Joseph Marie Terray, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (born 1715)

Joseph Marie Terray

Abbot Joseph Marie Terray was a Controller-General of Finances during the reign of Louis XV of France, an agent of fiscal reform.

Controller-General of Finances

Position in the Ancien Régime of France

The Controller-General or Comptroller-General of Finances was the name of the minister in charge of finances in France from 1661 to 1791. It replaced the former position of Superintendent of Finances, which was abolished with the downfall of Nicolas Fouquet. It did not hold any…