Pierre Messmer

Pierre Messmer (born March 20, 1916) is a French Gaullist politician. A veteran of the Free French Forces, he fought at the Battle of Bir Hakeim. He became prime minister under Georges Pompidou in 1973.

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

\n*Pierre Messmer - Prime Minister\n*Michel Jobert - Minister of Foreign Affairs\n*Robert Galley - Minister of Armies\n*Raymond Marcellin - Minister of the Interior\n*Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Economy and Finance\n*Jean Charbonnel - Minister of Industrial and Scientific Development\n*Georges Gorse - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Population\n*Jean Taittinger - Minister of Justice\n*Joseph Fontanet - Minister of National Education\n*André Bord - Minister of Veterans and War Victims\n*Maurice Druon - Minister of Cultural Affairs\n*Jacques Chirac - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development\n*Robert Poujade - Minister of Natural Protection and Environment\n*Bernard Stasi - Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories\n*Olivier Guichard - Minister of Housing, Tourism, Regional Planning, and Equipment\n*Yves Guéna - Minister of Transport\n*Joseph Comiti - Minister of Relations with Parliament\n*Michel Poniatowski - Minister of Public Health\n*Hubert Germain - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications\n*Philippe Malaud - Minister of Information\n*Jean Royer - Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry\n*Alain Peyrefitte - Minister of Administrative Reforms Changes'\n*23 October 1973 - Philippe Malaud becomes Minister of Civil Service. Jean-Philippe Lecat succeeds Malaud as Minister of Information

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

\n*Pierre Messmer - Prime Minister\n*Michel Jobert - Minister of Foreign Affairs\n*Robert Galley - Minister of Armies\n*Jacques Chirac - Minister of the Interior\n*Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Economy and Finance\n*Yves Guéna - Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Craft Industry\n*Georges Gorse - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Population\n*Jean Taittinger - Minister of Justice\n*Joseph Fontanet - Minister of National Education\n*Alain Peyrefitte - Minister of Cultural Affairs and Environment\n*Raymond Marcellin - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development\n*Olivier Guichard - Minister of Regional Planning and Equipment\n*Hubert Germain - Minister of Relations with Parliament\n*Michel Poniatowski - Minister of Public Health\n*Jean Royer - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications\n*Jean-Philippe Lecat - Minister of Information Changes\n*11 April 1974 - Hubert Germain succeeds Royer as interim Minister of Posts and Telecommunications. \n {| border="2" align="center"\n|-\n|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Jacques Chaban-Delmas\n|width="40%" align="center"|Prime Minister of France
1973-1974\n|width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:
Jacques Chirac\n|}