| Secretary |
Began |
Ended |
| Michel le Tellier |
1643 |
1666 |
| François Michel le Tellier, marquis de Louvois |
1666 |
16 July 1691 |
| Louis-François le Tellier de Louvois, marquis de Barbezieux |
16 July 1691 |
5 January 1701 |
| Michel Chamillart |
5 January 1701 |
9 June 1709 |
| Daniel Voysin de la Noiraye |
9 June 1709 |
14 September 1715 |
| Claude Louis Hector de Villars |
1 October 1715 |
24 September 1718 |
| Claude le Blanc |
24 September 1718 |
1 July 1723 |
| François Victor le Tonnelier de Breteuil |
1 July 1723 |
19 June 1726 |
| Claude le Blanc |
19 June 1726 |
1728 |
| Nicolas Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers |
July 1728 |
February 1740 |
| François Victor le Tonnelier de Breteuil |
February 1740 |
7 January 1743 |
| Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson |
7 January 1743 |
1 February 1757 |
| Marc-René de Voyer, marquis de Paulmy |
1 February 1757 |
3 March 1758 |
| Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet de Belle-Isle |
3 March 1758 |
27 January 1761 |
| Étienne François, duc de Choiseul |
27 January 1761 |
24 December 1770 |
| Louis François, marquis de Monteynard |
26 January 1771 |
27 January 1774 |
| Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon |
27 January 1774 |
2 June 1774 |
| Louis Nicolas Victor de Félix d'Ollières, comte du Muy |
5 June 1774 |
10 October 1775 |
| Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain |
27 October 1775 |
27 September 1777 |
| Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris de Montbarrey |
27 September 1777 |
19 December 1780 |
| Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur |
23 December 1780 |
29 August 1787 |
| Louis Charles-Auguste le Tonnelier, baron de Breteuil |
29 August 1787 |
23 September 1787 |
| Athanase Louis Marie de Loménie, comte de Brienne |
23 September 1787 |
30 November 1788 |
| Louis Pierre de Chastenet, comte de Puységur |
30 November 1788 |
13 July 1789 |
| Victor François, Duc de Broglie |
13 July 1789 |
16 July 1789 |
| Jean-Frédéric de la Tour du Pin-Gouvernet |
4 August 1789 |
16 November 1790 |
| Louis le Bègue du Presle Duportail |
16 November 1790 |
7 December 1791 |
| Minister |
Began |
Ended |
| Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara |
7 December 1791 |
9 March 1792 |
| Pierre Marie de Grave |
9 March 1792 |
9 May 1792 |
| Joseph Marie Servan de Gerbey |
9 May 1792 |
13 June 1792 |
| Charles Dumouriez |
13 June 1792 |
18 June 1792 |
| Pierre August Lajard |
18 June 1792 |
23 July 1792 |
| Charles Franqueville d'Abancourt |
23 July 1792 |
10 August 1792 |
| Joseph Marie Servan de Gerbey |
10 August 1792 |
3 October 1792 |
| Pierre Henri Hélène Marie Lebrun-Tondu |
3 October 1792 |
18 October 1792 |
| Jean-Nicolas Pache |
18 October 1792 |
4 February 1793 |
| Pierre Riel de Beurnonville |
4 February 1793 |
1 April 1793 |
| Pierre Henri Hélène Marie Lebrun-Tondu |
1 April 1793 |
4 April 1793 |
| Jean Baptiste Noël Bouchotte |
4 April 1793 |
20 April 1794 |
| none |
20 April 1794 |
3 November 1795 |
| Jean-Baptiste Aubert-Dubayet |
3 November 1795 |
8 February 1796 |
| Claude Louis Petiet |
8 February 1796 |
15 July 1797 |
| Lazare Hoche |
15 July 1797 |
22 July 1797 |
| Barthélemy Louis Joseph Scherer |
22 July 1797 |
21 February 1799 |
| Louis Marie de Milet de Mureau |
21 February 1799 |
2 July 1799 |
| Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte |
2 July 1799 |
14 September 1799 |
| Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crancé |
14 September 1799 |
10 November 1799 |
| Louis-Alexandre Berthier |
11 November 1799 |
2 April 1800 |
| Lazare Carnot |
2 April 1800 |
8 October 1800 |
| Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel |
8 October 1800 |
19 August 1807 |
| Henri Clarke, duc de Feltre |
19 August 1807 |
1 April 1814 |
| Pierre-Antoine, comte Dupont de l'Étang |
3 April 1814 |
3 December 1814 |
| Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie |
3 December 1814 |
11 March 1815 |
| Henri Clarke, duc de Feltre |
11 March 1815 |
20 March 1815 |
| Louis Nicolas Davout, duc d'Auerstadt |
20 March 1815 |
7 July 1815 |
| Laurent, comte de Gouvion de Saint-Cyr |
7 July 1815 |
26 September 1815 |
| Henri Clarke, duc de Feltre |
26 September 1815 |
12 September 1817 |
| Laurent, marquis de Gouvion de Saint-Cyr |
12 September 1817 |
19 November 1819 |
| Marie Victor Nicolas de Fay, marquis de La Tour-Maubourg |
19 November 1819 |
14 December 1821 |
| Claude Victor, duc de Bellune |
14 December 1821 |
23 March 1823 |
| Alexandre, vicomte Digeon |
23 March 1823 |
15 April 1823 |
| Claude Victor, duc de Bellune |
15 April 1823 |
19 October 1823 |
| Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, baron de Damas |
19 October 1823 |
4 August 1824 |
| Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre |
4 August 1824 |
4 January 1828 |
| Louis Victor de Blacquetot de Caux |
4 January 1828 |
8 August 1829 |
| Louis-Auguste-Victor, Count de Ghaisnes de Bourmont |
8 August 1829 |
31 July 1830 |
| Étienne Maurice, comte Gérard |
31 July 1830 |
17 November 1830 |
| Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie |
17 November 1830 |
18 July 1834 |
| Étienne Maurice, comte Gérard |
18 July 1834 |
10 November 1834 |
| Simon Bernard |
10 November 1834 |
18 November 1834 |
| Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, duc de Trévise |
18 November 1834 |
12 March 1835 |
| Henri Gauthier, comte de Rigny |
12 March 1835 |
30 April 1835 |
| Nicolas Joseph, marquis Maison |
30 April 1835 |
6 September 1836 |
| Simon Bernard |
6 September 1836 |
31 March 1839 |
| Amédée Louis Despans-Cubières |
31 March 1839 |
12 May 1839 |
| Antoine Virgile Schneider |
12 May 1839 |
1 March 1840 |
| Amédée Louis Despans-Cubières |
1 March 1840 |
29 October 1840 |
| Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie |
29 October 1840 |
10 November 1845 |
| Alexandre Pierre Chevalier Moline de Saint-Yon |
10 November 1845 |
9 May 1847 |
| Camille Alphonse Trézel |
9 May 1847 |
24 February 1848 |
| Marie Alphonse Bedeau |
24 February 1848 |
25 February 1848 |
| Jacques Gervais, baron Subervie |
25 February 1848 |
20 March 1848 |
| Louis Eugène Cavaignac |
20 March 1848 |
5 April 1848 |
| François Arago |
5 April 1848 |
11 May 1848 |
| Jean-Baptiste Adolphe Charras |
11 May 1848 |
17 May 1848 |
| Louis Eugène Cavaignac |
17 May 1848 |
28 June 1848 |
| Louis Juchault de Lamoricière |
28 June 1848 |
20 December 1848 |
| Joseph Marcelin Rulhières |
20 December 1848 |
31 October 1849 |
| Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul |
31 October 1849 |
22 October 1850 |
| Jean-Paul, comte de Schramm |
22 October 1850 |
9 January 1851 |
| Auguste Étienne, comte Régnault de Saint-Jean d'Angély |
9 January 1851 |
24 January 1851 |
| Jacques Louis Randon |
24 January 1851 |
26 October 1851 |
| Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud |
26 October 1851 |
11 March 1854 |
| Jean-Baptiste Philibert Vaillant |
11 March 1854 |
5 May 1859 |
| Jacques Louis Randon |
5 May 1859 |
20 January 1867 |
| Adolphe Niel |
20 January 1867 |
13 August 1869 |
| Charles Rigault de Genouilly |
13 August 1869 |
21 August 1869 |
| Edmond Leboeuf |
21 August 1869 |
20 July 1870 |
| Pierre Charles Dejean |
20 July 1870 |
10 August 1870 |
| Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, duc de Palikao |
10 August 1870 |
4 September 1870 |
| Adolphe Charles Le Flô |
4 September 1870 |
5 June 1871 |
| Ernest Courtot de Cissey |
5 June 1871 |
25 May 1873 |
| François Claude du Barail |
29 May 1873 |
22 May 1874 |
| Ernest Courtot de Cissey |
22 May 1874 |
15 August 1876 |
| Jean Auguste Berthaud |
15 August 1876 |
23 November 1877 |
| Gaétan de Grimaudet de Rochebouët |
23 November 1877 |
13 December 1877 |
| Jean-Louis Borel |
13 December 1877 |
16 May 1878 |
| Henri François Xavier Gresley |
16 May 1878 |
28 December 1879 |
| Jean Joseph Frédéric Adolphe Farre |
28 December 1879 |
14 November 1881 |
| Jean-Baptiste Campenon |
14 November 1881 |
26 January 1882 |
| Jean-Baptiste Billot |
30 January 1882 |
29 January 1883 |
| Jean Thibaudin |
31 January 1883 |
9 October 1883 |
| Jean-Baptiste Campenon |
9 October 1883 |
3 January 1885 |
| Jules Louis Lewal |
3 January 1885 |
6 April 1885 |
| Jean-Baptiste Campenon |
6 April 1885 |
7 January 1886 |
| Georges Boulanger |
7 January 1886 |
30 May 1887 |
| Théophile Adrien Ferron |
30 May 1887 |
12 December 1887 |
| François Auguste Logerot |
12 December 1887 |
3 April 1888 |
| Charles de Freycinet |
3 April 1888 |
11 January 1893 |
| Julien Léon Loizillon |
11 January 1893 |
3 December 1893 |
| Auguste Mercier |
3 December 1893 |
24 January 1895 |
| Émile Zurlinder |
28 January 1895 |
1 November 1895 |
| Godefroy Cavaignac |
1 November 1895 |
29 April 1896 |
| Jean-Baptiste Billot |
29 April 1896 |
28 June 1898 |
| Godefroy Cavaignac |
28 June 1898 |
5 September 1898 |
| Émile Zurlinden |
5 September 1898 |
17 September 1898 |
| Charles Chanoine |
17 September 1898 |
25 October 1898 |
| Édouard Locroy |
25 October 1898 |
1 November 1898 |
| Charles de Freycinet |
1 November 1898 |
6 May 1899 |
| Camille Krantz |
6 May 1899 |
22 June 1899 |
| Gaston, marquis de Gallifet |
22 June 1899 |
20 May 1900 |
| Louis André |
20 May 1900 |
14 November 1904 |
| Maurice Berteaux |
14 November 1904 |
12 November 1905 |
| Eugène Étienne |
12 November 1905 |
25 October 1906 |
| Georges Picquart |
25 October 1906 |
24 July 1909 |
| Jean Brun |
24 July 1909 |
23 February 1911 |
| Aristide Briand |
23 February 1911 |
2 March 1911 |
| Maurice Berteaux |
2 March 1911 |
21 May 1911 |
| François Louis Auguste Goiran |
27 May 1911 |
27 June 1911 |
| Adolphe Messimy |
27 June 1911 |
14 January 1912 |
| Alexandre Millerand |
14 January 1912 |
12 January 1913 |
| Albert Lebrun |
12 January 1913 |
21 January 1913 |
| Eugène Étienne |
21 January 1913 |
9 December 1913 |
| Joseph Noullens |
9 December 1913 |
9 June 1914 |
| Théophile Delcassé |
9 June 1914 |
13 June 1914 |
| Adolphe Messimy |
13 June 1914 |
26 August 1914 |
| Alexandre Millerand |
26 August 1914 |
29 October 1915 |
| Joseph Galliéni |
29 October 1915 |
16 March 1916 |
| Pierre Auguste Roques |
16 March 1916 |
12 December 1916 |
| Hubert Lyautey |
12 December 1916 |
14 March 1917 |
| Lucien Lacaze |
14 March 1917 |
20 March 1917 |
| Paul Painlevé |
20 March 1917 |
16 November 1917 |
| Georges Clemenceau |
16 November 1917 |
20 January 1920 |
| André Lefèvre |
20 January 1920 |
16 December 1920 |
| Flaminius Raiberti |
16 December 1920 |
16 January 1921 |
| Louis Barthou |
16 January 1921 |
15 January 1922 |
| André Maginot |
15 January 1922 |
14 June 1924 |
| Charles Nollet |
14 June 1924 |
17 April 1925 |
| Paul Painlevé |
17 April 1925 |
29 October 1925 |
| Édouard Daladier |
29 October 1925 |
28 November 1925 |
| Paul Painlevé |
28 November 1925 |
23 June 1926 |
| Louis Guillaumat |
23 June 1926 |
19 July 1926 |
| Paul Painlevé |
19 July 1926 |
3 November 1929 |
| André Maginot |
3 November 1929 |
21 February 1930 |
| René Besnard |
21 February 1930 |
2 March 1930 |
| André Maginot |
2 March 1930 |
13 December 1930 |
| Louis Barthou |
13 December 1930 |
27 January 1931 |
| André Maginot |
27 January 1931 |
6 January 1932 |
| André Tardieu |
14 January 1932 |
20 February 1932 |
| François Piétri |
20 February 1932 |
3 June 1932 |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour |
3 June 1932 |
18 December 1932 |
| Édouard Daladier |
18 December 1932 |
30 January 1934 |
| Jean Fabry |
30 January 1934 |
4 February 1934 |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour |
4 February 1934 |
9 February 1934 |
| Philippe Pétain |
9 February 1934 |
8 November 1934 |
| Louis Maurin |
8 November 1934 |
7 June 1935 |
| Jean Fabry |
7 June 1935 |
24 January 1936 |
| Louis Maurin |
24 January 1936 |
4 June 1936 |
| Édouard Daladier |
4 June 1936 |
18 May 1940 |
| Paul Reynaud |
18 May 1940 |
16 June 1940 |
Maxime Weygand (National Defense)
and Louis Colson (War) |
16 June 1940 |
6 September 1940 |
| Charles Huntziger |
6 September 1940 |
11 August 1941 |
| François Darlan |
11 August 1941 |
18 April 1942 |
| Eugène Bridoux |
18 April 1942 |
20 August 1944 |
