The First cabinet of Louis Mathieu Molé was announced on 6 September 1836 by King

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. It replaced the

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. On 19 September 1836 the Ministry of Commerce was replaced by the Ministry of Public Works, Agriculture and Commerce. Following an insurrection on 30 October 1836 in Strasbourg, on 24 January 1837 the Minister of War, Bernard, introduced a draft law that would stop prosection of crimes committed by the military and the civil authorities during the riots. Discussion began in the Chamber of Deputies on 28 February and continued until 7 March, when it was rejected by the deputies. This caused a ministerial crisis. The cabinet was dissolved on 15 April 1837, replaced by the Second cabinet of Louis Mathieu Molé.

Ministers

The cabinet was created by ordinance of 6 September 1836. The ministers were: * President of the Council:

Louis-Mathieu Molé Louis-Mathieu Molé (24 January 1781 – 23 November 1855), also 1st Count Molé from 1809 to 1815, was a French statesman, close friend and associate of Louis Philippe I, King of the French during the July Monarchy (1830–1848). Biography ...

* War: Simon, général-baron Bernard * Justice: Jean-Charles Persil * Foreign Affairs:

* Interior: ** Adrien de Gasparin, Minister **

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, Sub-secretary of State (from 8 September 1836) * Finance: Tanneguy Duchâtel * Navy and Colonies: Claude du Campe de Rosamel * Public Education:

François Guizot François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (; 4 October 1787 – 12 September 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848. A conservative liberal who opposed the ...

* Commerce: Tanneguy Duchâtel (to 19 September 1836) * Public Works, Agriculture and Commerce:

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(from 19 September 1836)

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