Michel Rocard

Michel Rocard (born August 23, 1930) is a French Socialist politician, former French Prime minister, and currently a member of the European Parliament.

Rocard's Ministry, 12 May 1988–15 May 1991

• Michel Rocard - Prime Minister
• Roland Dumas - Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Edith Cresson - Minister of European Affairs
• Jean-Pierre Chevènement - Minister of Defense
• Pierre Joxe - Minister of the Interior
• Pierre Bérégovoy - Minister of Economy, Finance, Budget, and Privatization
• Roger Fauroux - Minister of Industry
• Michel Delebarre - Minister of Employment and Social Affairs
• Pierre Arpaillange - Minister of Justice
• Lionel Jospin - Minister of National Education, Sport, Research, and Technology
• Jack Lang - Minister of Culture and Communication
• Henri Nallet - Minister of Agriculture and Forests
• Maurice Faure - Minister of Housing and Equipment
• Louis Mermaz - Minister of Transport
• Jean Poperen - Minister of Relations with Parliament
• Jacques Pelletier - Minister of Cooperation and Development
• Paul Quilès - Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and Space
• Michel Durafour - Minister of Civil Service
• Roger Fauroux - Minister of External Commerce
• Louis Le Pensec - Minister of Sea

Changes

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• 22-23 June 1988 - Michel Delebarre succeeds Mermaz as Minister of Transport and Le Pensec as Minister of Sea. The office of Minister of Social Affairs is abolished, but Claude Evin enters the ministry as Minister of Solidarity, Health, and Social Protection. Jean-Pierre Soisson succeeds Delebarre as Minister of Employment, becoming also Minister of Labour and Vocational Training. Louis Le Pensec becomes Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories. Jean-Marie-Rausch succeeds Fauroux as Minister of External Commerce. Hubert Curien succeeds Jospin as Minister of Research and Technology. Jospin remains Minister of National Education and Sport. Michel Durafour becomes Minister of Administrative Reforms as well as Minister of Civil Service.
• 28 June 1988 - Jack Lang becomes Minister of Great Works and Bicentenary in addition to being Minister of Culture and Communication.
• 22 February 1989 - Michel Delebarre succeeds Faure as Minister of Housing and Equipment, remaining also Minister of Transport.
• 2 October 1990 - The office of Minister of European Affairs is abolished. Henri Nallet succeeds Arpaillange as Minister of Justice. Louis Mermaz succeeds Nallet as Minister of Agriculture and Forests. The office of Minister of Bicentenary is abolished. Jack Lang remains minister of Culture, Communication and Great Works.
• 21 December 1990 - Michel Delebarre becomes Minister of City. Louis Besson succeeds Delebarre as Minister of Transport, Housing, Sea, and Equipment.
• 29 January 1991 - Pierre Joxe succeeds Chevènement as Minister of Defense. Philippe Marchand succeeds Joxe as Minister of the Interior.