The Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry (french: Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt) of France is the governmental body charged with

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and policy for

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...

food Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ...

, and

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...

. The Ministry's headquarters are in the Hôtel de Villeroy, at 78 Rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement of

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, adjacent to

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. Prior to 21 June 2012, the Ministry's remit was somewhat different; its full title was Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning (french: Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation, de la Pêche, de la Ruralité et de l'Aménagement du territoire). The regional directorates for food, agriculture and forests (DRAAFs) oversee the implementation of policies for agriculture, food (particularly health safety), aquaculture and forests. Their missions cover the content and organisation of agricultural education. They contribute to employment policy in the fields of farming, agri-food, forestry and freshwater aquaculture.booklet linked below

Ministers

The Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fishing and Rural Affairs is a cabinet member in the

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Alexandre Goüin Alexandre Henri Goüin (25 January 1792, in Tours – 27 May 1872) was a French banker and politician. Life Came from a banker family, he was member of the municipal council of Tours from 1820 on and president of the Tribunal and Chamber of Com ...

1 March 1840 – 29 October 1840 * Paul Devès 14 November 1881 – 30 January 1882 *

François de Mahy François Césaire de Mahy (22 July 1830, Saint-Pierre, Réunion – 19 November 1906, Paris) was a French politician. Biography He was born in Saint-Pierre into a family of notables whose father was elected mayor of the city in 1841. The you ...

30 January 1882 – 21 February 1883 *

Jules Méline Félix Jules Méline (; 20 May 183821 December 1925) was a French statesman, Prime Minister of France from 1896 to 1898. Biography Méline was born at Remiremont. Having taken up law as his profession, he was chosen a deputy in 1872, and in 187 ...

21 February 1883 – 6 April 1885 *

Hervé Mangon Hervé Mangon (July 31, 1821 – May 17, 1888) was a French politician of the French Third Republic. He was born in Paris, France. He was minister of agriculture (April 6 – November 9, 1885) in the cabinet of Henri Brisson. He was a commander of t ...

6 April 1885 – 9 November 1885 *

Pierre Gomot Pierre Auguste Hippolyte Gomot (October 12, 1838 – November 8, 1927) was a French politician of the French Third Republic The French Third Republic (french: Troisième République, sometimes written as ) was the system of government adopted ...

9 November 1885 – 7 January 1886 *

Jules Develle Jules Develle (12 April 1845 – 30 October 1919) was a French politician. Biography He was born in Bar-le-Duc to Claude Charles Develle, an insurance agent, and Anne Marguerite Rousselot. He studied law and became a lawyer. He discovered his p ...

7 January 1886 – 30 May 1887 * François Barbe 30 May 1887 – 12 December 1887 *

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12 December 1887 – 22 February 1889 *

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22 February 1889 – 17 March 1890 *

17 March 1890 – 11 January 1893 *

Albert Viger Albert Viger (19 October 1843 – 8 July 1926) was a French politician of the Third French Republic. He served three times as minister of agriculture in the governments of Alexandre Ribot, Charles Dupuy, Jean Casimir-Perier, Léon Bourgeois L ...

11 January 1893 – 26 January 1895 *

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26 January 1895 – 1 November 1895 *

1 November 1895 – 29 April 1896 *

29 April 1896 – 28 June 1898 *

28 June 1898 – 22 June 1899 * Jean Dupuy 22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902 *

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7 June 1902 – 24 January 1905 *

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24 January 1905 – 3 November 1910 *

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3 November 1910 – 2 March 1911 *

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2 March 1911 – 17 January 1913 *

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21 January 1913 – 22 March 1913 *

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22 March 1913 – 9 December 1913 *

9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914 *

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9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914 *

13 June 1914 – 29 October 1915 *

29 October 1915 – 12 December 1916 *

12 December 1916 – 20 March 1917 *

20 March 1917 – 16 November 1917 * Victor Boret 16 November 1917 – 20 July 1919 * Joseph Noulens 20 July 1919 – 20 January 1920 *

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20 January 1920 – 16 January 1921 * Edmond Lefebvre du Prey 16 January 1921 – 15 January 1922 *

Henry Chéron Henry Frédéric Chéron (11 May 1867 – 14 April 1936) was a French lawyer and politician who became active in local politics in the Calvados department of Normandy while still a young man, and always maintained his roots in Normandy. He was ele ...

15 January 1922 – 29 March 1924 *

Joseph Capus Joseph Marie Capus (18 August 1867 – 1 May 1947) was a French agriculturalist and expert on grape vines. He became a deputy in the French national parliament, and was Minister of Agriculture for a few months in 1924. He was active in legislatio ...

29 March 1924 – 14 June 1924 *

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14 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 *

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17 April 1925 – 10 April 1926 *

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10 April 1926 – 19 July 1926 *

19 July 1926 – 11 November 1928 *

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11 November 1928 – 21 February 1930 *

21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 *

2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 * Victor Boret 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 *

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27 January 1931 – 14 January 1932 *

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14 January 1932 – 20 February 1932 *

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20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 *

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3 June 1932 – 18 December 1932 *

18 December 1932 – 8 November 1934 * Émile Casset 8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935 *

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1 June 1935 – 7 June 1935 * Pierre Cathala 7 June 1935 – 24 January 1936 *

Paul Thellier Paul Thellier (29 October 1899 – 29 August 1944) was a French politician who was Minister of Agriculture for a few months in 1936 and again in 1940. Life Paul Thellier was born on 29 October 1899 in Tangry, Pas-de-Calais. He became a lawyer in ...

24 January 1936 – 4 June 1936 *

Georges Monnet Georges Monnet (12 August 1898, Aurillac, Cantal – 9 December 1980) was a prominent socialist politician in 1930s France and a member of Paul Reynaud's war cabinet as Minister of Blockade. Preceding that, he was Minister of Agriculture in Léo ...

4 June 1936 – 18 January 1938 * Fernand Chapsal 18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938 *

13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938 *

10 April 1938 – 21 March 1940 *

21 March 1940 – 16 June 1940 *

Albert Chichery Albert Marc Chichery (12 October 1888 – 15 August 1944) was a French politician who was briefly Minister of Commerce and Industry, then Minister of Agriculture and Food Supply, in June–July 1940. Early years Albert Marc Chichery was born on ...

16 June 1940 – 12 July 1940 *

Pierre Caziot Pierre Caziot (24 September 1876 – 4 January 1953) was a French agricultural expert and administrator who was Minister of Agriculture and Supplies in the Vichy government during World War II (1939–45). He was a strong believer in the value of ...

12 July 1940 – 18 April 1942 *

Jacques Le Roy Ladurie Jacques Jules Marie Joseph Le Roy Ladurie (28 March 1902 – 6 June 1988) was a French agriculturalist and politician. He played a leading role in agricultural syndicates in the 1920s and 1930s. During World War II (1939–45) he was Minister of Ag ...

18 April 1942 – 11 September 1942 *

Max Bonnafous Max Bonnafous (21 January 1900 – 16 October 1975) was a French sociologist who was Minister of Agriculture and Supplies from 1942 to 1944 in the Vichy government. Early years Max Bonnafous was born on 21 January 1900 in Bordeaux, Gironde. He gr ...

11 September 1942 – 6 January 1944 * Pierre Cathala 6 January 1944 – 20 August 1944 *

François Tanguy-Prigent François Marie Tanguy Prigent (11 October 1909 – 20 January 1970) was a French Socialist politician who became a resistance fighter during World War II (1939–45). He was Minister of Agriculture from September 1944 to October 1947 and was Mini ...

4 September 1944 – 22 October 1947 *

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22 October 1947 – 24 November 1947 *

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24 November 1947 – 2 December 1949 *

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2 December 1949 – 3 July 1950 *

3 July 1950 – 11 August 1951 * Paul Antier 11 August 1951 – 21 November 1951 *

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21 November 1951 – 28 June 1953 * Roger Houdet 28 June 1953 – 23 February 1955 * Jean Sourbet 23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956 * Roland Boscary-Monsservin 6 November 1957 – 9 June 1958 * Roger Houdet 9 June 1958 – 27 May 1959 * Henri Rochereau 27 May 1959 – 24 August 1961 *

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24 August 1961 – 8 January 1966 *

Edgar Faure Edgar Jean Faure (; 18 August 1908 – 30 March 1988) was a French politician, lawyer, essayist, historian and memoirist who served as Prime Minister of France in 1952 and again between 1955 and 1956.Robert Boulin Robert Boulin (20 July 1920 – 30 October 1979) was a French politician who served as Minister of Labour in the French Cabinet and was at the centre of a major real-estate scandal that ended only with his death in mysterious circumstances. At t ...

10 July 1968 – 16 June 1969 *

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16 June 1969 – 8 January 1971 * Michel Cointat 8 January 1971 – 7 July 1972 *

Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, , ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as ...

7 July 1972 – 1 March 1974 *

Raymond Marcellin Raymond Marcellin (19 August 1914 in Sézanne, Marne – 8 September 2004) was a French politician. Biography The son of a banker, he studied law at the University of Strasbourg and the University of Paris. He worked as a lawyer for three yea ...

1 March 1974 – 28 May 1974 * Christian Bonnet 28 May 1974 – 30 March 1977 *

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30 March 1977 – 22 May 1981 *

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22 May 1981 – 22 March 1983 *

Michel Rocard Michel Rocard (; 23 August 1930 – 2 July 2016) was a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party (PS). He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991 during which he created the '' Revenu minimum d'i ...

22 March 1983 – 4 April 1985 *

Henri Nallet Henri Nallet (born 6 January 1939 in Bergerac, Dordogne) is a French politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party. He was twice Minister of Agriculture between 1985 and 1986, and between 1988 and 1990. He also was the Minister of Justic ...

4 April 1985 – 20 March 1986 * François Guillaume 20 March 1986 – 12 May 1988 *

12 May 1988 – 2 October 1990 *

Louis Mermaz Louis Mermaz (born 20 August 1931 in Paris) is a French politician. Early life He became an ally of François Mitterrand in the late 1950s and in 1971 became a member of Mitterrand's staff in the French Socialist Party. In 1967, he was ele ...

2 October 1990 – 2 October 1992 *

Jean-Pierre Soisson Jean-Pierre Soisson (born 9 November 1934) is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement. He was a deputy in the National Assembly of France for the first district of Yonne for several terms between 1968 and 2012; mayor of Auxerre ...

2 October 1992 – 29 March 1993 * Jean Puech 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995 *

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18 May 1995 – 4 June 1997 *

Louis Le Pensec Louis Le Pensec (born 8 January 1937, in Mellac, Finistère) is a French politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party. Between 1973 and 1997, he was a member of the Parliament. Since 27 September 1998, he is a Senator A senat ...

4 June 1997 – 20 October 1998 *

Jean Glavany Jean Glavany (born 14 May 1949 in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS) and former Minister. From 1981 to 1988, he was head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand (PS). He was then Minister of ...

20 October 1998 – 25 February 2002 *

François Patriat François Patriat (born 21 March 1943) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as president of the party's group in the Senate since 2017. He has represented the Côte-d'Or department in the Senate since ...

25 February 2002 – 7 May 2002 *

Hervé Gaymard Hervé Gaymard (born 31 May 1960) is a French politician and a member of The Republicans conservative party. He served as the country's Minister of Finances from 30 November 2004 until his resignation on 25 February 2005. Gaymard attended S ...

7 May 2002 – 31 March 2004 *

31 March 2004 – 29 November 2004 *

Dominique Bussereau Dominique Bussereau (born 13 July 1952) is a French politician. He is president of the departmental council of Charente-Maritime since 2008 and president of the since 2015. He was Secretary of State for Transport within the government of ...

29 November 2004 – 15 May 2007 *

Christine Lagarde Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (; née Lallouette, ; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has been serving as President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th managing director of the ...

18 May 2007 – 18 June 2007 *

Michel Barnier Michel Barnier (born 9 January 1951) is a French politician who served as the European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UK Task Force/UKTF) from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as Chief Negotiator, Tas ...

19 June 2007 – 22 June 2009 *

Bruno Le Maire Bruno Le Maire (; born 15 April 1969) is a French politician and former diplomat who has served as Minister of the Economy and Finance since 2017 under President Emmanuel Macron. A former member of The Republicans (LR), which he left in 2017 to ...

23 June 2009 – 15 May 2012 *

Stéphane Le Foll Stéphane Le Foll (; born 3 February 1960) is a French politician serving as Mayor of Le Mans since 2018. A member of the Socialist Party, he was Minister of Agriculture under President François Hollande from 2012 to 2017. Biography Early pol ...

16 May 2012 –10 May 2017 *

Jacques Mézard Jacques Mézard (born 3 December 1947) is a French lawyer and politician of the Radical Party of the Left who has been serving as a member of the Constitutional Council since 2019. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Food in 2017 ...

17 May 2017 – 19 June 2017 *

Stéphane Travert Stéphane Travert (born 12 October 1969) is a French politician who has served as member of the National Assembly for Manche's 3rd constituency since 2018 and previously from 2012 to 2017. Travert began his political career in the Socialist Par ...

21 June 2017 – 16 October 2018 *

Didier Guillaume Didier Guillaume (born 11 May 1959) is a French politician who served as Minister of Agriculture and Food in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 2018 to 2020. A member of the Socialist Party until 2018, he was President of th ...

16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020 *

Julien Denormandie Julien Denormandie (born 14 August 1980) is a French engineer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as Minister of Agriculture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2019 to 2022. Denormandie was named Mini ...

6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022 * Marc Fesneau 20 May 2022

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Ministry of Agriculture

Booklet in English
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