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Corps des mines

Foremost engineering corps of the French government

Foremost engineering corps of the French government

The Corps des mines () is the foremost technical Grand Corps of the French State. It is composed of the state industrial engineers. The Corps is attached to the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. Its purpose is to entice French students in mathematics and physics to serve the government and train them for executive careers in France.

Education and Recruitment

Members are educated at the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, also known as Mines ParisTech. Each year, the Corps recruits between 10 and 20 members. Most are alumni from École polytechnique, usually among the top-ranked students; others come from École normale supérieure (ENS), Télécom Paris, or Mines ParisTech graduates.

Career Path

Being admitted to the Corps des mines program is considered a significant fast-track for executive careers in France. Corps des Mines engineers typically hold high-level technical or executive positions in various ministries or international organizations. After serving in the administration, some engineers transfer to the private sector, holding top executive positions in large industrial companies.

Missions

Corps des Mines engineers contribute to the conception, implementation, and evaluation of public policies in the fields of:

  • industry and economy
  • energy and natural resources
  • information and communication technologies
  • environmental sustainability, industrial safety, and public health
  • research, innovation, and new technologies
  • land use planning and transportation
  • standardization and metrology
  • banking, insurance, and financial services

Notable Members

These ingénieurs des mines are listed by chronological order of birthdate.

  • Armand Dufrénoy (1792-1857)
  • Gabriel Lamé (1795-1870)
  • Élie de Beaumont (1798-1874)
  • Émile Clapeyron (1799-1864), founder of thermodynamics
  • Michel Chevalier (1806-1879)
  • Frédéric le Play (1806-1882)
  • Henri Victor Regnault (1810-1878)
  • Louis Le Chatelier (1815-1873)
  • Charles-Eugène Delaunay (1816-1872)
  • Achille Delesse (1817-1881)
  • Charles de Freycinet (1828-1923), prime minister of France
  • Camille Jordan (1838-1922)
  • Henry Le Chatelier (1850-1936), chemist
  • Henry Küss (1852-1914)
  • Henri Poincaré (1854-1912)
  • Albert Lebrun (1871-1950)
  • Conrad Schlumberger (1878-1936)
  • Maurice Allais (1911-2010)
  • Anne Lauvergeon (1959)

References

References

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  2. "Corps des Mines – Education & Training".
  3. "Corps des Mines".
  4. "Comment les ingénieurs des Mines ont pris le pouvoir".
  5. "Corps des Mines – Education & Training".
  6. "Corps des Mines – Recruitment".
  7. "Comment les ingénieurs des Mines ont pris le pouvoir".
  8. "Une haute fonction publique privée à la francaise".
  9. "Légifrance".
  10. "Henri Poincaré Biography".
  11. "Albert Lebrun".
  12. "Maurice Allais – Nobel Prize".
  13. "Anne Lauvergeon remains influential".
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