Joseph Paul-Boncour
Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour (born August 4, 1873 in Saint-Aignan , Loir-et-Cher department , † March 28, 1972 in Paris ) was a French socialist politician .
Paul-Boncour initially represented as an independent socialist member of parliament from 1909 to 1914 a constituency of his home department of Loir-et-Cher in the French Chamber of Deputies . From 1916 he belonged to the party of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière (SFIO). From 1919 to 1924 he represented a constituency in the Seine department , then until 1931 a constituency in the Tarn department in the Chamber of Deputies. From 1931 he belonged to the Parti républicain-socialiste (PRS). He was Prime Minister of France from December 18, 1932 to January 31, 1933 . In 1911 he served as Minister of Labor and Welfare, in 1932 and 1934 as Defense Minister, in 1936 as Minister of State and from 1932 to 1934 and 1938 as Foreign Minister. From 1931 to 1940 he represented his constituency in the Senate of his country. In 1940, as one of 80 members of parliament, he opposed the transfer of extensive powers to Marshal Pétain . As a representative of his country at the Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme, he participated in the formulation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 .
literature
- Jean Jolly (ed.): Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (1889–1940) , Presses universitaires de France, 1968 ( pp. 2618–2622 , PDF; 4.64 MB) (French)
- Jasper Wieck: Path to »Décadence«. France and the Manchurian Crisis 1931–1933 . (Paris Historical Studies; 40). Bouvier, Bonn 1995, ISBN 3-416-02554-7 ( digitized version )
Web links
- Biography on charles-de-gaulle.org (French)
- Newspaper article about Joseph Paul-Boncour in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Edouard Herriot |
Prime Minister of France December 18, 1932–31. January 1933 |
Edouard Daladier |
|
Édouard Herriot Yvon Delbos |
Foreign Minister of France December 18, 1932-30. January 1934 March 13, 1938-10. April 1938 |
Édouard Daladier Georges Bonnet |
|
François Piétri Jean Fabry |
War / Defense Minister of France June 3, 1932-18. December 1932 February 4, 1934–9. February 1934 |
Édouard Daladier Philippe Pétain |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paul-Boncour, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paul-Boncour, Augustin Alfred Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician (SFIO, PRS) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Aignan , Loir-et-Cher department |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1972 |
| Place of death | Paris |