Petit ministère of 1851 explained

Cabinet Name:Petit ministère of 1851
Jurisdiction:France
Flag: France
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Date Formed:24 January 1851
Date Dissolved:10 April 1851
State Head:Louis Napoleon
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Previous:Cabinet of Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul
Successor:Cabinet of Léon Faucher

The Petit ministère of 1851 governed France from 24 January 1851 to 10 April 1851 during the French Second Republic, replacing the Cabinet of Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul.It was a compromise cabinet formed by President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte after the National Legislative Assembly had refused to accept a cabinet dominated by Bonapartists, and had no president.It was replaced by the Cabinet of Léon Faucher on 10 April 1851.The ministers were:

PortfolioHolderParty
Head of the MinistryEugène RouherBonapartist
Minister of Foreign AffairsAnatole Brénier de RenaudièreIndependent
Minister of the InteriorClaude-Marius VaïsseIndependent
Minister of JusticeErnest de RoyerBonapartist
Minister of FinanceCharles Le Bègue de GerminyIndependent
Minister of Public WorksPierre MagneBonapartist
Minister of Trade and AgricultureEugène SchneiderIndependent
Minister of EducationCharles GiraudBonapartist
Minister of WarJacques Louis RandonMilitary
Minister of the Navy and ColoniesAuguste-Nicolas VaillantMilitary

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