Minister of Police (France)

Minister of Police
Ministre de la Police
Longest serving
Joseph Fouché
Ministry of Police
StatusAbolished
Member ofGovernment
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation2 January 1796
First holderPhilippe Antoine Merlin de Douai
Final holderCharlemagne de Maupas
Abolished21 June 1853
SuccessionMinister of Interior

The Minister of Police (French: Ministre de la Police) was the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of Police. It was a position in the Government of France from 1796 to 1818 and briefly from 1852 to 1853.