Senate leader elected president as the candidate of the united Left, who kept commuting death sentences
Born at Mézin in the Lot-et-Garonne in 1841, the son of a clerk of the peace, he practised law at Nérac and became a municipal councillor there in 1868 and mayor in 1871. Elected deputy for Nérac in 1876, he sat with the Gauche républicaine and signed the protest of 18 May 1877. He became minister of the interior in 1882, and from 29 January 1883 he was president of the council for a month, resigning over the expulsion of the pretenders. He later served as minister of public instruction, of the interior and of justice, and entered the Senate in 1890. After presiding over the Senate from March 1899 to January 1906, he stood as the candidate of the groups of the Left in both chambers and was elected president, defeating Paul Doumer by 449 votes to 371. An opponent of the death penalty, he commuted the sentences of many condemned prisoners.
Also known as: Clément Armand Fallières
Activities and affiliations
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1876–1906
France state institutionsDeputy, senator and President of the Senate
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1880–1892
France state institutionsPremier, Minister of the Interior and of JusticeHeads of state and government of France
Government and administration -
1901–
Democratic Republican Alliance
Government and administration -
1906–1913
France state institutionsPresident of the RepublicHeads of state and government of FranceMain
Government and administration
Career Timeline
- 1871–1873.05Mayor of Nérac
- 1876.02–1890.06Deputy for Nérac
- 1882.08.07–1883.02.20Minister of the Interior
- 1883.01.29–02.17President of the Council of Ministers
- 1890.06–1906.02Senator for the Lot-et-Garonne
- 1899.03–1906.01President of the Senate
- 1906.02.18–1913.02.18President of the Republic