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Gaston Doumergue
Doumergue in 1924, as the Grand Master of the Legion of Honour
President of France
In office
13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931
Prime Minister
See list
Preceded byAlexandre Millerand
Succeeded byPaul Doumer
Prime Minister of France
In office
9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934
PresidentAlbert François Lebrun
Preceded byÉdouard Daladier
Succeeded byPierre-Étienne Flandin
In office
9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914
PresidentRaymond Poincaré
Preceded byLouis Barthou
Succeeded byAlexandre Ribot
Personal details
Born
Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue

(1863-08-01)1 August 1863
Aigues-Vives, France
Died18 June 1937(1937-06-18) (aged 73)
Aigues-Vives, France
Political partyRadical Party
Alma materUniversity of Paris

Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue (French pronunciation: [ɡastɔ̃ dumɛʁɡ]; 1 August 1863 in Aigues-Vives, Gard – 18 June 1937 in Aigues-Vives) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He served as President of France from 13 June 1924 to 13 June 1931.

Biography

Doumergue, c. 1910–1915

Doumergue came from a Protestant family and was a Freemason.[1][2][3] Beginning as a Radical, he turned more towards the political right in his old age. He served as prime minister from 9 December 1913 to 2 June 1914. He held the portfolio for the colonies through the ministries of René Viviani and Aristide Briand from 26 August 1914 to 19 March 1917. In February 1917 he was sent on a mission to Russia and negotiated with Tsar Nicholas II a secret agreement which defined the demands that France and Russia would make in future peace negotiations with Germany and Austria-Hungary. He was elected as the 13th French President on 13 June 1924, the only Protestant to hold that office. He served until 13 June 1931 and again was Prime Minister in a conservative national unity government, after the riots of 6 February 1934. That government lasted from 6 February to 8 November 1934.

He was widely regarded as one of the most popular French presidents, particularly after the controversial Alexandre Millerand, who had been his predecessor. Doumergue was single when he was elected and became the first President of France to marry in office.[4]

Doumergue died at Aigues-Vives on 18 June, 1937 at the age of 73.

Doumergue's First Ministry, 9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914

Changes

Doumergue's Second Ministry, 9 February – 8 November 1934

Time cover, 21 July 1924

Changes

  • 13 October 1934 – Pierre Laval succeeds Barthou (assassinated 9 October) as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Paul Marchandeau succeeds Sarraut as Minister of the Interior. Louis Rollin succeeds Laval as Minister of Colonies.
  • 15 October 1934 – Henri Lémery succeeds Chéron as Minister of Justice.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dictionnaire universelle de la Franc-Maçonnerie (Marc de Jode, Monique Cara and Jean-Marc Cara, ed. Larousse , 2011)
  2. ^ Dictionnaire de la Franc-Maçonnerie (Daniel Ligou, Presses Universitaires de France, 2006)
  3. ^ Ce que la France doit aux francs-maçons (Laurent Kupferman, Emmanuel Pierra, ed. Grund, 2012)
  4. ^ Sciolino, Elaine (3 February 2008). "French Leader and Ex-Model Wed in Quiet Ceremony". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2008.

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Colonies
1902–1905 		Succeeded by
New office Minister of Labour
1906 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Commerce and Industry
1906–1908 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
1908–1910 		Succeeded by
Maurice Faure
Preceded by Prime Minister of France
1913–1914 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1913–1914 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1914 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Colonies
1914–1917 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Senate
1923–1924 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of France
1924–1931 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of France
1934 		Succeeded by
Regnal titles
Preceded by Co-Prince of Andorra
1924–1931
Served alongside: Justí Guitart i Vilardebó 		Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Cover of Time magazine
21 July 1924 		Succeeded by
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