Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers

Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers
Cabinet of France
Adolphe Thiers
Date formed	1 March 1840
Date dissolved	29 October 1840
People and organisations
Head of state	Louis Philippe I
Head of government	Adolphe Thiers
History
Predecessor	Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Successor	Third cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

The Second cabinet of Adolphe Thiers was announced on 1 March 1840 by King Louis Philippe I. It replaced the Second cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult.

The ministry was replaced on 29 October 1840 by the Third cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult.

Ministers

The cabinet was created by ordinance of 1 March 1840. The ministers were:

• President of the Council of Ministers: Adolphe Thiers
• Foreign Affairs: Adolphe Thiers
• Interior:
  • Charles de Rémusat (Minister)
  • Léon de Maleville (Sub-secretary of State, from 2 March 1840)
• Justice and Religious Affairs: Alexandre-François Vivien
• War: Amédée Despans-Cubières
• Finance: Joseph Pelet de la Lozère
• Navy and Colonies: Albin Roussin
• Public Education: Victor Cousin
• Public Works: Hippolyte François Jaubert
• Agriculture and Commerce:
  • Alexandre Goüin (Minister)
  • Adolphe Billault (Sub-secretary of State, from 3 March 1840)

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.