Edme Charles Philippe Lepère
Edme Charles Philippe Lepère (born February 1, 1823 in Auxerre , † September 6, 1885 there ) was a French statesman .
Lepère studied law and became a lawyer in his hometown. Here he founded the democratic newspaper L'Yonne under the Second Empire and was elected General Council in 1867 .
After the fall of the Empire on September 4, 1870, he was elected President of the Municipal Council in Auxerre and entered the National Assembly on February 8, 1871 as a member of the National Assembly for his department , where he took his place on the extreme left.
He was chairman of the Union républicaine for a long time and took an outstanding part in the work of the National Assembly, both as a speaker in the plenary deliberations and in the political negotiations.
In 1876 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and vice-president. On December 14, 1877, Jules Dufaure appointed him Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of the Interior .
After the republic was firmly established, Lepère took over the portfolio of trade and agriculture in the Waddington Ministry on February 4, 1879 , which he exchanged with the Ministry of the Interior on March 5.
He vigorously advocated the republic against clerical and Bonapartist activities, but accepted his dismissal in May 1880, when the Chamber rejected several articles of the law on the right of assembly that he had submitted, and died on September 6, 1885 in Auxerre.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Émile de Marcère |
Interior Minister of France March 4, 1879 - May 17, 1880 |
Ernest Constans |
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| SURNAME | Lepère, Edme Charles Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auxerre |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1885 |
| Place of death | Auxerre |