The Minister of Territorial Cohesion ( French: ''Ministre de la Cohésion territoriale'') is a cabinet member in the

Government of France The Government of France ( French: ''Gouvernement français''), officially the Government of the French Republic (''Gouvernement de la République française'' ), exercises executive power in France. It is composed of the Prime Minister, who ...

, in charge of

spatial planning Spatial planning mediates between the respective claims on space of the state, market, and community. In so doing, three different mechanisms of involving stakeholders, integrating sectoral policies and promoting development projects mark the th ...

and

housing Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether it ...

. The current officeholder is

Joël Giraud Joël Giraud (born 14 October 1959) is a French politician who briefly served as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities under Prime Minister Jean Castex in 2022. A member of both La République En Marche! (LRE ...

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

(LREM).Ministère du Logement et de l'Habitat durable
(official French government web site for the Ministry). The position has frequently been combined with the portfolios of

Public Works Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community. They include public buildings ( municipal buildings, sc ...

(''Équipement''),

Transportation Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, ...

(''Transports''),

Tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

(''Tourisme'') and the Sea (''Mer''). The ministry had merged with the Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Territorial Development upon the election of

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

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. In 2009, it has been separated from the Ecology Ministry and has taken the name of Ministry of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning.

Ministers of Territorial Development (1972–present)

* 12 July 1972 – 28 May 1974:

Olivier Guichard Olivier Guichard (; 27 July 1920 – 20 January 2004) was a French politician. He was born in Néac and joined the French Army in 1944 and served until the end of World War II, during which, he earned the Médaille militaire and the Croix de ...

* 29 March 1977 – 26 September 1977:

Jean-Pierre Fourcade Jean-Pierre Fourcade (born 18 October 1929 in Marmande, Lot-et-Garonne) is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Hauts-de-Seine department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union ...

* 26 September 1977 – 22 May 1981: Fernand Icart * 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'ins ...

* 17 July 1984 – 20 March 1986:

Gaston Defferre Gaston Defferre (14 September 1910 – 7 May 1986) was a French Socialist politician. He served as mayor of Marseille for 33 years until his death in 1986. He was minister for overseas territories in Guy Mollet’s socialist government in 1956� ...

* 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988:

Pierre Méhaignerie Pierre Méhaignerie (born 4 May 1939) is a French politician. He is a former deputy of the Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency and the former mayor of Vitré (re-elected in March 2008). He was elected in 1973 to the French parliament ...

* 15 May 1991 – 2 April 1992:

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 ...

* 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995:

Charles Pasqua Charles Victor Pasqua (18 April 192729 June 2015) was a French businessman and Gaullist politician. He was Interior Minister from 1986 to 1988, under Jacques Chirac's ''cohabitation'' government, and also from 1993 to 1995, under the government o ...

* 18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995:

Bernard Pons Bernard Pons (18 July 1926 – 27 April 2022) was a French politician and medical doctor who was a member of the Union of Democrats for the Republic from 1971 to 1976 and a member of the Rally for the Republic party thereafter. He served as Sec ...

* 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 ...

* 4 July 1997 – 10 July 2001:

Dominique Voynet Dominique Voynet (born 4 November 1958) is a French politician who is a member of Europe Écologie–The Greens. She is the former mayor of Montreuil and was a French senator for the ''département'' of Seine-Saint-Denis. Life Dominique Voy ...

* 10 July 2001 – 7 May 2002:

Yves Cochet Yves Cochet (; born 15 February 1946) is a French politician, member of Europe Écologie–The Greens. He was minister in the government of Lionel Jospin. On 6 December 2011, he was elected member of the European Parliament (MEP). He studied M ...

* 7 May 2002 – 31 March 2004: Jean-Paul Delevoye * 31 March 2004 – 31 May 2005:

Gilles de Robien Le vicomte Gilles de Robien (; born 10 April 1941) is a French politician and former government minister. The son of Count Jean de Robien by his wife Éliane Le Mesre de Pas, he is descended from the noble Breton family de Robien. In 1989 ...

* 3 June 2005 – 23 June 2009:

Hubert Falco Hubert Falco (born 15 May 1947 in Pignans, Var) is a French politician who has been appointed Secretary of State for development of the territory in the government of François Fillon on 18 March 2008. He is the mayor of Toulon Toulon (, ...

, as Secretary of State for Territorial Development * 23 June 2009 – 16 May 2012:

Michel Mercier Michel Mercier (born 7 March 1947) is a French politician and who served as Minister of Justice from 2010 until 2012. After studying law and graduation from Jean Moulin University Law school and the Lyon IEP, he taught finance and local gove ...

, as Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning * 16 May 2012 – 2 April 2014: Cécile Duflot, as Minister of Territorial Equality and Housing * 2 April 2014 – 11 February 2016:

Sylvia Pinel Sylvia Pinel (born 28 September 1977) is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since 2016 to 2022, where she represented the 2nd constituency in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Since 3 Sept ...

, as Minister of Territorial Equality and Housing * 11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017:

Jean-Michel Baylet Jean-Michel Baylet (born 17 November 1946 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French politician, Senator, and former leader of the moderate center-left Radical Party of the Left. He is a RDSE Senator from the Tarn-et-Garonne department. He is al ...

, as Minister of Spatial Planning, Rurality and Territorial Communities, served with

Emmanuelle Cosse Emmanuelle Cosse (born 15 November 1974) is a French activist with LGBT and feminist groups, and a politician with the green party Europe Ecology – The Greens, as well as a journalist and magazine editor. Biography A member of a prominent L ...

, as Minister of Housing and Territorial Development * 17 May 2017 – 19 June 2017:

Richard Ferrand Richard Ferrand (; born 1 July 1962) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as President of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2022. He had served as a member of the National Assembly for Finistère's 6th const ...

, as Minister of Territorial Cohesion * 19 June 2017 – 16 October 2018: Jacques Mézard, as Minister of Territorial Cohesion * 16 October 2018 – 5 March 2022: Jacqueline Gourault as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities * 5 March 2022 – 20 May 2022 :

as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities * 20 May 2022 - 4 July 2022 :

Christophe Béchu Christophe Béchu (born 11 June 1974) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister for Ecological Transition and Cohesion of the Territories in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022. Béchu previously was the ...

as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities * 4 July 2022 - present :

as Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion and

Caroline Cayeux Caroline Cayeux (born 1 November 1948) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister for Relations with Local Authorities in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne between July 2022 and November 2022. Prior to joining th ...

as Minister of Relations with Local Authorities

Ministers of Territorial Development (1972–present)

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