The Ministry of Partnership with Territories and Decentralization () is a cabinet member in the Government of France, responsible for territorial cohesion; in particular with the regions and departments; they are also in charge of French decentralization The current officeholder is Catherine Vautrin of La République En Marche! (LREM). Ministère du Logement et de l'Habitat durable (official French government web site for the Ministry).
The position has frequently been combined with the portfolios of Public Works (Équipement), Transportation (Transports), Tourism (Tourisme) and the Sea (Mer). The ministry had merged with the Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Territorial Development upon the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France. In 2009, it has been separated from the Ecology Ministry and has taken the name of Ministry of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning.
Ministers of Territorial Development (1972–present) 12 July 1972 – 28 May 1974: Olivier Guichard 27 August 1976 – 29 March 1977: Jean Lecanuet 29 March 1977 – 26 September 1977: Jean-Pierre Fourcade 26 September 1977 – 22 May 1981: Fernand Icart 22 May 1981 – 22 March 1983: Michel Rocard 17 July 1984 – 20 March 1986: Gaston Defferre 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988: Pierre Méhaignerie 15 May 1991 – 2 April 1992: Michel Delebarre 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995: Charles Pasqua 18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995: Bernard Pons 7 November 1995 – 4 June 1997: Jean-Claude Gaudin 4 July 1997 – 10 July 2001: Dominique Voynet 10 July 2001 – 7 May 2002: Yves Cochet 7 May 2002 – 31 March 2004: Jean-Paul Delevoye 31 March 2004 – 31 May 2005: Gilles de Robien 3 June 2005 – 23 June 2009: Hubert Falco, as Secretary of State for Territorial Development 23 June 2009 – 16 May 2012: Michel Mercier, as Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning 16 May 2012 – 2 April 2014: Cécile Duflot, as Minister of Territorial Equality and Housing 2 April 2014 – 11 February 2016: Sylvia Pinel, as Minister of Territorial Equality and Housing 11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017: Jean-Michel Baylet, as Minister of Spatial Planning, Rurality and Territorial Communities, served with Emmanuelle Cosse, as Minister of Housing and Territorial Development 17 May 2017 – 19 June 2017: Richard Ferrand, as Minister of Territorial Cohesion 19 June 2017 – 16 October 2018: Jacques Mézard, as Minister of Territorial Cohesion 16 October 2018 – 5 March 2022: Jacqueline Gourault as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities 5 March 2022 – 20 May 2022 : Joël Giraud as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities 20 May 2022 – 4 July 2022 : Christophe Béchu as Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities 4 July 2022 – 20 September 2024 : Christophe Béchu as Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion and Caroline Cayeux as Minister of Relations with Local Authorities 20 September 2024 - 23 December 2024: Catherine Vautrin as Minister of Partnership with Territories and Decentralization 23 December 2024 – 5 October 2025: François Rebsamen 5 October 2025 – 12 October 2025: Éric Woerth 12 October 2025 – present: Françoise Gatel
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See also Minister in charge of Housing (France)