TheMinister of Liberated Regions (French:Ministre des Régions libérées) was a cabinet position in France afterWorld War I (1914–18) responsible for the reintegration of the regions ofAlsace andLorraine that had been incorporated in Germany after theFranco-Prussian War of 1870.
On 17 November 1917,Georges Clemenceau created the Ministry of Blockade, which was also responsible for the liberated regions.The first minister was Charler-Célestin Jonnart, replaced on 23 November 1917 byAlbert François Lebrun. Lebrun took responsibility for the liberated regions, while M. Delavaud took responsibility for the blockade.[1]Émile Ogier, a career civil servant, was minister from January 1920 untilLouis Loucheur took over.[2]Louis Marin (politician) was Minister from 29 March 1924 to 14 June 1924 in the third cabinet ofRaymond Poincaré and the ephemeral cabinet ofFrédéric François-Marsal.[3]
| From | To | Cabinet | Officeholder |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 1917 | 23 November 1917 | Georges Clemenceau (2) | Charles Jonnart (Liberated Regions and Blockade) |
| 23 November 1917 | 6 November 1919 | Georges Clemenceau (2) | Albert François Lebrun |
| 6 November 1919 | 20 January 1920 | Georges Clemenceau (2) | André Tardieu |
| 20 January 1920 | 24 September 1920 | Alexandre Millerand | Émile Ogier |
| 24 September 1920 | 16 January 1921 | Georges Leygues | Émile Ogier |
| 16 January 1921 | 15 January 1922 | Aristide Briand (7) | Louis Loucheur |
| 15 January 1922 | 29 March 1924 | Raymond Poincaré (2) | Charles Reibel |
| 29 March 1924 | 9 June 1924 | Raymond Poincaré (3) | Louis Marin |
| 8 June 1924 | 15 June 1924 | Frédéric François-Marsal | Louis Marin |
| 14 June 1924 | 17 April 1925 | Édouard Herriot (1) | Victor Dalbiez |
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