Georges Leygues
Prime Minister of France
In office
24 September 1920 – 16 January 1921
PresidentAlexandre Millerand
Preceded byAlexandre Millerand
Succeeded byAristide Briand
Personal details
Born29 October 1856
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Died2 September 1933(1933-09-02) (aged 76)
Saint-Cloud
Political partyDemocratic Republican Alliance

Georges Leygues (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ lɛjɡ]; 29 October 1856[1] – 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.

Leygues's Ministry, 24 September 1920 – 16 January 1921

Changes

Memory

Two French warships have been named for Georges Leygues:

References

  1. ^ National Assembly, France. "Jean, Claude, Georges Leygues". Official website of the French National Assembly.
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Political offices Preceded byEugène Spuller Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts 1894–1895 Succeeded byRaymond Poincaré Preceded byCharles Dupuy Minister of the Interior 1895 Succeeded byLéon Bourgeois Preceded byLéon Bourgeois Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts 1898–1902 Succeeded byJoseph Chaumié Preceded byÉtienne Clémentel Minister of Colonies 1906 Succeeded byRaphaël Milliès-Lacroix Preceded byCharles Chaumet Minister of Marine 1917–1920 Succeeded byAdolphe Landry Preceded byAlexandre Millerand Prime Minister of France 1920–1921 Succeeded byAristide Briand Minister of Foreign Affairs 1920–1921 Preceded byÉmile Borel Minister of Marine 1925–1926 Succeeded byRené Renoult Preceded byRené Renoult Minister of Marine 1926–1930 Succeeded byAlbert Sarraut Preceded byAndré Tardieu Minister of the Interior 1930–1931 Succeeded byPierre Laval Preceded byCharles Dumont Minister of Marine 1932–1933 Succeeded byAlbert Sarraut