Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis

Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis (19 February 1778, Aix-en-Provence – 5 August 1858) was a French diplomat and statesman.

He was the son of the jurist Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis. He entered the diplomatic service, and obtaining the favour of Louis XVIII filled many important offices. He was Minister of Justice from 1821 to 1828, first president of the court of cassation, minister for foreign affairs (1829), and in 1851 a member of the senate.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Portalis, Jean Étienne Marie". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 110–111.

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Ministry of Jean-Baptiste de Martignac (4 January 1828 to 8 August 1829)

Head of state: King Charles X of France

President of the council

Jean Baptiste Gay de Martignac

Martignac

Interior

• Jean Baptiste Gay de Martignac

Foreign Affairs

• Auguste, comte de La Ferronays
• Anne-Adrien-Pierre de Montmorency-Laval
• Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis

Finance

• Antoine Roy

Justice

• Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis
• Pierre-Alpinien Bourdeau

Navy and Colonies

• Christophe de Chabrol de Crouzol
• Jean-Guillaume, baron Hyde de Neuville

War

• Louis Victor de Blacquetot de Caux

Public Education

• Antoine Lefebvre de Vatimesnil

Religious Affairs

• Denis-Luc Frayssinous
• François-Jean-Hyacinthe Feutrier

Commerce and Manufacturing

• Pierre de Saint-Cricq

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