Gaston Doumergue

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.

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
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

1 August 1863
Aigues-Vives, France
Died18 June 1937 (aged 73)
Aigues-Vives, France
Political partyRadical Party
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Doumergue, taken c. 1910–1915

Life

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 until Alexandre Ribot's ministry of March 1917, when he was sent to Russia to persuade Alexander Kerensky's government not to make a separate peace with Germany and Austria-Hugary. 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 highly-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's First Ministry, 9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914

Changes

  • 17 March 1914 – René Renoult succeeds Caillaux as Finance Minister. Louis Malvy succeeds Renoult as Minister of the Interior. Raoul Péret succeeds Malvy as Minister of Commerce, Industry, Posts, and Telegraphs.
  • 20 March 1914 – Armand Gauthier de l'Aude succeeds Monis as Minister of Marine.

Doumergue's Second Ministry, 9 February – 8 November 1934
Time cover, 21 Jul 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". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2008.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Albert Decrais		 Minister of Colonies
1902–1905		 Succeeded by
Étienne Clémentel
New office Minister of Labour
1906		 Succeeded by
René Viviani
Preceded by
Georges Trouillot		 Minister of Commerce and Industry
1906–1908		 Succeeded by
Jean Cruppi
Preceded by
Aristide Briand		 Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
1908–1910		 Succeeded by
Maurice Faure
Preceded by
Louis Barthou		 Prime Minister of France
1913–1914		 Succeeded by
Alexandre Ribot
Preceded by
Stéphen Pichon		 Minister of Foreign Affairs
1913–1914		 Succeeded by
Léon Bourgeois
Preceded by
René Viviani		 Minister of Foreign Affairs
1914		 Succeeded by
Théophile Delcassé
Preceded by
Maurice Raynaud		 Minister of Colonies
1914–1917		 Succeeded by
André Maginot
Preceded by
Léon Bourgeois		 President of the Senate
1923–1924		 Succeeded by
Justin de Selves
Preceded by
Alexandre Millerand		 President of France
1924–1931		 Succeeded by
Paul Doumer
Preceded by
Édouard Daladier		 Prime Minister of France
1934		 Succeeded by
Pierre Étienne Flandin
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Alexandre Millerand		 Co-Prince of Andorra
1924–1931
With Justí Guitart i Vilardebó		 Succeeded by
Paul Doumer
Preceded by
Justí Guitart i Vilardebó		 Succeeded by
Justí Guitart i Vilardebó
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Alexey Rykov		 Cover of Time Magazine
21 July 1924		 Succeeded by
William Sproule
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