Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, French Controller-General of Finances (born 1619)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

French statesman (1619–1683)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French statesman who served as First Minister of State from 1661 until his death in 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His lasting impact on the organization of the country's politics and markets, known as Colbertism, a doctrine often…

List of finance ministers of France

This is a list of ministers of finance of France, including the equivalent positions of Superintendent of Finances and Controller-General of Finances during the Ancien Régime. The position of Superintendent of Finances was abolished following the arrest of Nicolas Fouquet; his…