The Minister of Merchant Marine (Ministre de la Marine marchande) was responsible for the department that administered the French Merchant Navy.

Ministers in the period between the two world wars were:^[1]

• 3 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 : Louis Rollin
• 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 : Charles Daniélou
• 2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 : Louis Rollin
• 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 : Charles Daniélou
• 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 : Louis de Chappedelaine
• 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 : Charles Guernier
• 3 June 1932 – 31 January 1933 : Léon Meyer
• 31 January 1933 – 26 October 1933 : Eugène Frot
• 26 October 1933 – 26 November 1933 : Jacques Stern
• 26 November 1933 – 9 January 1934 : Eugène Frot
• 9 January 1934 – 30 January 1934 : William Bertrand
• 30 January 1934 – 9 February 1934 : Guy La Chambre
• 9 February 1934 – 1 June 1935 : William Bertrand
• 1 June 1935 – 7 June 1935 : François Piétri
• 7 June 1935 – 17 June 1935 : Marius Roustan
• 17 June 1935 – 24 January 1936 : William Bertrand
• 24 January 1936 – 4 June 1936 : Louis de Chappedelaine
• 18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938 : Paul Elbel
• 10 April 1938 – 13 September 1939 : Louis de Chappedelaine

The minister, and then commissaires during World War II were:^[1]

• 13 September 1939 – 16 June 1940 : Alphonse Rio
• 24 September 1941 – 4 March 1942 : Émile Muselier (Commissaire)
• 4 March 1942 – 7 June 1943 : Philippe Auboyneau (Commissaire)
• 7 June 1943 – 9 November 1943 : René Mayer (Commissaire)

Ministers after World War II were:^[1]

• 11 September 1948 – 28 October 1949 : André Colin
• 2 July 1950 – 12 July 1950 : Lionel de Tinguy du Pouët
• 12 July 1950 – 11 August 1951 : Gaston Defferre
• 11 August 1951 – 8 March 1952 : André Morice
• 20 January 1955 – 23 February 1955 : Raymond Schmittlein
• 23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956 : Paul Antier
• 11 November 1957 – 15 April 1958 : Maurice-René Simonnet (Secretary of State)