Jacques Chirac

In 1959, after completing studies at the École Nationale d'Administration, Jacques Chirac entered high-level civil service, then soon entered politics. He has since occupied various high-level positions, such as minister of agriculture, prime minister, mayor of Paris, and finally president of France.

Chirac's First Ministry, 28 May 1974 - 27 August 1976

• Jacques Chirac - Prime Minister
• Jean Sauvagnargues - Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Jacques Soufflet - Minister of Defense
• Michel Poniatowski - Minister of the Interior
• Jean-Pierre Fourcade - Minister of Economy and Finance
• Michel d'Ornano - Minister of Industry and Research
• Michel Durafour - Minister of Labour
• Jean Lecanuet - Minister of Justice
• René Haby - Minister of Education
• Christian Bonnet - Minister of Agriculture
• Robert Galley - Minister of Equipment
• Simone Veil - Minister of Health
• Pierre Abelin - Minister of Cooperation
• Vincent Ansquer - Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry
• Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber - Minister of Reform
• André Jarrot - Minister of Quality of Life

Changes

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• 9 June 1974 - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber leaves the cabinet and is not replaced as Minister of Reforms.
• 1 February 1975 - Yvon Bourges succeeds Soufflet as Minister of Defense.
• 12 January 1976 - Jean de Lipkowski succeeds Abelin as Minister of Cooperation. Raymond Barre enters the ministry as Minister of External Commerce. André Fosset succeeds Jarrot as Minister of Quality of Life.