Minister of War (France)

Minister of War
Ministre de la guerre
Longest serving Jacques Randon 5 May 1859 – 20 January 1867
Ministry of War
Status	Abolished
Member of	Government Council of Ministers
Reports to	Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	President
Term length	No fixed term
Precursor	Secretary of State for War
Formation	25 May 1791
First holder	Louis Lebègue Duportail
Final holder	Paul Coste-Floret
Abolished	31 October 1947
Succession	Minister of the Armed Forces

The Minister of War (French: Ministre de la guerre) was the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of War. It was a position in the Government of France from 1791 to 1947, replacing the position of Secretary of State for War and later being merged with the offices of Minister of the Navy and Minister of Air to form a new Minister of the Armed Forces.