Colbert, first of the Controllers-General with subsequent power, was also head of two other senior government posts equivalent to present-day ministers (from a total of six): Secretary of State of the Navy and Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi (Royal Household), both from 1669 till his death in 1683.
Colbert, the first Controller-General with authority over these positions, also held two other high government roles equivalent to modern ministers (out of a total of six): Secretary of State for the Navy and Secretary of State for the Royal Household, both from 1669 until his death in 1683.