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Georges Leygues
Prime Minister of France (1857–1933)
Georges Leygues (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ lɛjɡ]; 29 October 1856[1] – 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.
Quick Facts Prime Minister of France, President ...
Georges Leygues | |
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Prime Minister of France | |
In office 24 September 1920 – 16 January 1921 | |
President | Alexandre Millerand |
Preceded by | Alexandre Millerand |
Succeeded by | Aristide Briand |
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Born | 29 October 1856 Villeneuve-sur-Lot |
Died | 2 September 1933(1933-09-02) (aged 76) Saint-Cloud |
Political party | Democratic Republican Alliance |
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- Georges Leygues – President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- André Joseph Lefèvre – Minister of War
- Théodore Steeg – Minister of the Interior
- Frédéric François-Marsal – Minister of Finance
- Paul Jourdain – Minister of Labour
- Gustave L'Hopiteau – Minister of Justice
- Adolphe Landry – Minister of Marine
- André Honnorat – Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
- André Maginot – Minister of War Pensions, Grants, and Allowances
- Joseph Ricard – Minister of Agriculture
- Albert Sarraut – Minister of Colonies
- Yves Le Trocquer – Minister of Public Works
- Auguste Isaac – Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Émile Ogier – Minister of Liberated Regions
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- 16 December 1920 – Flaminius Raiberti succeeds Lefèvre as Minister of War.
Two French warships have been named for Georges Leygues:
- a light cruiser Georges Leygues that served in World War II
- an F70-type frigate Georges Leygues, which was decommissioned in 2014
- National Assembly, France. "Jean, Claude, Georges Leygues". Official website of the French National Assembly.
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Preceded by | Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts 1894–1895 |
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Preceded by | Minister of the Interior 1895 |
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Preceded by | Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts 1898–1902 |
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Preceded by | Minister of Colonies 1906 |
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Preceded by | Minister of Marine 1917–1920 |
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Preceded by | Prime Minister of France 1920–1921 |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs 1920–1921 | ||
Preceded by | Minister of Marine 1925–1926 |
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Preceded by | Minister of Marine 1926–1930 |
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Preceded by | Minister of the Interior 1930–1931 |
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Preceded by | Minister of Marine 1932–1933 |
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