Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Pierre-Étienne Flandin (born April 12, 1889 in Paris , † June 13, 1958 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat , Département Alpes-Maritimes ) was a French lawyer and politician , for a long time president of the Alliance démocratique .
He was the son of the magistrate, lawyer and politician Étienne Flandin (1853-1922). From 1918 to 1921 he was French general resident in Tunisia . During the Third Republic , Flandin was Undersecretary of State in the Air Force Ministry and repeatedly held various ministerial offices between 1924 and 1936. He was Minister of Commerce in 1924 and between 1929 and 1931 and Minister of Finance from 1931 to 1932 and Minister of Public Works in 1934. He temporarily held the position of President of the Council of Ministers from November 8, 1934 to May 31, 1935 as the successor to Gaston Doumergue and as the forerunner of Fernand Bouisson . From January 24, 1936 to June 4, 1936 he was Foreign Minister in Albert Sarraut's government .
Later, from December 14, 1940 to February 9, 1941, Flandin was head of government during the Vichy regime , as its foreign minister he also served from 1940 to 1941. In the office of Prime Minister he succeeded Pierre Laval and predecessor of Admiral François Darlan . Flandin did not have the confidence of the German occupiers .
After the war, he was again President of the Alliance démocratique from 1950. He was acquitted in criminal proceedings for collaboration with the German occupation regime.
Works
Politique française 1919-1940 , 1947
Web links
- Newspaper article about Pierre-Étienne Flandin in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Gaston Doumergue Pierre Laval |
Prime Minister of France November 8, 1934 - June 1, 1935 December 13, 1940 - February 9, 1941 |
Fernand Bouisson François Darlan |
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Pierre Laval Pierre Laval |
Foreign Minister of France January 24, 1936 - June 4, 1936 December 13, 1940 - February 9, 1941 |
Yvon Delbos François Darlan |
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Louis Germain-Martin |
Finance Minister of France January 27, 1931 - June 3, 1932 |
Louis Germain-Martin |
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| SURNAME | Flandin, Pierre-Etienne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1958 |
| Place of death | Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat |