The Cabinet of Édouard Adolphe Mortier was announced on 18 November 1834 by King Louis Philippe I. It replaced the Cabinet of Hugues-Bernard Maret.
The ministry was headed by Marshal Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise, who accepted the position out of loyalty to the king. He was not an experienced parliamentarian and was unable to command respect. On 20 February 1835 he submitted his resignation. The cabinet was replaced on 12 March 1835 by the Cabinet of Victor de Broglie.
Ministers The cabinet was created by ordinance of 18 November 1834. The ministers were:
Portfolio Holder Party President of the Council of Ministers General Édouard Mortier Centre-right Ministers Minister of War General Édouard Mortier Centre-right Minister of the Interior Adolphe Thiers Centre-right Minister of Justice and Worship Jean-Charles Persil Centre-right Minister of Foreign Affairs Admiral Count of Rigny Centre-right Minister of Finance Georges Humann Centre-right Minister of the Navy and Colonies Admiral Guy-Victor Duperré None Minister of Public Education François Guizot Centre-right Minister of Commerce Tanneguy Duchâtel Centre-right
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