Laval IV government
The Laval IV government (French: 'quatrième gouvernement Laval') was the government of France from June 7, 1935 to January 22, 1936. It was directed by Pierre Laval (" Président du Conseil "); Albert Lebrun was then President ("président de la république") of the Third Republic .
The then parliament was elected in the parliamentary elections on May 1 and 8, 1932 (15th legislative period).
The Laval IV government succeeded the Bouisson government under Fernand Bouisson ; it was followed by the Sarraut II government under Albert Sarraut .
Cabinet members
- President du conseil: Pierre Laval
- Ministres d'État:
- Édouard Herriot ( PRS )
- Louis Marin ( FR )
- Pierre-Étienne Flandin ( AD )
- Minister (Ministres):
- Minister of Justice: Léon Bérard ( AD )
- Foreign Minister: Pierre Laval
- Interior Minister: Joseph Paganon (PRS)
- Finance Minister: Marcel Régnier (PRS),
- Minister of War: Jean Fabry (AD)
- Naval Minister: François Piétri (AD)
- Ministre de l'Air: Victor Denain
- Minister of Education (Ministre de l'Éducation nationale):
- Philippe Marcombes (PRS), † June 13, 1935.
- Marius Roustan ( RI ) from June 17, 1935.
- Minister for Public Works (Ministre des Travaux publics): Laurent Eynac ( RI )
- Minister of Commerce and Industry (Ministre du Commerce et de l'Industrie): Georges Bonnet ( PRS )
- Minister of Agriculture (Ministre de l'Agriculture): Pierre Cathala ( RI )
- Minister of Colony (Ministres des Colonies): Louis Rollin ( AD )
- Minister of Labor (Ministre du Travail): Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
- Ministre des Pensions: Henri Maupoil (PRS)
- Ministre des Postes, Télégraphe et Téléphone: Georges Mandel ( Indépendants républicains )
- Minister of Public Health (Ministre de la Santé publique): Ernest Lafont ( Parti socialiste de France-Union Jean Jaurès )
- Minister for the Merchant Navy (Ministre de la Marine marchande):
- Marius Roustan, until June 17, 1935
- William Bertrand (PRS), from June 17, 1935
- Sous-secrétaire d'État à la Présidence du Conseil: Camille Blaisot (FR)
During the reign
The Laval government received 412 votes in its election and only 137 votes against. At that time there was a crisis in France; The new government received unlimited powers (limited to October 31, 1935) from the National Assembly (Senate and Parliament) to counter a fall in the rate of the French franc and to combat speculation about such a fall. The formerly more pacifist left demanded toughness or determination towards Hitler or the Nazi regime and Mussolini or his regime ; Right-wing and radical right-wing politicians demanded concession and tolerance for their policies.
From July, the Laval IV government reduced the prices of certain products and public spending in some areas by decree. There were (as in the countries of some of France's important trading partners) certain tendencies towards deflation .
Others
Laval headed four French governments before World War II:
- I January 27 to June 13, 1931,
- II until January 12, 1932,
- III January 14, 1932 to February 6, 1932 and
- IV.
Parliamentary elections were held again on April 26 and May 3, 1936, after which a socialist - Léon Blum - became Prime Minister for the first time .
See also
Web links
- L'État, les finances et l'économie. Histoire d'une conversion 1932-1952 (Volume I). Chapter VI: La préhistoire du Front popular (juin 1935-janvier 1936)
Footnotes
- ↑ see also English Wikipedia , French Wikipedia
- ↑ see also French Wikipedia
- ↑ CAEF.fr: Résumé de l'action ministérielle
- ↑ www.economie.gouv.fr
- ↑ www.economie.gouv.fr
- ^ The Argus (Melbourne, 1848-1957 ), June 10, 1935: FRENCH FINANCIAL CRISIS - EMERGENCY POWERS GIVEN TO M. LAVAL. Serious Deficits Revealed. Nation Must Make Sacrifices