Ministers of Justice, 1944-present
| Minister | Began | Ended |
| François de Menthon | 10 September 1944 | 30 May 1945 |
| Pierre-Henri Teitgen | 30 May 1945 | 18 December 1946 |
| Paul Ramadier | 18 December 1946 | 22 January 1947 |
| André Marie | 22 January 1947 | 26 July 1948 |
| Robert Lecourt | 26 July 1948 | 11 September 1948 |
| André Marie | 11 September 1948 | 13 February 1949 |
| Robert Lecourt | 13 February 1949 | 28 October 1949 |
| René Mayer | 28 October 1949 | 11 August 1951 |
| Edgar Faure | 11 August 1951 | 20 January 1952 |
| Léon Martinaud-Deplat | 20 January 1952 | 28 June 1953 |
| Paul Ribeyre | 28 June 1953 | 19 June 1954 |
| Émile Hugues | 19 June 1954 | 3 September 1954 |
| Jean-Michel Guérin de Beaumont | 3 September 1954 | 20 January 1955 |
| Emmanuel Temple | 20 January 1955 | 23 February 1955 |
| Robert Schuman | 23 February 1955 | 1 February 1956 |
| François Mitterrand | 1 February 1956 | 13 June 1957 |
| Édouard Corniglion-Molinier | 13 June 1957 | 6 November 1957 |
| Robert Lecourt | 6 November 1957 | 1 June 1958 |
| Michel Debré | 1 June 1958 | 8 January 1959 |
| Edmond Michelet | 8 January 1959 | 24 August 1961 |
| Bernard Chenot | 24 August 1961 | 15 April 1962 |
| Jean Foyer | 15 April 1962 | 6 April 1967 |
| Louis Joxe | 6 April 1967 | 30 May 1968 |
| René Capitant | 30 May 1968 | 28 April 1969 |
| Jean-Marcel Jeanneney | 28 April 1969 | 22 June 1969 |
| René Pleven | 22 June 1969 | 16 March 1973 |
| Pierre Messmer | 16 March 1973 | 6 April 1973 |
| Jean Taittinger | 6 April 1973 | 28 May 1974 |
| Jean Lecanuet | 28 May 1974 | 27 August 1976 |
| Olivier Guichard | 27 August 1976 | 30 March 1977 |
| Alain Peyrefitte | 30 March 1977 | 22 May 1981 |
| Maurice Faure | 22 May 1981 | 23 June 1981 |
| Robert Badinter | 23 June 1981 | 19 February 1986 |
| Michel Crépeau | 19 February 1986 | 20 March 1986 |
| Albin Chalandon | 20 March 1986 | 12 May 1988 |
| Pierre Arpaillange | 12 May 1988 | 2 October 1990 |
| Henri Nallet | 2 October 1990 | 2 April 1992 |
| Michel Vauzelle | 2 April 1992 | 29 March 1993 |
| Pierre Méhaignerie | 29 March 1993 | 18 May 1995 |
| Jacques Toubon | 18 May 1995 | 4 June 1997 |
| Elisabeth Guigou | 4 June 1997 | 18 October 2000 |
| Marylise Lebranchu | 18 October 2000 | 7 May 2002 |
| Dominique Perben | 7 May 2002 | 2 June 2005 |
| Pascal Clément | 2 June 2005 | 18 May 2007 |
| Rachida Dati | 18 May 2007 | 23 June 2009 |
| Michèle Alliot-Marie | 23 June 2009 | 14 November 2010 |
| Michel Mercier | 14 November 2010 | 16 May 2012 |
| Christiane Taubira | 16 May 2012 | present |
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