 Molé supported the policy of the duc de Richelieu, who in 1817 entrusted to him the direction of the Ministry of Marine, which he held until December 1818.From that time, he belonged to the moderate opposition, and he accepted the result of the revolution of 1830 without enthusiasm.He was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first cabinet of Louis Philippe's reign, and was confronted with the task of reconciling the European powers to the change of government.