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List of French ministers of veterans affairs

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The minister of veterans affairs has been a cabinet post in France since just after World War I (1914–18). The minister is responsible for former members of the armed forces, particularly the disabled and pensioners. At times the officeholder has been called Minister of Pensions (Ministre des Pensions), at times Minister of Veterans and Pensions (Ministre des Anciens combattants et pensionnés) and at times Minister for Veterans (Ministre des Anciens combattants). In recent years the ministry has been subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and the officeholder may be a secretary of state or sub-minister.

Ministers of Pensions

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Ministers of Veterans and Pensions

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During World War II (1939–45) the office was renamed to "Veterans and the French Family" and then eliminated in the Vichy government. General Charles de Gaulle appointed commissioners for pensions and then for prisoners, deportees and refugees in his government in exile.

  • 10 April 1938 – 13 September 1939: Auguste Champetier de Ribes – Anciens combattants et pensionnés
  • 13 September 1939 – 21 March 1940: René Besse – Anciens combattants et pensionnés
  • 21 March 1940 – 16 June 1940: Albert Rivière – Anciens combattants et pensionnés
  • 16 June 1940 – 12 July 1940: Jean Ybarnégaray – Anciens combattants et de la Famille française
  • 28 July 1942 – 7 June 1943: André Diethelm (commissaire) – Finances et Pensions
  • 9 November 1943 – 21 November 1945: Henri Frenay (commissaire) – Prisonniers, Déportés et Réfugiés

Ministers of Veterans and War Victims

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In the period up to March 1974 the office holder was generally entitled "Minister of Veterans and War Victims", sometimes simply "Minister of Veterans".

Secretary of State of Veterans

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In March 1974 André Bord became Secretary of State in the Minister of the Army, responsible for Veterans and War Victims

References

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