bérard | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | AD | 27 January 1931 | 13 June 1931 | Laval I |
| Presidency of Paul Doumer |||||||||
| | Léon Bérard | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | AD | 13 June 1931 | 20 February 1932 | Laval II Laval III |
| | Paul Reynaud | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | AD | 20 February 1932 | 3 June 1932 | Tardieu III |
| Presidency of Albert Lebrun |||||||||
| | René Renoult | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 3 June 1932 | 18 December 1932 | Herriot III |
| | Abel Gardey | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 18 December 1932 | 31 January 1933 | Paul-Boncour |
| | Eugène Penancier | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 31 January 1933 | 26 October 1933 | Daladier I |
| | Albert Dalimier | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 26 October 1933 | 26 November 1933 | Sarraut I |
| | Eugène Raynaldy | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | AD | 26 November 1933 | 27 January 1934 | Chautemps II |
| | Eugène Penancier | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 30 January 1934 | 9 February 1934 | Daladier II |
| | Henry Chéron | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | AD | 9 February 1934 | 15 October 1934 | Doumergue II |
| | Henry Lémery | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | Non-Attached | 15 October 1934 | 8 November 1934 | Doumergue II |
| | Georges Pernot | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | FR | 8 November 1934 | 7 June 1935 | Flandin I Bouisson |
| | Léon Bérard | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | AD | 7 June 1935 | 24 January 1936 | Laval IV |
| | Yvon Delbos | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 24 January 1936 | 4 June 1936 | Sarraut II |
| | Marc Rucart | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 4 June 1936 | 22 June 1937 | Blum I |
| | Vincent Auriol | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | SFIO | 22 June 1937 | 18 January 1938 | Chautemps III |
| | César Campinchi | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 18 January 1938 | 13 March 1938 | Chautemps IV |
| | Marc Rucart | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 13 March 1938 | 10 April 1938 | Blum II |
| | Paul Marchandeau | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 10 April 1938 | 1 November 1938 | Daladier III |
| | Paul Reynaud | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | AD | 1 November 1938 | 13 September 1939 | Daladier III Daladier IV |
| | Georges Bonnet | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PRRRS | 13 September 1939 | 21 March 1940 | Daladier V |
| | Albert Sérol [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | SFIO | 21 March 1940 | 16 June 1940 | Reynaud |
| | Charles Frémicourt [fr] | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | SE | 16 June 1940 | 12 July 1940 | Pétain |

## Vichy France

List of Ministers of Justice of Vichy France :
| Minister | Titled | Party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government |
| Raphaël Alibert | Keeper of the Seals and Minister of State for Justice | SE | 12 July 1940 | 27 January 1941 | 199 days | Laval V Flandin II |
| Joseph Barthélemy | Keeper of the Seals and Minister of State for Justice | SE | 27 January 1941 | 26 March 1943 | 2 years, 58 days | Flandin II Darlan Laval VI |
| Maurice Gabolde | Keeper of the Seals and Minister of State for Justice | SE | 26 March 1943 | 20 August 1944 | 1 year, 147 days | Laval VI |

## Free France

* René Cassin, 24 September 1941 – 7 June 1943 (based in London)
* Jules Abadie, 7 June 1943 – 4 September 1943 (based in Algiers)
* François de Menthon, 4 September 1943 – 20 August 1944 (based in Algiers)

## Provisional Government of the French Republic

List of Ministers of Justice of the Provisional Government of the French Republic :
| Minister | Titled | Party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government |
| François de Menthon | Keeper of the Seals | MRP | 20 August 1944 | 30 May 1945 | 283 days | De Gaulle I |
| Pierre-Henri Teitgen | Keeper of the Seals | MRP | 30 May 1945 | 20 January 1946 | 1 year, 202 days | De Gaulle II |
| Pierre-Henri Teitgen | Keeper of the Seals | MRP | 20 January 1946 | 18 December 1946 | 1 year, 202 days | Gouin |
| Paul Ramadier | Keeper of the Seals | SFIO | 18 December 1946 | 21 January 1947 | 34 days | Blum III |

## Fourth Republic

List of Ministers of Justice of the French Fourth Republic :
| Minister | Minister | Titled | Party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government |
| Presidency of Vincent Auriol ||||||||||
| | André Marie | Keeper of the Seals | PRV | 22 January 1947 | 21 October 1947 | 1 year, 185 days | Ramadier I |
| | André Marie | Keeper of the Seals | PRV | 21 October 1947 | 19 November 1947 | 1 year, 185 days | Ramadier II |
| | André Marie | Keeper of the Seals | PRV | 24 November 1947 | 25 July 1948 | 1 year, 185 days | Schuman I |
| | Robert Lecourt | Keeper of the Seals | MRP | 26 July 1948 | 28 August 1948 | 43 days | Marie |
| | Robert Lecourt | Keeper of the Seals | MRP | 5 September 1948 | 7 September 1948 | 43 days | Schuman II |
| | André Marie | Vice-President of the Council and Keeper of the Seals | PRV | 11 September 1948 | 12 February 1949 | 154 days | Queuille I |
| | Robert Lecourt | Vice-President of the Council and Keeper of the Seals | MRP | 13 February 1949 | 27 October 1949 | 256 days | Queuille I |
| | René Mayer | Keeper of the Seals | PRV | 28 October 1949 | 7 February 1950 | 1 year, 255 days | Bidault II |
| | René Mayer | Keeper of the Seals | PRV | 7 February 1950 | 24 June 1950 | 1 year, 255 days | Bidault III |
| | René Mayer | Minister of Justice | PRV | 2 July 1950 | 4 July 1950 | 1 year, 255 days | Queuille II |
| | René Mayer | Minister of Justice | PRV | 12 July 1950 | 21 February 1951 | 1 year, 255 days | Pleven I |
| | René Mayer | Minister of Justice | PRV | 10 March 1951 | 10 July 1951 | 1 year, 255 days | Queuille III |
| | Edgar Faure | Minister of Justice | PRV | 11 August 1951 | 19 January 1952 | 161 days | Pleven II |
| | Léon Martinaud-Déplat | Minister of Justice | PRV | 20 January 1952 | 28 February 1952 | 1 year, 158 days | Faure I |
| | Léon Martinaud-Déplat | Minister of Justice | PRV | 8 March 1952 | 23 December 1952 | 1 year, 158 days | Pinay |
| | Léon Martinaud-Déplat | Minister of Justice | PRV | 8 January 1953 | 27 June 1953 | 1 year, 158 days | Mayer |
| | Paul Ribeyre | Minister of Justice | CNIP | 28 June 1953 | 16 January 1954 | 202 days | Laniel I |
| Presidency of René Coty ||||||||||
| | Paul Ribeyre | Minister of Justice | CNIP | 16 January 1954 | 18 June 1954 | 153 days (Total: 355 days) | Laniel II |
| | Émile Hugues | Minister of Justice | PRV | 19 June 1954 | 2 September 1954 | 75 days | Mendès France |
| | Jean-Michel Guérin de Beaumont [fr] | Minister of Justice | CNIP | 3 September 1954 | 20 January 1955 | 139 days | Mendès France |
| | Emmanuel Temple [fr] | Minister of Justice | CNIP | 20 January 1955 | 22 February 1955 | 33 days | Mendès France |
| | Robert Schuman | Minister of Justice | MRP | 23 February 1955 | 31 January 1956 | 342 days | Faure II |
| | François Mitterrand | Minister of State, Responsible for Justice | UDSR | 1 February 1956 | 12 June 1957 | 1 year, 131 days | Mollet |
| | Édouard Corniglion-Molinier | Minister of Justice | RS | 13 June 1957 | 5 November 1957 | 145 days | Bourgès-Maunoury |
| | Robert Lecourt | Minister of Justice | MRP | 6 November 1957 | 15 April 1958 | 207 days | Gaillard |
| | Robert Lecourt | Minister of Justice | MRP | 13 May 1958 | 1 June 1958 | 207 days | Pflimlin |
| | Michel Debré | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RS then UNR | 1 June 1958 | 8 January 1959 | 221 days | De Gaulle III |

## Fifth Republic

List of Ministers of Justice of the French Fifth Republic :
| Minister | Minister | Titled | Party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Government |
| Presidency of Charles de Gaulle ||||||||||
| | Edmond Michelet | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UNR | 8 January 1959 | 24 August 1961 | 2 years, 228 days | Debré |
| | Bernard Chenot | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UNR | 24 August 1961 | 14 April 1962 | 233 days | Debré |
| | Jean Foyer | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UNR then UDR | 15 April 1962 | 28 November 1962 | 4 years, 351 days | Pompidou I |
| | Jean Foyer | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UNR then UDR | 6 December 1962 | 8 January 1966 | 4 years, 351 days | Pompidou II |
| | Jean Foyer | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UNR then UDR | 8 January 1966 | 1 April 1967 | 4 years, 351 days | Pompidou III |
| | Louis Joxe | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UDR | 7 April 1967 | 31 May 1968 | 1 year, 54 days | Pompidou IV |
| | René Capitant | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UDR | 31 May 1968 | 10 July 1968 | 332 days | Pompidou IV |
| | René Capitant | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UDR | 12 July 1968 | 28 April 1969 | 332 days | Couve de Murville |
| Interim Presidency of Alain Poher ||||||||||
| | Jean-Marcel Jeanneney | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice (interim) | UDR | 28 April 1969 | 20 June 1969 | 53 days | Couve de Murville |
| Presidency of Georges Pompidou ||||||||||
| | René Pleven | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | CDP | 22 June 1969 | 5 July 1972 | 3 years, 266 days | Chaban-Delmas |
| | René Pleven | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | CDP | 6 July 1972 | 15 March 1973 | 3 years, 266 days | Messmer I |
| | Jean Taittinger | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UDR | 5 April 1973 | 27 February 1974 | 1 year, 52 days | Messmer II |
| | Jean Taittinger | Minister of the State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UDR | 1 March 1974 | 27 May 1974 | 1 year, 52 days | Messmer III |
| Presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ||||||||||
| | Jean Lecanuet | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | CD | 28 May 1974 | 12 January 1976 | 2 years, 89 days | Chirac I |
| | Jean Lecanuet | Minister of the State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | CD | 12 January 1976 | 25 August 1976 | 2 years, 89 days | Chirac I |
| | Olivier Guichard | Minister of the State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UDR then RPR | 27 August 1976 | 29 March 1977 | 214 days | Barre I |
| | Alain Peyrefitte | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RPR | 30 March 1977 | 31 March 1978 | 4 years, 44 days | Barre II |
| | Alain Peyrefitte | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RPR | 5 April 1978 | 13 May 1981 | 4 years, 44 days | Barre III |
| Presidency of François Mitterrand ||||||||||
| | Maurice Faure | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | MRG | 22 May 1981 | 22 June 1981 | 31 days | Mauroy I |
| | Robert Badinter | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 23 June 1981 | 22 March 1983 | 4 years, 241 days | Mauroy II |
| | Robert Badinter | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 22 March 1983 | 17 July 1984 | 4 years, 241 days | Mauroy III |
| | Robert Badinter | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 19 July 1984 | 19 February 1986 | 4 years, 241 days | Fabius |
| | Michel Crépeau | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | MRG | 19 February 1986 | 20 March 1986 | 29 days | Fabius |
| | Albin Chalandon | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RPR | 20 March 1986 | 10 May 1988 | 2 years, 51 days | Chirac II |
| | Pierre Arpaillange | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 12 May 1988 | 23 June 1988 | 2 years, 143 days | Rocard I |
| | Pierre Arpaillange | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 28 June 1988 | 2 October 1990 | 2 years, 143 days | Rocard II |
| | Henri Nallet | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 2 October 1990 | 15 May 1991 | 1 year, 183 days | Rocard II |
| | Henri Nallet | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 16 May 1991 | 2 April 1992 | 1 year, 183 days | Cresson |
| | Michel Vauzelle | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 2 April 1992 | 29 March 1993 | 361 days | Bérégovoy |
| | Pierre Méhaignerie | Minister of the State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UDF-CDS | 30 March 1993 | 11 May 1995 | 2 years, 42 days | Balladur |
| Presidency of Jacques Chirac ||||||||||
| | Jacques Toubon | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RPR | 18 May 1995 | 7 November 1995 | 2 years, 15 days | Juppé I |
| | Jacques Toubon | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RPR | 7 November 1995 | 2 June 1997 | 2 years, 15 days | Juppé II |
| | Élisabeth Guigou | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 4 June 1997 | 18 October 2000 | 3 years, 136 days | Jospin |
| | Marylise Lebranchu | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 18 October 2000 | 6 May 2002 | 1 year, 200 days | Jospin |
| | Dominique Perben | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RPR then UMP | 7 May 2002 | 17 June 2002 | 3 years, 24 days | Raffarin I |
| | Dominique Perben | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RPR then UMP | 17 June 2002 | 22 January 2004 | 3 years, 24 days | Raffarin II |
| | Dominique Perben | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RPR then UMP | 22 January 2004 | 31 May 2005 | 3 years, 24 days | Raffarin III |
| | Pascal Clément | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UMP | 2 June 2005 | 15 May 2007 | 1 year, 347 days | Villepin |
| Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy ||||||||||
| | Rachida Dati | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UMP | 18 May 2007 | 18 June 2007 | 2 years, 36 days | Fillon I |
| | Rachida Dati | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | UMP | 19 June 2007 | 23 June 2009 | 2 years, 36 days | Fillon II |
| | Michèle Alliot-Marie | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice and Liberties | UMP | 23 June 2009 | 13 November 2010 | 1 year, 143 days | Fillon II |
| | Michel Mercier | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice and Liberties | DVD | 14 November 2010 | 10 May 2012 | 1 year, 178 days | Fillon III |
| Presidency of François Hollande ||||||||||
| | Christiane Taubira | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 16 May 2012 | 18 June 2012 | 3 years, 256 days | Ayrault I |
| | Christiane Taubira | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 21 June 2012 | 31 March 2014 | 3 years, 256 days | Ayrault II |
| | Christiane Taubira | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 2 April 2014 | 25 August 2014 | 3 years, 256 days | Valls I |
| | Christiane Taubira | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 26 August 2014 | 27 January 2016 | 3 years, 256 days | Valls II |
| | Jean-Jacques Urvoas | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 27 January 2016 | 6 December 2016 | 1 year, 110 days | Valls II |
| | Jean-Jacques Urvoas | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 6 December 2016 | 17 May 2017 | 1 year, 110 days | Cazeneuve |
| Presidency of Emmanuel Macron ||||||||||
| | François Bayrou | Minister of the State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | MoDem | 17 May 2017 | 21 June 2017 | 35 days | Philippe I |
| | Nicole Belloubet | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 21 June 2017 | 6 July 2020 | 3 years, 15 days | Philippe II |
| | Éric Dupond-Moretti | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 6 July 2020 | 16 May 2022 | 4 years, 77 days | Castex |
| | Éric Dupond-Moretti | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 20 May 2022 | 8 January 2024 | 4 years, 77 days | Borne |
| | Éric Dupond-Moretti | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | DVG | 11 January 2024 | 21 September 2024 | 4 years, 77 days | Attal |
| | Didier Migaud | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | PS | 21 September 2024 | 23 December 2024 | 93 days | Barnier |
| | Gérald Darmanin | Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | RE | 23 December 2024 | Present | 4 days | Bayrou |