1.Who does what ?
2.Budget
3.History

The structure of the ministry of postal services and telecommunications and its responsibilities evolve.
A summary of the last 13 years follows.

MINISTER	TITLE	LAW	RESPONSIBILITIES
François FILLON	junior minister for postal services, telecommunications and space	Decree n· 95 17/11/95	POSTAL SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SPACE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Delegated authority over CNES* and INRIA* Chair of Space Committee
François FILLON	minister of information technologies and postal services	Decree n· 95-760 1/06/95	POSTAL SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SPACE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Co-ordinates and defines government policy on the development of the information society and modernisation of communication technologies and services Authority over CNES Authority over INRIA(in conjunction with the ministry of Research) Chair of space committee

* CNES : national centre for space studies - INRIA : national computer and robotics research institute

MINISTER	TITLE	LAW	RESPONSIBILITIES
Gérard LONGUET	minister of industry, postal services and telecommunications and foreign trade	Decree n· 93-781 8/04/94	POSTAL SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SPACE, INDUSTRY Chair of atomic energy committee
Then José ROSSI		17/10/94	Chair of space committee Authority over CNES in conjunction with ministry of Defence and ministry of Research
Emile ZUCCARELLI	minister of postal services and telecommunications	Decree n· 92-393 15/04/92	POSTAL SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Jean-Marie RAUSCH	junior minister of postal services and telecommunications	Decree n· 91-547 10/06/91	POSTAL SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS except for personnel aspects and the organisation of departments managed jointly with the ministry of Finance
Paul QUILES	minister of postal services, telecommunications and space	Decree n· 88-837 20/07/88	POSTAL SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SPACE
Paul QUILES	minister of postal services, telecommunications and space	Decree n· 88-741 3/06/88	POSTAL SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SPACE,Coherence of government action in space policy matters Authority over CNES in conjunction with the minister of Education and Research
Gérard LONGUET	junior minister to the minister of industry, P & T and Tourism, responsible for P & T	Decree n· 86-1011 3/09/86	POSTAL SERVICES and TELECOMMUNICATIONS Authority over TDF Authority over organisations and establishments active in the postal services and telecommunications domain
Gérard LONGUET	junior minister to the minister of industry, P & T and Tourism, responsible for P & T	Decree n· 86-722 25/04/86	POSTAL SERVICES and TELECOMMUNICATIONS Authority over TDF Authority over organisations and establishments active in the postal services and telecommunications domain
Louis MEXANDEAU	minister of PTT	Decree n· 85-1212 20/11/85	PTT Authority over organisationsand establishments active in the PTT domain
Louis MEXANDEAU	junior minister to the minister of industrial redeployment and foreign trade, responsible for PTT	Decree n· 84-766 7/08/84	PTT Authority over organisations and establishments active in the PTT domain