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Minister of the Overseas

The Minister of the Overseas () is the official in charge of the Ministry of the Overseas in the Government of the French Republic, responsible for overseeing Overseas France. The office was titled Minister of the Colonies (Ministre des Colonies) until 1946.

The position is currently held by Naïma Moutchou in the government of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu with the title of Minister to the Prime Minister, in charge of the Overseas (Ministre auprès du Premier ministre, chargé des Outre-mer). She succeeded Manuel Valls on 12 October 2025.

Officeholders

Minister of the Colonies (1894–1946)

Minister of the Overseas (1946–present)

See also

References

Further reading

  • Robert Aldrich. Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion. Macmillan (1996) pp109–114

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