Minister of Transport (France)

François Durovray has been Minister Delegate for Transport in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier since 21 September 2024.

The Minister of Transport (French: Ministre des Transports) is a cabinet member in the Government of France. The post is currently that of a junior minister within the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion.

The position was created in 1870 as a modification to the position of Minister of Public Works (Ministre des Travaux Publics), which had been established in 1830. It has frequently been combined with the position of Minister of Infrastructure (Ministre de l'Équipement), Minister of Housing (Ministre du Logement), Minister of Tourism (Ministre du Tourisme), Minister of Territorial Development (Ministre de l'Aménagement du territoire), as well as Minister of the Sea (Ministre de la Mer). Following the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France in 2007, the Ministry of Transport, Public Works, Tourism and the Sea was absorbed by the Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable and Territorial Development.

The current officeholder is François Durovray, who has held the position since 21 September 2024 with the title of minister delegate (Ministre délégué aux Transports) in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier.[1]

  1. ^ "François Durovray | Ministère du Partenariat avec les territoires et de la Décentralisation Ministère de la Transition écologique, de l'Énergie, du Climat et de la Prévention des risques Ministère du Logement et de la Rénovation urbaine". www.ecologie.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2024.