The minister of veterans affairs has been a cabinet post in France since just after World War I (1914–18). The minister is responsible for former members of the armed forces, particularly the disabled and pensioners. At times the officeholder has been called Minister of Pensions (Ministre des Pensions), at times Minister of Veterans and Pensions (Ministre des Anciens combattants et pensionnés) and at times Minister for Veterans (Ministre des Anciens combattants). In recent years the ministry has been subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and the officeholder may be a secretary of state or sub-minister.

Ministers of Pensions

Ministers of Veterans and Pensions

During World War II (1939–45) the office was renamed to "Veterans and the French Family" and then eliminated in the Vichy government. General Charles de Gaulle appointed commissioners for pensions and then for prisoners, deportees and refugees in his government in exile.

  • 10 April 1938 – 13 September 1939: Auguste Champetier de Ribes – Anciens combattants et pensionnés
  • 13 September 1939 – 21 March 1940: René Besse – Anciens combattants et pensionnés
  • 21 March 1940 – 16 June 1940: Albert Rivière – Anciens combattants et pensionnés
  • 16 June 1940 – 12 July 1940: Jean Ybarnégaray – Anciens combattants et de la Famille française
  • 28 July 1942 – 7 June 1943: André Diethelm (commissaire) – Finances et Pensions
  • 9 November 1943 – 21 November 1945: Henri Frenay (commissaire) – Prisonniers, Déportés et Réfugiés

Ministers of Veterans and War Victims

In the period up to March 1974 the office holder was generally entitled "Minister of Veterans and War Victims", sometimes simply "Minister of Veterans".

  • 26 January 1946 – 8 July 1946: Laurent Casanova
  • 16 December 1946 – 22 January 1947: Max Lejeune
  • 22 January 1947 – 22 October 1947: François Mitterrand
  • 22 October 1947 – 24 November 1947: Daniel Mayer
  • 24 November 1947 – 26 July 1948: François Mitterrand
  • 26 July 1948 – 5 September 1948: André Maroselli
  • 5 September 1948 – 11 September 1948: Jules Catoire
  • 11 September 1948 – 28 October 1949: Robert Bétolaud
  • 29 October 1949 – 11 August 1951: Louis Jacquinot
  • 11 août 1951 – 8 January 1953: Emmanuel Temple
  • 8 January 1953 – 28 June 1953: Henry Bergasse
  • 28 June 1953 – 19 June 1954: André Mutter
  • 19 June 1954 – 3 September 1954: Emmanuel Temple
  • 3 September 1954 – 23 February 1955: Jean Masson
  • 23 February 1955 – 6 October 1955: Raymond Triboulet
  • 20 October 1955 – 1 February 1956: Vincent Badie
  • 1 February 1956 – 13 June 1957: François Tanguy-Prigent
  • 13 June 1957 – 6 November 1957: André Dulin
  • 6 November 1957 – 14 May 1958: Antoine Quinson
  • 14 May 1958 – 1 June 1958: Vincent Badie
  • 3 June 1958 – 9 June 1958: Michel Debré – Veteran Affairs
  • 9 June 1958 – 8 January 1959: Edmond Michelet
  • 8 January 1959 – 28 November 1962: Raymond Triboulet
  • 28 November 1962 – 8 January 1966: Jean Sainteny
  • 8 January 1966 – 6 April 1967: Alexandre Sanguinetti
  • 6 April 1967 – 6 July 1972: Henri Duvillard
  • 6 July 1972 – 27 February 1974: André Bord

Secretary of State of Veterans

In March 1974 André Bord became Secretary of State in the Minister of the Army, responsible for Veterans and War Victims

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