Vincent Auriol

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Vincent Auriol
President of the National Assembly Constituent until 27 November 1946
In office 31 January 1946 – 21 January 1947
Preceded by	Félix Gouin
Succeeded by	Édouard Herriot
Personal details
Born	(1884-08-27)27 August 1884 Revel, France
Died	1 January 1966(1966-01-01) (aged 81) Paris, France
Political party	French Section of the Workers' International
Spouse	Michelle Auriol ​ (m. 1911)​
Toulouse 1 University Capitole
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Vincent Jules Auriol (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃sɑ̃ oʁjɔl]; 27 August 1884 – 1 January 1966) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1947 to 1954.

Early life and politics

Auriol was born in Revel, Haute-Garonne, as the only child of Jacques Antoine Auriol (1855–1933), a baker nicknamed Paul, and Angélique Virginie Durand (1861–1945).^[1] His great-grandmother, Anne Auriol, was a first cousin of English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He earned a law degree at the Collège de Revel in 1904 and began his career as a lawyer in Toulouse. A committed socialist, Auriol co-founded the newspaper Le Midi Socialiste in 1908; he was head of the Association of Journalists in Toulouse at this time.

In 1914, Auriol entered the

Auriol became the party's leading spokesman on financial issues. He chaired the Finance Committee in the Chamber of Deputies from 1924 to 1926. His first cabinet post was as

As president, Auriol pursued a relatively weak presidency like the office under the Third Republic. He attempted to reconcile political factions within France and warm relations between France and its allies. He was criticized for France's ailing economy and political turmoil in the postwar period, and the

When Auriol's term as president expired, he did not run for re-election, and was succeeded by René Coty as President of France on 16 January 1954. Auriol commented on leaving office: "The work was killing me; they called me out of bed at all hours of the night to receive resignations of prime ministers"^[3] (there were eighteen different governments during his seven years as president.)

After his presidency, Auriol assumed the role of elder

On 1 January 1966, Vincent Auriol died in hospital in the 7th arrondissement of Paris^[4] and was buried at Muret, Haute-Garonne.

Personal life

On 1 June 1911, Auriol married Michelle Aucoutuier (5 March 1895 – 21 January 1979).^[5][6][7] Around seven to eight years later, the couple had a son, Paul (1919–1992) and the aviator Jacqueline Auriol was his daughter-in-law.

See also

• Politics of France

References

Sources

• Scouting Round the World, John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press 1959, p. 150
• (in French) Biography on the French National Assembly's website Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
• (in French) French National Archives

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vincent Auriol.

• Biography on governmental site Chemins de la Mémoire
• Vincent Auriol at Find a Grave
• Newspaper clippings about Vincent Auriol in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Political offices
Preceded by Marcel Régnier	Minister of Finance 1936–1937	Succeeded by Georges Bonnet
Preceded by Marc Rucart	Minister of Justice 1937–1938	Succeeded by César Campinchi
Preceded by Félix Gouin	President of the National Assembly 1946–1947	Succeeded by Édouard Herriot
Vacant Title last held by Albert Lebrun	President of France 1947–1954	Succeeded by René Coty
Regnal titles
Preceded by Georges Bidault	Ramon Iglesias i Navarri	Succeeded by René Coty