The Minister of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion (), commonly just referred to as Minister of Labour, is a

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in the

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. The minister is responsible for employment, labour legislation as well as the integration of foreigners. Following

Élisabeth Borne Élisabeth Borne (; born 18 April 1961) is a French politician who has served as Prime Minister of France since May 2022. She is a member of President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance. A civil engineer, government official and manager of sta ...

's appointment as

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on 16 May 2022, the minister is

Olivier Dussopt Olivier Dussopt (born 16 August 1978 in Annonay, Ardèche) is French politician who has been serving as the minister of labour, employment and integration in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022. He previously served as th ...

History

The position was originally known as Minister of Labour (''Ministre du Travail''), created in 1906, and later, Minister of Labour and Social Security Provisions (''Ministre du Travail et Prévoyance sociale''). After its 1906 creation, the ''

Inspection du travail The ''Inspection du travail'' (IT, ''Labour inspection'') is a French specialized body of civil servants, charged of the surveillance of employment and labour law in firms, created in 1892 during the Third Republic. History The Labour inspect ...

'' (IT, Labour Inspection) service was integrated to it. After the

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, the position was renamed Minister of Social Affairs. In its current state, the position was brought back in 1981 (after almost a decade) under the presidency of

François Mitterrand François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was President of France, serving under that position from 1981 to 1995, the longest time in office in the history of France. As First Secretary of the Socialist Party, he ...

—as a result of the economic situation of France in the 1980s—to oversee issues of social exclusion,

unemployment Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for Work (human activity), w ...

, racism, sexism and social justice. The seat of the ministry is the

hôtel du Châtelet The hôtel du Châtelet is a '' hôtel particulier'', a kind of large townhouse of France, at 127, rue de Grenelle, in the 7th arrondissement, Paris. The building is now the home of the Ministry of Labour and the minister’s official residence. ...

, an 18th-century neoclassical palace located in the

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List of ministers of labour

Third Republic

Gaston Doumergue Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue (; 1 August 1863 in Aigues-Vives, Gard18 June 1937 in Aigues-Vives) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He served as President of France from 13 June 1924 to 13 June 1931. Biography Doumergue ca ...

(14 March 1906 – 25 octobre 1906) *

René Viviani Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani (; 8 November 18637 September 1925) was a French politician of the Third Republic, who served as Prime Minister for the first year of World War I. He was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, in French Algeria. In France ...

(25 October 1906 – 2 November 1910) *

Louis Lafferre Louis Lafferre (10 May 1861 – 28 February 1929) was a French politician. He belonged to the Radical Party. Lafferre was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and began his political career as a local councillor in Narbonne Narbonne (, als ...

(3 November 1910 – 1 March 1911) *

Joseph Paul-Boncour Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour (; 4 August 1873 – 28 March 1972) was a French politician and diplomat of the Third Republic. He was a member of the Republican-Socialist Party (PRS) and served as Prime Minister of France from December 193 ...

(2 March 1911 – 26 November 1911) *

René Renoult René Renoult (29 August 1867 in Paris – 30 April 1946 in Paris) was a French Minister and lawyer.Léon Bourgeois Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (; 21 May 185129 September 1925) was a French statesman. His ideas influenced the Radical Party regarding a wide range of issues. He promoted progressive taxation such as progressive income taxes and social insuran ...

(14 January 1912 – 20 January 1913) *

René Besnard René Henry Besnard (12 April 1879 – 12 March 1952) was a French politician who was a deputy for Indre-et-Loire from 1906 to 1919 and senator from 1920 to 1941. He was briefly Minister of the Colonies and then Minister of Labor and Social Welf ...

(21 January 1913 – 21 March 1913) *

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 ...

(22 March 1913 – 8 December 1913) *

Albert Métin Emile Albert Métin (28 January 1871 – 16 August 1918) was a French teacher and professor of history and geography, a prolific author and a politician who was twice Minister of Labor and Social Welfare. Life Early years Albert Métin was born ...

(9 December 1913 – 8 June 1914) *

Jean-Baptiste Abel Jean-Baptiste Eugène Abel (12 January 1863 – 30 September 1921) was a French politician who was briefly Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, and later was Governor-General of Algeria. Early years Jean-Baptiste Eugène Abel was born in Toulo ...

(9 June 1914 – 13 June 1914) *

Maurice Couyba Charles Maurice Couyba (1 January 1866 – 18 November 1931) was a French professor and politician. He was a deputy from 1897 to 1907, then a senator from 1907 to 1920. He was Minister of Commerce and Industry from 1911 to 1912, and was briefly ...

(13 June 1914 – 26 August 1914) *

Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu-Martin Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu Martin (22 July 1847 – 10 December 1943) was a French Radical leader and cabinet officer. He was born at Saint-Bris-le-Vineux (Yonne), and was educated in the law. Career He held an under prefecture, entered the C ...

(27 August 1914 – 30 October 1915) *

(30 October 1915 – 14 December 1916) *

Étienne Clémentel Étienne Clémentel (11 January 1864 – 25 December 1936) was a French politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 1900 to 1919 and as French Senator from 1920 to 1936. He also served as Minister of Colonies from 2 ...

(14 December 1916 – 20 March 1917) *

Léon Bourgeois Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (; 21 May 185129 September 1925) was a French statesman. His ideas influenced the Radical Party regarding a wide range of issues. He promoted progressive taxation such as progressive income taxes and social insuran ...

(20 March 1917 – 12 September 1917) * André Renard (12 September 1917 – 11 November 1917) *

Pierre Colliard Pierre Colliard (30 April 1852, Jons – 19 May 1925) was a French politician belonging to the Republican-Socialist Party. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and ...

(11 November 1917 – 2 December 1919) *

Paul Jourdain Paul Léon Jourdain (28 October 1878 – 26 March 1948) was a French industrialist and politician who was a deputy from 1919 to 1927 and a senator from 1927 to 1944. He was Minister of Labor in 1919–21 and for a brief period in 1924. He was Min ...

( 2 December 1919 – 16 January 1921) *

Daniel Vincent Charles Augustin Daniel Vincent (31 March 1874 – 3 May 1946), known as Daniel-Vincent, was a French teacher and politician. He was a deputy from 1910 to 1927, then a senator from 1927 to 1941. During World War I (1914–18) he served as an aviat ...

(16 January 1921 – 15 January 1922) * Albert Peyronnet (15 January 1922 – 29 March 1924) *

(29 March 1924 – 9 June 1924) *

(9 June 1924 – 14 June 1924) *

Justin Godart Justin Godart (26 November 1871 – 12 December 1956) was a French lawyer and politician who served as the Minister for Health from 3 June 1932 to 18 December 1932.Antoine Durafour Antoine Durafour (12 August 1876, Saint-Étienne – 25 April 1932) was a French politician. He represented the Radical Party in the Chamber of Deputies from 1910 to 1932. From 1925 to 1926 he was Minister of Labour and Social Security provis ...

(17 April 1925 – 19 July 1926) * Louis Pasquet (19 July 1926 – 23 July 1926) *

André Fallières André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ...

(23 July 1926 – 1 June 1928) *

Louis Loucheur Louis Loucheur (12 August 1872 in Roubaix, Nord (French department), Nord – 22 November 1931 in Paris) was a French politician in the French Third Republic, Third Republic, at first a member of the conservative Republican Federation, then of th ...

(1 June 1928 – 2 March 1930) *

Pierre Laval Pierre Jean Marie Laval (; 28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician. During the Third Republic, he served as Prime Minister of France from 27 January 1931 to 20 February 1932 and 7 June 1935 to 24 January 1936. He again occu ...

(2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930) * Édouard Grinda (13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931) *

Adolphe Landry Michel Auguste Adolphe Landry (29 September 1874 – 30 August 1956) was a French demographer and politician. He was deputy and then senator for Corsica between 1910 and 1955. He was Minister of the Navy from 1920 to 1921, Minister of Public Edu ...

(27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932) *

(20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932) *

Albert Dalimier Albert François Marie Dalimier (20 February 1875 – 6 May 1936) was a French politician. Between 1932 and 1934 he was Minister of Labor (France), Minister of Labor, Minister of the Colonies (France), Minister of the Colonies (twice) and Minister ...

(4 June 1932 – 31 January 1933) * François Albert (31 January 1933 – 26 October 1933) *

Eugène Frot Eugène Frot (2 October 1893 – 10 April 1983) was a French politician who was Minister of Merchant Marine (twice), Minister of Labor and Social Assurance (twice) and Minister of the Interior in various short-lived cabinets between December 19 ...

(26 October 1933 – 26 November 1933) *

Lucien Lamoureux Lucien Lamoureux, (August 3, 1920 – July 16, 1998) was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 1966 to 1974. He is the second longest-serving occupant of that office. After graduating with a law degree f ...

(26 November 1933 – 9 January 1934) *

(9 January 1934 – 30 January 1934) *

Jean Valadier Jean Marie Albin Édouard Valadier (7 September 1878 – 9 December 1959) was a French lawyer, administrator and politician who was senator from 1928 to 1945, and was briefly Minister of Labor and Social Security in 1934. Early years Jean Marie ...

(30 January 1934 – 9 February 1934) *

Adrien Marquet Adrien Marquet (6 October 1884 – 3 February 1955) was a socialist mayor of Bordeaux who turned to the far right. Career Marquet was born in Bordeaux and became its socialist mayor in 1925. In 1933, he was expelled from the French Section of ...

(9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934) *

Paul Jacquier Paul Jacquier (26 March 1879 – 3 March 1961) was a French senator. Positions *MP of Haute-Savoie from 1909 to 1919 and from 1924 to 1935 * Senator of Haute-Savoie from 1935 to 1940 *Undersecretary of State for Fine Arts on Dec. 9 1913 to 9 Jun ...

(8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935) *

Ludovic-Oscar Frossard Ludovic-Oscar Frossard (5 March 1889 – 11 February 1946), also known as L.-O. Frossard or Oscar Frossard, was a French socialist and communist politician. He was a founding member in 1905 and Secretary-General of the French Socialist Party (SF ...

(1 June 1935 – 4 June 1935) *

Jean-Baptiste Lebas Jean-Baptiste Lebas (; 24 October 1878 – 10 March 1944) was a French Socialist politician, deputy to the National Assembly of France during the Third Republic, who served twice as minister under Léon Blum’s governments. He was mayor of R ...

(4 June 1936 – 22 June 1937) *

André Février André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French language, French-s ...

(22 June 1937 – 18 January 1938) *

Paul Ramadier Paul Ramadier (17 March 1888 in La Rochelle – 14 October 1961 in Rodez) was a French statesman. Biography The son of a psychiatrist, Ramadier graduated in law from the University of Toulouse and started his profession as a lawyer in Par ...

(18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938) *

Albert Sérol Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

(13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938) *

(10 April 1938 – 21 August 1938) * Charles Pomaret (21 August 1938 – 16 June 1940) *

(16 June 1940 – 27 June 1940) * Charles Pomaret (27 June 1940 – 12 July 1940)

Vichy France Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its ter ...

René Belin René Belin (14 April 1898 – 2 January 1977) was a French trade unionist and politician. In the 1930s he became one of the leaders of the French General Confederation of Labour. He was strongly opposed to communism. In the prelude to World War ...

(15 July 1940 – 18 April 1942) *

Hubert Lagardelle Hubert Lagardelle (8 July 1874 – 20 September 1958) was a pioneer of French revolutionary syndicalism. He regularly authored reviews for the Plans magazine, was co-founder of the journal Prélude, and Minister of Labour in the Vichy regime. ...

(20 April 1942 – 23 November 1943) *

Jean Bichelonne Jean Bichelonne (24 December 1904 – 22 December 1944) was a French businessman and member of the Vichy government that governed France during World War II following the occupation of France by Nazi Germany. Early life Jean Bichelonne was born o ...

(23 November 1943 – 17 March 1944) *

Marcel Déat Marcel Déat (7 March 1894 – 5 January 1955) was a French politician. Initially a socialist and a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), he led a breakaway group of right-wing ' Neosocialists' out of the SFIO in 193 ...

(17 March 1944 – 20 August 1944)

Provisional Government of the French Republic The Provisional Government of the French Republic (PGFR; french: Gouvernement provisoire de la République française (''GPRF'')) was the provisional government of Free France between 3 June 1944 and 27 October 1946, following the liberation ...

Adrien Tixier Adrien Tixier (31 January 1893 in Folles ( Haute-Vienne) – 18 February 1946 in Paris) was a French politician and diplomat who was the Free French ambassador to the United States. Career He was the son of Pierre-Edouard Tixier, a blacksmi ...

(7 June 1944 – 9 September 1944) (

French Committee of National Liberation The French Committee of National Liberation (french: Comité français de Libération nationale) was a provisional government of Free France formed by the French generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle to provide united leadership, organiz ...

) *

René Sanson René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminin ...

(28 August 1944 – 5 September 1944) (

Provisional Government of the French Republic The Provisional Government of the French Republic (PGFR; french: Gouvernement provisoire de la République française (''GPRF'')) was the provisional government of Free France between 3 June 1944 and 27 October 1946, following the liberation ...

) *

Alexandre Parodi Alexandre Parodi (b. 1 June 1901 - d.15 March 1979) liases Quartus and Cératwas a French senior civil servant, a member of the French resistance, General de Gaulle's appointee in charge of the French provisional government during World War I ...

(10 September 1944 – 21 November 1945) (

) *

Ambroise Croizat Ambroise Croizat (28 January 1901 – 11 February 1951) was a French syndicalist and communist politician. As the minister of Labour and of Social security, he founded the French Social security system (or social safety net) and the retirement sy ...

(21 November 1945 – 16 December 1946) (

)

Fourth Republic

Daniel Mayer Daniel Raphaël Mayer (29 April 1909 – 29 December 1996) was a French politician and a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and president of the ''Ligue des droits de l'homme'' (LDH, Human Rights League) from 1958 ...

(16 December 1946 – 22 January 1947) *

(22 January 1947 – 4 May 1947) *

Robert Lacoste Robert Lacoste (5 July 1898 – 8 March 1989) was a French politician. He was a socialist MP of the Dordogne from 1945 to 1958, and from 1962 to 1967. He then served as senator from 1971 to 1980. Biography Robert Lacoste was born at Azerat ...

(4 May 1947 – 9 May 1947) *

(9 May 1947 – 28 October 1949) *

Pierre Ségelle Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(29 October 1949 – 7 February 1950) * Paul Bacon (7 February 1950 – 8 March 1952) *

Pierre Garet Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(8 March 1952 – 8 January 1953) * Paul Bacon (8 January 1953 – 19 June 1954) *

Eugène Claudius-Petit Eugène Claudius-Petit was a French politician. He participated in many governments under the Fourth Republic and was a proponent of Firminy Vert. He later added his pseudonym from the Resistance, "Claudius", to his name. Early life and care ...

(19 June 1954 – 3 September 1954) *

Louis-Paul Aujoulat Louis-Paul Aujoulat (28 August 1910 – 1 December 1973) was a French politician and missionary doctor. Following his long and illustrious political career he served as France's representative to the World Health Organization. Early life Aujoulat ...

(3 September 1954 – 23 February 1955) * Paul Bacon (23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956) *

Albert Gazier Albert Gazier (16 May 1908 – 2 March 1997) was a French trade union leader and politician. During World War II (1939–45) he helped reorganize the unions during the German occupation of France. He escaped arrest by the Gestapo, made his way to ...

(1 February 1956 – 6 November 1957) * Paul Bacon (6 November 1957 – 8 January 1959)

Fifth Republic

Jean-Marcel Jeanneney Jean-Marcel Jeanneney (13 November 1910 – 17 September 2010) was minister in various French governments in the 1950s and 1960s, and France's first ambassador to Algeria in the immediate aftermath of the Algerian War. Born in Paris, he ha ...

(8 January 1966 – 30 May 1968) *

Maurice Schumann Maurice Schumann (; 10 April 1911 – 9 February 1998) was a French politician, journalist, writer, and hero of the Second World War who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou from 22 June 1969 to 15 March 1973. Schumann w ...

(30 May 1968 – 20 June 1969) *

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.Nicole Questiaux Nicole Questiaux (born 19 December 1930) is a French politician. She served as the Minister of National Solidarity from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterrand.Thomas Rodney Christofferson, ''The French Socialists in power, 1981 ...

(22 May 1981 – 29 June 1982) *

Pierre Bérégovoy Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy (; 23 December 1925 – 1 May 1993) was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France under President François Mitterrand from 2 April 1992 to 29 March 1993. He was a member of the Socialist Party and M ...

(29 June 1982 – 17 July 1984) *

Georgina Dufoix Georgina Dufoix (born Georgina Nègre on 16 February 1942) is a French politician, who served as Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity from 1984 to 1986, in the government of Laurent Fabius Laurent Fabius (; born 20 August 194 ...

(19 July 1984 – 7 December 1984) *

Philippe Séguin Philippe Séguin (21 April 1943 – 7 January 2010) was a French political figure who was President of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1997 and President of the Cour des Comptes of France from 2004 to 2010. He entered the Court of Financi ...

(20 March 1986 – 12 May 1988) *

Michel Delebarre Michel Delebarre (27 April 1946 – 9 April 2022) was a French politician who was a member of the Senate of France. He represented the Nord department, and was a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. He was also mayor of ...

(12 May 1988 – 23 June 1988) *

Claude Évin Claude Évin (born 29 June 1949) is a French politician and lawyer. He was first elected in 1978. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Claude Évin was the deputy mayor of Saint-Nazaire, a post he held until 1989. In his lengthy career ...

(23 June 1988 – 16 May 1991) *

Jean-Louis Bianco Jean-Louis Bianco (born 12 January 1943) is a French politician and civil servant who served as Minister of Social Affairs and Integration from 1991 to 1992 and Minister of Equipment, Transport and Housing from 1992 to 1993 under President Fra ...

(16 May 1991 – 2 April 1992) *

René Teulade René Teulade (17 June 1931 – 13 February 2014) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Corrèze department. He was a member of the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the ...

(2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993) *

Simone Veil Simone Veil (; ; 13 July 1927 – 30 June 2017) was a French magistrate and politician who served as Health Minister in several governments and was President of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1982, the first woman to hold that office. A ...

(29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995) * Colette Codaccioni (18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995) * Eric Raoult (18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995) *

Jacques Barrot Jacques Barrot (3 February 1937 – 3 December 2014) was a French politician, who served as European Commissioner for Justice between 2008 and 2010, after having spent four years serving as Commissioner for Transport (2004–2008) and Commissi ...

(7 November 1995 – 4 June 1997) *

Jean-Claude Gaudin Jean-Claude Gaudin (; born 8 October 1939) is a French politician for The Republicans. He served as the Mayor of Marseille from 1995 to 2020. He was a member of the National Assembly of France from Bouches-du-Rhône from 1978 to 1989 and has be ...

(7 November 1995 – 4 June 1997) *

Martine Aubry Martine Louise Marie Aubry (; née Delors; born 8 August 1950) is a French politician. She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (''Parti Socialiste'', or PS) from November 2008 to April 2012, and has been the Mayor of Lille (No ...

(4 June 1997 – 18 October 2000) *

Élisabeth Guigou Élisabeth Guigou (; born Élisabeth Vallier; 6 August 1946) is a French politician of the Socialist Party who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 until 2017, representing Seine-Saint-Denis' 9th constituency. Early life and ...

(18 October 2000 – 7 May 2002) *

François Fillon François Charles Armand Fillon (; born 4 March 1954) is a retired French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was the nominee of the Republicans (previously known as the Union ...

(7 May 2002 – 31 March 2004) *

Jean-Louis Borloo Jean-Louis Marie Borloo (; born 7 April 1951) is a French politician who served as president of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) from 2012 to 2014. He also was Minister of the Economy, Finance and Employment in 2007 and Minister of ...

(31 March 2004 – 18 May 2007) *

Xavier Bertrand Xavier Bertrand (; born 21 March 1965) is a French politician who has been serving as president of the regional council of Hauts-de-France since the 2015 regional elections. Earlier in his career, Bertrand was Minister of Health from 2005 to 2 ...

(18 May 2007 – 15 January 2009) *

Brice Hortefeux Brice Hortefeux (born 11 May 1958) is a conservative French politician. He was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities. He was previously Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family, Solidarity and Ur ...

(16 January 2009 – 23 June 2009) *

Xavier Darcos Xavier Darcos (born 14 July 1947) is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour. An ''agrégé'' professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, ...

(23 June 2009 – 21 March 2010) *

Éric Woerth Éric Woerth (born 29 January 1956) is a French politician of The Republicans (LR). Early life and education Woerth was born in Creil, Oise. He studied at Panthéon-Assas University, HEC School of Management and Institut d'Études Politiques ...

(21 March 2010 – 14 November 2010) *

(14 November 2010 – 10 May 2012) *

Michel Sapin Michel Sapin (; born 9 April 1952 is a French politician who served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1993 and again from 2014 to 2017. He is a member of the Socialist Party. He was Minister of the Civil Service from 2000 to 2002 and Minis ...

Marisol Touraine Marisol Touraine (; born 7 March 1959) is a French politician who served as Minister of Social Affairs and Health under Prime Ministers Jean-Marc Ayrault,Angelique ChrisafisWomen in the French cabinet ''The Guardian'', 18 May 2012Olivier Auguste ...

(16 May 2012 – 2017) *

Muriel Pénicaud Muriel Pénicaud (born 31 March 1955) is a former French business executive and politician who served as Minister of Labour in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 17 May 2017 to 6 July 2020. In the private sector, Pénicaud ...

(17 May 2017 – 6 July 2020) *

(6 July 2020 – 16 May 2022) *

(16 May 2022 – present)

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Social affairs A Ministry of Social Affairs or Department of Social Affairs is the common name for a government department found in states where the government is divided into ministries or departments. While there is some variation in the responsibilities of s ...

Employment in France