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Joseph Laniel
92nd Prime Minister of France
In office
28 June 1953 – 18 June 1954
Preceded byRené Mayer
Succeeded byPierre Mendès France
Personal details
Born12 October 1889
Died8 April 1975(1975-04-08) (aged 85)
Political partyCNIP

Joseph Laniel (French pronunciation: [ʒɔzɛf lanjɛl]; 12 October 1889, Vimoutiers, Orne – 8 April 1975, Paris) was a French conservative politician of the Fourth Republic, who served as Prime Minister for a year from 1953 to 1954. During the middle of his tenure as Prime Minister Laniel was an unsuccessful candidate for the French Presidency, a post won by René Coty. Laniel was born in Vimoutiers, Orne, and died in Paris, France.

Co-founder of the Republican Party of Liberty (PRL), then of the National Center of Independents and Peasants (CNIP), Laniel's cabinet was overturned after the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in Indochina in 1954. He was succeeded by Pierre Mendès France.

Laniel's Ministry, 28 June 1953 – 19 June 1954

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Posts
1951
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State
1951–1952
Succeeded by
(none)
Preceded by Prime Minister of France
1953–1954
Succeeded by