Doctrinaire who as Guizot's interior minister blocked electoral reform through the last eight years of the July Monarchy
Born in Paris in 1803, he became an advocate and at the end of the Restoration helped found Le Globe, writing on economics. Elected deputy for the Charente-Inférieure in 1833, he sat with his friend Guizot among the Doctrinaires. After serving as minister of commerce and as finance minister under Molé, he became minister of the interior in 1839 and again from October 1840 to 24 February 1848, a pillar of Guizot's policy who rejected every proposal of electoral reform, declaring that "the country is satisfied", and made wide use of official candidates. Sharing Guizot's unpopularity after 1848, he stayed some time in England and then withdrew from politics.
Also known as: Charles Marie Tanneguy Duchâtel · Tanneguy Duchatel
Activities and affiliations
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1833–1848
France state institutionsDeputy for the Charente-Inférieure
Legislature and state representation -
1834–1837
France state institutionsMinister of Commerce; Minister of Finance
Economy, finance and planning -
1839–1848
France state institutionsMinister of the InteriorMain
Government and administration
Career Timeline
- 1830Councillor of State
- 1833–1848Deputy for the Charente-Inférieure
- 1834–1836Minister of Commerce and Public Works
- 1836–1837Minister of Finance
- 1839–1840Minister of the Interior
- 1840–1848Minister of the Interior in Guizot's government