Ayrault Government

Ayrault Government
35th , 36th government of France
16 May 2012 – 29 March 2014
Jean-Marc Ayrault
Date formed	16 May 2012
Date dissolved	9 March 2014
People and organisations
Head of government	Jean-Marc Ayrault
Head of state	François Hollande
Number of ministers	20
Member parties	Socialist Party EELV Radical Party of the Left Walwari
History
Predecessor	Third Fillon Government
Successor	First Valls Government

The Ayrault Government was the Government of France headed by Jean-Marc Ayrault. It was formed on 16 May 2012 by the presidential decree of President François Hollande.^[1] It is composed of members from the Socialist Party (30), the EELV (2) and the Radical Party of the Left (2). This is the first French government which respects a gender parity.

Following a massive defeat at Mayoral elections in France, the government was dissolved on 31 March 2014.^[2] The government was succeeded by the Valls Cabinet.

Prime Minister

	Post	Name	Party
	Prime Minister	Ayrault, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Ayrault	PS

Ministers

	Post	Name	Party
	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Fabius, LaurentLaurent Fabius	PS
	Minister of National Education	Peillon, VincentVincent Peillon	PS
	Minister of Justice Keeper of the Seals	Taubira, ChristianeChristiane Taubira	Walwari (app. PRG)
	Minister of the Economy and Finances	Moscovici, PierrePierre Moscovici	PS
	Minister of Social Affairs and Health	Touraine, MarisolMarisol Touraine	PS
	Minister of Territorial and Housing Equality	Duflot, CécileCécile Duflot	EELV
	Minister of the Interior	Valls, ManuelManuel Valls	PS
	Minister of Foreign Trade	Bricq, NicoleNicole Bricq	PS
	Minister of Productive Recovery	Montebourg, ArnaudArnaud Montebourg	PS
	Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy	Delphine Batho (until july 2, 2013) ; Philippe Martin (since July 2, 2013)	PS
	Minister of Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue	Sapin, MichelMichel Sapin	PS
	Minister of Defence	Le Drian, Jean-YvesJean-Yves Le Drian	PS
	Minister of Culture and Communication	Filippetti, AurélieAurélie Filippetti	PS
	Minister of Higher Education and Research	Fioraso, GenevièveGeneviève Fioraso	PS
	Minister of Women's Rights Spokesperson of the Government	Vallaud-Belkacem, NajatNajat Vallaud-Belkacem	PS
	Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry	Le Foll, StéphaneStéphane Le Foll	PS
	Minister of State Reform, Decentralisation and Public Service	Lebranchu, MaryliseMarylise Lebranchu	PS
	Minister of Overseas France	Lurel, VictorinVictorin Lurel	PS
	Minister of Crafts, Commerce and Tourism	Pinel, SylviaSylvia Pinel	PRG
	Minister of Sports, Youth, Popular Education and Community Life	Fourneyron, ValérieValérie Fourneyron	PS

Junior Ministers

	Post	Ministry	Name	Party
	Minister for the Budget	Economy and Finances	Jérôme Cahuzac (until March 19, 2013) ; Bernard Cazeneuve (since March 19, 2013)	PS
	Minister for Educational Success	National Education	Pau-Langevin, GeorgeGeorge Pau-Langevin	PS
	Minister for Parliamentary Relations	Prime Minister	Vidalies, AlainAlain Vidalies	PS
	Minister for the City	Territorial and Housing Equality	Lamy, FrançoisFrançois Lamy	PS
	Minister for European Affairs	Foreign Affairs	Repentin, ThierryThierry Repentin	PS
	Minister for Seniors and Dependents	Social Affairs and Health	Delaunay, MichèleMichèle Delaunay	PS
	Minister for Social Economy, Solidarity and Consumption	Economy and Finances	Hamon, BenoîtBenoît Hamon	PS
	Minister for the Family	Social Affairs and Health	Bertinotti, DominiqueDominique Bertinotti	PS
	Minister for the Disabled and the Fight against Exclusion	Social Affairs and Health	Carlotti, Marie-ArletteMarie-Arlette Carlotti	PS
	Minister for Development	Foreign Affairs	Canfin, PascalPascal Canfin	EELV
	Minister for Vocational Training and Apprenticeships	Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue	Repentin, ThierryThierry Repentin	PS
	Minister for Francophones	Foreign Affairs	Benguigui, YaminaYamina Benguigui	PS
	Minister for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries	Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy	Cuvillier, FrédéricFrédéric Cuvillier	PS
	Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation and Digital Economy	Productive Recovery	Pellerin, FleurFleur Pellerin	PS
	Minister for Veterans	Defence	Arif, KaderKader Arif	PS
	Minister for Decentralisation	State Reform, Decentralisation and Public Service	Escoffier, Anne-MarieAnne-Marie Escoffier	PRG
	Minister for Food	Agriculture, Food and Forestry	Garot, GuillaumeGuillaume Garot	PS
	Minister for French Expatriates	Foreign Affairs	Conway-Mouret, HélèneHélène Conway-Mouret	PS

External links

• Government website

References

1. "Décret du 16 mai 2012 relatif à la composition du Gouvernement". Legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
2. "French PM Ayrault resigns after Socialists lose local elections". RT. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.