title: Ministry of Jean-Joseph Dessolles
text: # Ministry of Jean-Joseph Dessolles
  
  The Ministry of Jean-Joseph Dessolles was formed on 29 December 1818 after the dismissal of the First ministry of Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu by King Louis XVIII of France. It was dissolved on 19 November 1819 and replaced by the Ministry of Élie Decazes.
  
  ## Ministers
  
  The ministers were:
  
  | Portfolio | Holder | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | President of the Council of Ministers | The Marquis Dessolles | Constitutional |
  | Ministers ||||
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | The Marquis Dessolles | Constitutional |
  | Minister of the Interior | The Count Decazes | Constitutional |
  | Minister of Justice | The Count of Serre | Constitutional |
  | Minister of War | Marshal Marquis of Saint-Cyr | None |
  | Minister of Finance | The Baron Louis | Constitutional |
  | Minister of the Navy and Colonies | The Baron Portal | None |
  