Georges Leygues
Georges Leygues (lang; 29 October 1856 – 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He held several key ministerial positions, including Minister of the Colonies, Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Navy (Marine), and ultimately served as President of the Council (Prime Minister) from 1920 to 1921.
Georges Leygues

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- Name
- Georges Leygues
- Born
- 29 October 1856
- Birthplace
- Villeneuve-sur-Lot
- Died
- 2 September 1933
- Place of death
- Saint-Cloud
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- politician · poet
- Honours
- Montyon Prize
- Languages
- French
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Georges Leygues (lang; 29 October 1856 – 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He held several key ministerial positions, including Minister of the Colonies, Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Navy (Marine), and ultimately served as President of the Council (Prime Minister) from 1920 to 1921.
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• Name — Georges Leygues • Order — Prime Minister of France • Term Start — 24 September 1920 • Term End — 16 January 1921 • President — Alexandre Millerand • Predecessor — Alexandre Millerand • Successor — Aristide Briand • Born — 29 October 1856 • Birthplace — Villeneuve-sur-Lot • Died — 2 September 1933 • Place of death — Saint-Cloud • Party — Democratic Republican Alliance • Office2 — Minister of Foreign Affairs of France • Term Start2 — 24 September 1920 • Term End2 — 16 January 1921 • Prime Minister2 — Himself • President2 — Alexandre Millerand • Predecessor2 — Alexandre Millerand • Successor2 — Aristide Briand • Term Start3 — 26 January • Term End3 — 1 November 1895 • Predecessor3 — Charles Dupuy • Prime Minister3 — Alexandre Ribot • President3 — Félix Faure • Successor3 — Léon Bourgeois • Office3 — Minister of the Interior of France • Term Start4 — 13 December 1930 • Term End4 — 27 January 1931 • Predecessor4 — André Tardieu • Prime Minister4 — Théodore Steeg • President4 — Gaston Doumergue • Successor4 — Pierre Laval • Office7 — Minister of the Colonies of France • Term Start7 — 14 March • Term End7 — 25 October 1906 • Predecessor7 — Étienne Clémentel • Successor7 — Raphaël Milliès-Lacroix • President7 — Armand Fallières • Prime Minister7 — Ferdinand Sarrien • Office8 — Minister of the Navy of France • Term Start8 — 16 November 1917 • Term End8 — 20 January 1920 • Predecessor8 — Charles Chaumet • Successor8 — Adolphe Landry • Successor9 — René Renoult • Predecessor9 — Émile Borel • Successor10 — Albert Sarraut • Predecessor10 — René Renoult • Predecessor11 — Charles Dumont • Successor11 — Albert Sarraut • Term Start9 — 28 November 1925 • Term End9 — 19 July 1926 • Term End10 — 21 February 1930 • Term Start10 — 23 July 1926 • Term End11 — 2 September 1933 • Term Start11 — 3 June 1932 • President8 — Raymond Poincaré • President9 — Gaston Doumergue • President10 — Gaston Doumergue • President11 — Paul Doumer Andre Tardieu (as interim) Albert Lebrun • Prime Minister8 — Georges Clemenceau • Prime Minister9 — Aristide Briand • Prime Minister10 — Raymond Poincaré Aristide Briand André Tardieu • Prime Minister11 — Édouard Herriot Joseph Paul-Boncour Édouard Daladier • Office5 — Minister of Public Instruction of France • Term Start5 — 30 May 1894 • Term End5 — 26 January 1895 • Term End6 — 7 June 1902 • Term Start6 — 1 November 1898 • Predecessor5 — Eugène Spuller • Successor5 — Raymond Poincaré • Predecessor6 — Léon Bourgeois • Successor6 — Joseph Chaumié • President5 — Sadi Carnot Charles Dupuy (as interim) Jean Casimir-Perier Félix Faure • President6 — Félix Faure Charles Dupuy (as interim) Émile Loubet • Prime Minister5 — Charles Dupuy • Prime Minister6 — Charles Dupuy Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
Life
Life
He was born in Villeneuve-sur-Lot in 1856. From 1885 until his death, he served as representative of the Lot-et-Garonne region in the Chamber of Deputies. In January 1895, he was appointed as Minister of the Interior in the government of Alexandre Ribot serving in this role until November 1895. From 1899 to 1902, he served as Minister of Education in the government of Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau. On 24 September 1920, he was appointed as Prime Minister by President Alexandre Millerand. He served as Prime Minister until 12 January 1921. In November 1928, he became Minister of Marine. 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. He died in 1933.
Leygues's Ministry, 24 September 1920 – 16 January 1921
Leygues's Ministry, 24 September 1920 – 16 January 1921
• 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 Changes • 16 December 1920 – Flaminius Raiberti succeeds Lefèvre as Minister of War.
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Georges Leygues was born at Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
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Georges Leygues died at Saint-Cloud.
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Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
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Saint-Cloud.
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Besides the Îles Leygues, in the Kerguelens, two French warships have been named for Georges Leygues: • a light cruiser Georges Leygues that served in the Second World War • an F70-type frigate Georges Leygues. The ship was decommissioned in 2014.

Caricature de Léon Daudet et de Georges Leygues dans L'Humanité du 13 janvier 1921.
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- 1.National Assembly, France. Jean, Claude, Georges Leygues. Official website of the French National Assembly.
- 2.Guillaume, Sylvie. Dictionnaire des parlementaires d'Aquitaine sous la Troisième République. Presses Univ de Bordeaux. 482. 1998. 978-2-86781-231-6.
- 3.Bertrand, Alphonse. La chambre des députés: 1898-1902 : biographie des 581 députés. May. 267. 1899.
- 4.députés, France Assemblée nationale (1871-1942) Chambre des. Annales de la Chambre des députés: débats parlementaires. Impr. du Journal Officiel. 342. 1893.
- 5.Whyte, G. The Dreyfus Affair: A Chronological History. Springer. 471. 2005-10-12. 978-0-230-58450-1.
- 6.National and English Review. 697. 1899.
- 7.Brogan, Denis William. The Development of Modern France, 1870-1939: The shadow of war. World War I. Between the two wars. Harper & Row. 569. 1966.
- 8.Steiner, Zara S. The Lights that Failed: European International History, 1919-1933. Oxford University Press. 828. 2005. 978-0-19-822114-2.
- 9.Epstein, M. The Statesman's Year-Book. Springer. 842. 2016-12-23. 978-0-230-27058-9.
- 10.Moulin, Jean. French Cruisers, 1922–1956. Pen and Sword. 2013-03-04. 978-1-4738-1445-5.
- 11.Grove, Eric. NATO Major Warships - Europe. Tri-Service. 41. 1990. 978-1-85488-006-2.
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