Pierre Messmer (born March 20, 1916) is a French Gaullist politician. A veteran of the Free French Forces, he fought at the Battle of Bir Hakeim. He became prime minister under Georges Pompidou in 1972.
- Pierre Messmer - Prime Minister
- Maurice Schumann - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Michel Debré - Minister of National Defense
- Raymond Marcellin - Minister of the Interior
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Economy and Finance
- Jean Charbonnel - Minister of Industrial and Scientific Development
- Joseph Fontanet - Minister of National Education, Labour, Employment, and Population
- René Pleven - Minister of Justice
- André Bord - Minister of Veterans
- Jacques Duhamel - Minister of Cultural Affairs
- Jacques Chirac - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Olivier Guichard - Minister of Housing, Tourism, Equipment, and Regional Planning
- Robert Galley - Minister of Transport
- Jean Foyer - Minister of Public Health
- Hubert Germain - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
- Yvon Bourges - Minister of Commerce
- Roger Frey - Minister of Administrative Reforms
- Edgar Faure - Minister of Social Affairs
Changes
- Pierre Messmer - Prime Minister
- Michel Jobert - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Robert Galley - Minister of Armies
- Raymond Marcellin - Minister of the Interior
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Economy and Finance
- Jean Charbonnel - Minister of Industrial and Scientific Development
- Georges Gorse - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Population
- Jean Taittinger - Minister of Justice
- Joseph Fontanet - Minister of National Education
- André Bord - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
- Maurice Druon - Minister of Cultural Affairs
- Jacques Chirac - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Robert Poujade - Minister of Natural Protection and Environment
- Bernard Stasi - Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories
- Olivier Guichard - Minister of Housing, Tourism, Regional Planning, and Equipment
- Yves Guéna - Minister of Transport
- Joseph Comiti - Minister of Relations with Parliament
- Michel Poniatowski - Minister of Public Health
- Hubert Germain - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
- Philippe Malaud - Minister of Information
- Jean Royer - Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry
- Alain Peyrefitte - Minister of Administrative Reforms
Changes'
- 23 October 1973 - Philippe Malaud becomes Minister of Civil Service. Jean-Philippe Lecat succeeds Malaud as Minister of Information
- Pierre Messmer - Prime Minister
- Michel Jobert - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Robert Galley - Minister of Armies
- Jacques Chirac - Minister of the Interior
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - Minister of Economy and Finance
- Yves Guéna - Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Craft Industry
- Georges Gorse - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Population
- Jean Taittinger - Minister of Justice
- Joseph Fontanet - Minister of National Education
- Alain Peyrefitte - Minister of Cultural Affairs and Environment
- Raymond Marcellin - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Olivier Guichard - Minister of Regional Planning and Equipment
- Hubert Germain - Minister of Relations with Parliament
- Michel Poniatowski - Minister of Public Health
- Jean Royer - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
- Jean-Philippe Lecat - Minister of Information
Changes
- 11 April 1974 - Hubert Germain succeeds Royer as interim Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
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| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories
1971–1972
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Jacques Chaban-Delmas
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Prime Minister of France
1972–1974
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Jacques Chirac
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René Pleven
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |interim Minister of Justice
1973
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Jean Taittinger
