Pierre-Étienne Flandin
Pierre-Étienne Flandin | |
|---|---|
 Flandin in 1935 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 13 December 1940 – 9 February 1941 | |
| Chief of the State | Philippe Pétain |
| Preceded by | Pierre Laval |
| Succeeded by | François Darlan |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935 | |
| President | Albert Lebrun |
| Preceded by | Gaston Doumergue |
| Succeeded by | Fernand Bouisson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1889 Paris, France |
| Died | 13 June 1958 (aged 69) Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France |
| Political party | Democratic Republican Alliance (1914–1940) |
Pierre-Étienne Flandin (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ etjɛn flɑ̃dɛ̃]; 12 April 1889 – 13 June 1958) was a French conservative politician of the Third Republic, leader of the Democratic Republican Alliance (ARD), and Prime Minister of France from 1934 to 1935.[1][2]
A military pilot during World War I,
Flandin was the French Foreign Minister when
Munich crisis hurt his career.[3] In December 1940, Vichy Chief of State Philippe Pétain appointed Flandin Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister on 13 December 1940, replacing Pierre Laval. He occupied that position for only two months.[5]
He was ousted by François Darlan in January 1941.[6]
A street in Avallon was named in his honour.[7] In May 2017, it was renamed in honour of the murdered British MP, Jo Cox.[8]
Flandin's ministry, 8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935
- Pierre Étienne Flandin – President of the Council
- Georges Pernot – Vice President of the Council and Minister of Justice
- Pierre Laval – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Louis Maurin – Minister of War
- Marcel Régnier – Minister of the Interior
- Louis Germain-Martin – Minister of Finance
- Paul Jacquier – Minister of Labour
- François Piétri – Minister of Military Marine
- William Bertrand – Minister of Merchant Marine
- Victor Denain – Minister of Air
- André Mallarmé – Minister of National Education
- Georges Rivollet – Minister of Pensions
- Émile Casset – Minister of Agriculture
- Louis Rollin – Minister of Colonies
- Henri Roy – Minister of Public Works
- Henri Queuille – Minister of Public Health and Physical Education
- Georges Mandel – Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
- Paul Marchandeau – Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Édouard Herriot – Minister of State
- Louis Marin – Minister of State
References
- ^ a b "M. Pierre Flandin – A Former Premier of France". The Times. 14 June 1958.
- ^ "Alliance républicaine démocratique (ARD)". Quid.fr. 2008. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ a b c Gunther, John (1940). Inside Europe. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 196.
- ^ "Berlin Talks on Reconciliation – Mr Flandin's Statement". The Times. 7 March 1936.
- ^ His reputation has suffered considerably partially for the very negative comments in the 1944 book by Pertinax, The Gravediggers of France (Chapter 5) in which the author blames him for strengthening appeasement, which ultimately led to Hitler's invasion. "Histoire des Chefs de Gouvernement". République Française – Portail du Gouvernement. 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ISBN 0-304-30037-3.
- ^ 47°29′20″N 3°53′52″E / 47.4889607°N 3.8977763°E
- L'Yonne republicaine. Retrieved 27 November 2017.