Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
cabinet of France
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Date formed	12 May 1839
Date dissolved	1 March 1840
People and organisations
Head of government	Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Head of state	Louis Philippe I
History
Predecessor	Transitional French cabinet of 1839
Successor	Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers

The Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult was announced on 12 May 1839 by King Louis Philippe I. It replaced the Transitional French cabinet of 1839.

After a defeat in the Chamber of Deputies on 20 February 1840, the ministers gave their resignations to the king.^[1] The ministry was replaced on 1 March 1840 by the Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers.^[2]

Ministers

The cabinet was created by ordinance of 12 May 1839. The ministers were:^[1]

President of the Council of Ministers: Nicolas Soult
Foreign Affairs: Nicolas Soult
Interior: Tanneguy Duchâtel
Justice and Religious Affairs: Jean-Baptiste Teste
War: Antoine Virgile Schneider
Finance: Hippolyte Passy
Navy and Colonies: Guy-Victor Duperré
Public Education: Abel-François Villemain
Public Works: Jules Armand Dufaure
Agriculture and Commerce: Laurent Cunin-Gridaine

References

1 2 Muel 1891, p. 201.
↑ Muel 1891, p. 202.

Sources

Muel, Léon (1891). Gouvernements, ministères et constitutions de la France depuis cent ans: Précis historique des révolutions, des crises ministérielles et gouvernementales, et des changements de constitutions de la France depuis 1789 jusqu'en 1890 ... Marchal et Billard. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

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Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (12 May 1839 to 1 March 1840)

Head of state: King Louis Philippe I

President of the council	Nicolas Soult	Nicolas Soult

Foreign Affairs	Nicolas Soult

Interior	Tanneguy Duchâtel

Justice and Religious Affairs	Jean-Baptiste Teste

War	Antoine Virgile Schneider

Finance	Hippolyte Passy

Navy and Colonies	Guy-Victor Duperré

Public Education	Abel-François Villemain

Public Works	Jules Armand Dufaure

Agriculture and Commerce	Laurent Cunin-Gridaine

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