On May 29, 1974 Jacques Chirac (left) replaced Pierre Messmer (right) as prime minister on the steps of the Hôtel Matignon.

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Messmer's First Ministry, 6 July 1972 - 2 April 1973

• Pierre Messmer - Prime Minister
• Maurice Schumann - Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Michel Debré - Minister of National Defense
• Raymond Marcellin - Minister of the Interior
• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Economy and Finance
• Jean Charbonnel - Minister of Industrial and Scientific Development
• Joseph Fontanet - Minister of National Education, Labour, Employment, and Population
• René Pleven - Minister of Justice
• André Bord - Minister of Veterans
• Jacques Duhamel - Minister of Cultural Affairs
• Jacques Chirac - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
• Olivier Guichard - Minister of Housing, Tourism, Equipment, and Regional Planning
• Robert Galley - Minister of Transport
• Jean Foyer - Minister of Public Health
• Hubert Germain - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
• Yvon Bourges - Minister of Commerce
• Roger Frey - Minister of Administrative Reforms
• Edgar Faure - Minister of Social Affairs

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• 15 March 1973 - André Bettencourt succeeds Schumann as interim Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• 16 March 1973 - Pierre Messmer succeeds Pleven as interim Minister of Justice.

March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... André Bettencourt (21 April 1919 - ?) is a French politician. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Messmer's Second Ministry, 6 April 1973 - 1 March 1974

• Pierre Messmer - Prime Minister
• Michel Jobert - Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Robert Galley - Minister of Armies
• Raymond Marcellin - Minister of the Interior
• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Economy and Finance
• Jean Charbonnel - Minister of Industrial and Scientific Development
• Georges Gorse - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Population
• Jean Taittinger - Minister of Justice
• Joseph Fontanet - Minister of National Education
• André Bord - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
• Maurice Druon - Minister of Cultural Affairs
• Jacques Chirac - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
• Robert Poujade - Minister of Natural Protection and Environment
• Bernard Stasi - Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories
• Olivier Guichard - Minister of Housing, Tourism, Regional Planning, and Equipment
• Yves Guéna - Minister of Transport
• Joseph Comiti - Minister of Relations with Parliament
• Michel Poniatowski - Minister of Public Health
• Hubert Germain - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
• Philippe Malaud - Minister of Information
• Jean Royer - Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry
• Alain Peyrefitte - Minister of Administrative Reforms

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• 23 October 1973 - Philippe Malaud becomes Minister of Civil Service. Jean-Philippe Lecat succeeds Malaud as Minister of Information

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Messmer's Third Ministry, 1 March - 28 May 1974

• Pierre Messmer - Prime Minister
• Michel Jobert - Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Robert Galley - Minister of Armies
• Jacques Chirac - Minister of the Interior
• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Economy and Finance
• Yves Guéna - Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Craft Industry
• Georges Gorse - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Population
• Jean Taittinger - Minister of Justice
• Joseph Fontanet - Minister of National Education
• Alain Peyrefitte - Minister of Cultural Affairs and Environment
• Raymond Marcellin - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
• Olivier Guichard - Minister of Regional Planning and Equipment
• Hubert Germain - Minister of Relations with Parliament
• Michel Poniatowski - Minister of Public Health
• Jean Royer - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
• Jean-Philippe Lecat - Minister of Information

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• 11 April 1974 - Hubert Germain succeeds Royer as interim Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.

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