The Minister of Public Works was a cabinet member in the Government of France. Formerly known as "Ministre des Travaux Publics" (1830–1870), in 1870, it was largely subsumed by the position of Minister of Transportation. Since the 1960s, the positions of Minister of Public Works has reappeared, often linked with Minister of Housing ("Logement"). It has also been linked to Minister of Transportation, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Territorial Development ("Aménagement du territoire") and Minister of the Sea.
| 19 May 1830 | 31 July 1830 | Guillaume Antoine Benoît, baron Cappelle | |
| 31 July 1830 | 1 August 1830 | Achille Charles Léonce Victor, duc de Broglie | |
| 13 March 1831 | 31 December 1832 | Antoine, comte d'Argout | |
| 31 December 1832 | 4 April 1834 | Adolphe Thiers | |
| 22 February 1836 | 6 September 1836 | Hippolyte Passy | |
| 19 September 1836 | 31 March 1839 | Nicolas Martin du Nord | |
| 31 March 1839 | 12 May 1839 | Adrien de Gasparin | |
| 12 May 1839 | 1 March 1840 | Jules Armand Dufaure | |
| 1 March 1840 | 29 October 1840 | Hippolyte François Jaubert | |
| 29 October 1840 | 16 December 1840 | Jean-Baptiste Teste | |
| 16 December 1840 | 9 May 1847 | Pierre Sylvain Dumon | |
| 9 May 1847 | 24 February 1848 | Hippolyte Paul Jayr | |
| 24 February 1848 | 11 May 1848 | Alexandre Marie | |
| 11 May 1848 | 28 June 1848 | Ulysse Trélat | |
| 28 June 1848 | 13 October 1848 | Adrien Recurt | |
| 13 October 1848 | 20 December 1848 | Alexandre-François Vivien | |
| 20 December 1848 | 29 December 1848 | Léon Faucher | |
| 29 December 1848 | 31 October 1849 | Théobald de Lacrosse | |
| 31 October 1849 | 9 January 1851 | Jean Bineau | |
| 9 January 1851 | 26 October 1851 | Pierre Magne | |
| 26 October 1851 | 3 December 1851 | Théobald de Lacrosse | |
| 3 December 1851 | 25 January 1852 | Pierre Magne | |
| 25 January 1852 | 28 July 1852 | Noël Jacques Lefebvre-Duruflé | |
| 28 July 1852 | 3 February 1855 | Pierre Magne | |
| 3 February 1855 | 23 June 1863 | Eugène Rouher | |
| 23 June 1863 | 20 January 1867 | Armand Béhic | |
| 20 January 1867 | 17 December 1868 | Adolphe Forcade La Roquette | |
| 17 December 1868 | 2 January 1870 | Edmond Valléry Gressier | |
| 2 January 1870 | 15 May 1870 | Auguste Élisabeth Joseph Bonamour, marquis de Talhouët | |
| 15 May 1870 | 10 August 1870 | Charles Ignace Plichon | |
| 10 August 1870 | 4 September 1870 | Jérôme Frédéric Paul, baron David |
Between 25 October 1906 and 22 March 1913 the Ministry of Public Works was combined with the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs to form the Ministry of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs.Posts and Telegraphs was then transferred to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.Ministers of public works after this included:
| Start | End | Officeholder | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 1913 | 9 December 1913 | Cabinet of Louis Barthou | |
| 9 December 1913 | 9 June 1914 | First cabinet of Gaston Doumergue | |
| 9 June 1914 | 13 June 1914 | Fourth cabinet of Alexandre Ribot | |
| 13 June 1914 | 26 August 1914 | First cabinet of René Viviani | |
| 26 August 1914 | 29 October 1915 | Second cabinet of René Viviani | |
| 29 October 1915 | 12 December 1916 | Fifth cabinet of Aristide Briand | |
| 12 December 1916 | 20 March 1917 | Sixth cabinet of Aristide Briand. Supply, Public Works, and Transport | |
| 20 March 1917 | 12 September 1917 | Fifth cabinet of Alexandre Ribot. Public Works and Transport | |
| 12 September | 16 November 1917 | First cabinet of Paul Painlevé. Public Works and Transport | |
| 16 November 1917 | 20 January 1920 | Second cabinet of Georges Clemenceau. Public Works and Transport | |
| 20 January 1920 | 24 September 1920 | Cabinet of Alexandre Millerand. Public Works | |
| 24 September 1920 | 16 January 1921 | Cabinet of Georges Leygues. Public Works | |
| 16 January 1921 | 15 January 1922 | Seventh cabinet of Aristide Briand. Public Works | |
| 15 January 1922 | 29 March 1924 | Second cabinet of Raymond Poincaré. Public Works | |
| 29 March 1924 | 9 June 1924 | Third cabinet of Raymond Poincaré. Public Works, Ports, and Marine | |
| 17 April | 29 October 1925 | Second cabinet of Paul Painlevé | |
| 29 October 1925 | 28 November 1925 | Third cabinet of Paul Painlevé | |
| 28 November 1925 | 23 June 1926 | Eighth and ninth cabinets of Aristide Briand. Public Works | |
| 23 June 1926 | 19 July 1926 | Tenth cabinet of Aristide Briand. Public Works | |
| 23 July 1926 | 11 November 1928 | Fourth cabinet of Raymond Poincaré. Public Works | |
| 11 November 1928 | 29 July 1929 | Fifth cabinet of Raymond Poincaré. Public Works | |
| 29 July 1929 | 3 November 1929 | Eleventh cabinet of Aristide Briand. Public Works | |
| 3 November 1929 | 21 February 1930 | First cabinet of André Tardieu | |
| 21 February 1930 | 2 March 1930 | First cabinet of Camille Chautemps | |
| 2 March 1930 | 13 December 1930 | Georges Pernot | Second cabinet of André Tardieu |
| 13 December 1930 | 22 January 1931 | Cabinet of Théodore Steeg | |
| 27 January 1931 | 6 February 1932 | First, second and third cabinets of Pierre Laval | |
| 20 February 1932 | 3 June 1932 | Third cabinet of André Tardieu. Public Works and Merchant Marine | |
| 3 June 1932 | 14 December 1932 | Third cabinet of Édouard Herriot | |
| 18 December 1932 | 28 January 1933 | Cabinet of Joseph Paul-Boncour | |
| 31 January 1933 | 24 October 1933 | First cabinet of Édouard Daladier | |
| 26 October 1933 | 24 November 1933 | First cabinet of Albert Sarraut | |
| 26 November 1933 | 30 January 1934 | Second cabinet of Camille Chautemps | |
| 9 February 1934 | 8 November 1934 | Second cabinet of Gaston Doumergue | |
| 8 November 1934 | 31 May 1935 | First cabinet of Pierre-Étienne Flandin | |
| 1 June 1935 | 4 June 1935 | Joseph Paganon | Cabinet of Fernand Bouisson |
| 7 June 1935 | 22 January 1936 | Fourth cabinet of Pierre Laval | |
| 24 January 1936 | 4 June 1936 | Second cabinet of Albert Sarraut | |
| 4 June 1936 | 21 June 1937 | First cabinet of Léon Blum | |
| 22 June 1937 | 18 January 1938 | Third cabinet of Camille Chautemps | |
| 18 January 1938 | 13 March 1938 | Fourth cabinet of Camille Chautemps |