Édouard Herriot
French Radical politician (1872–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Édouard Marie Herriot (French: [edwaʁ ma.ʁi ɛʁjo]; 5 July 1872 – 26 March 1957) was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister (1924–1925; 1926; 1932) and twice as President of the Chamber of Deputies.[1] He led the first Cartel des Gauches. Under the Fourth Republic, he served as President of the National Assembly until 1954. A historian by occupation, Herriot was elected to the Académie Française's eighth seat in 1946.[2] He served as Mayor of Lyon for more than 45 years, from 1905 until his death, except for a brief period from 1940 to 1945, when he was exiled to Germany for opposing the Vichy regime.
Édouard Herriot | |
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| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 3 June 1932 – 18 December 1932 | |
| President | Albert Lebrun |
| Preceded by | André Tardieu |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Paul-Boncour |
| In office 20 July 1926 – 23 July 1926 | |
| President | Gaston Doumergue |
| Preceded by | Aristide Briand |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Poincaré |
| In office 15 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 | |
| President | Gaston Doumergue |
| Preceded by | Frédéric François-Marsal |
| Succeeded by | Paul Painlevé |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 1947 – 11 January 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Auriol |
| Succeeded by | André Le Troquer |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 4 June 1936 – 10 July 1940[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Preceded by | Fernand Bouisson |
| Succeeded by | Félix Gouin (as President of the Provisional Consultative Assembly, 1943) |
| In office 22 April 1925 – 20 July 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Painlevé |
| Succeeded by | Raoul Péret |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Beaux-Arts | |
| In office 23 July 1926 – 1 November 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Raymond Poincaré |
| Preceded by | Édouard Daladier |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Marraud |
| Mayor of Lyon | |
| In office 18 May 1945 – 26 March 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Justin Godart |
| Succeeded by | Louis Pradel |
| In office 3 November 1905 – 20 September 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Augagneur |
| Succeeded by | Georges Cohendy |
| Member of the National Assembly for Rhône | |
| In office 6 November 1945 – 26 March 1957 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Rhône | |
| In office 20 November 1919 – 31 May 1942 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Édouard Marie Herriot (1872-07-05)5 July 1872 Troyes, France |
| Died | 26 March 1957(1957-03-26) (aged 84) Saint-Genis-Laval, France |
| Resting place | Loyasse Cemetery, Lyon |
| Political party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Blanche Rebatel |
| Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure |
| Occupation | Historian |
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