| Cabinet Name: | Ayrault governments |
| Cabinet Type: | Government |
| Cabinet Number: | 35th and 36th |
| Jurisdiction: | France |
| Date Formed: | 16 May 2012 |
| Date Dissolved: | 9 March 2014 |
| Government Head: | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| State Head: | François Hollande |
| Members Number: | 20 |
| Political Parties: | Socialist Party EELV Radical Party of the Left Walwari |
| Legislature Status: | Majority |
| Opposition Parties: | --> |
| Opposition Leaders: | --> |
| Previous: | Third Fillon government |
| Successor: | First Valls government |
The Ayrault government was the 35th and 36th governments in the Fifth Republic of France, and headed by Jean-Marc Ayrault. The first Ayrault government was formed on 16 May 2012 by the presidential decree of President François Hollande.[1] It was composed of members from the Socialist Party (30), the EELV (2) and the Radical Party of the Left (2). This was the first French government to respect gender equality, with equal male and female posts except the Prime Minister. It lasted one month, until the June legislative elections, after which Ayrault submitted his resignation.
Following the legislative victory, President Hollande immediately charged him with forming a new government, under Article 8 of the French Constitution. The second Ayrault government (cabinet #36) began on 18 June 2012.
Following a landslide defeat in the French mayoral elections, the second Ayrault government was dissolved on 31 March 2014.[2] Manuel Valls was chosen by Hollande to form the next cabinet.
| width=60% | Post | width=27% | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | PS | |||||
| width=40% | Post | width=33% | Ministry | width=14% | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for the Budget | Economy and Finances | Jérôme Cahuzac (until 19 March 2013) ; Bernard Cazeneuve (since 19 March 2013) | PS | |||||
| Minister for Educational Success | National Education | PS | ||||||
| Minister for Relations with Parliament | Prime Minister | PS | ||||||
| Minister for the City | Territorial and Housing Equality | PS | ||||||
| Minister for European Affairs | Foreign Affairs | PS | ||||||
| Minister for Seniors and Dependents | Social Affairs and Health | PS | ||||||
| Minister for Social Economy, Solidarity and Consumption | Economy and Finances | PS | ||||||
| Minister for the Family | Social Affairs and Health | PS | ||||||
| Minister for the Disabled and the Fight against Exclusion | Social Affairs and Health | PS | ||||||
| Minister for Development | Foreign Affairs | EELV | ||||||
| Minister for Vocational Training and Apprenticeships | Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue | PS | ||||||
| Minister for Francophones | Foreign Affairs | PS | ||||||
| Minister for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries | Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy | PS | ||||||
| Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation and Digital Economy | Productive Recovery | PS | ||||||
| Minister for Veterans | Defence | PS | ||||||
| Minister for Decentralisation | State Reform, Decentralisation and Public Service | PRG | ||||||
| Minister for Food | Agriculture, Food and Forestry | PS | ||||||
| Minister for French Expatriates | Foreign Affairs | PS | ||||||