Radical leader of the Cartel des Gauches, three times prime minister and mayor of Lyon for nearly half a century
Born in Troyes in 1872, he studied at the École normale supérieure, came first in the agrégation in letters and taught in Lyon. He became mayor of Lyon in 1905 and held the office until 1940 and again from 1945 until his death. President of the Radical Party from 1919, he led the Cartel des Gauches to victory in the 1924 election and became President of the Council, but financial crisis brought down his governments in 1925 and 1926. He headed a third government in 1932 and was President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1936 to 1940. Kept under watch by the Vichy regime, he was arrested by the Germans in August 1944 and taken to Germany. After the war he was President of the National Assembly from 1947 to 1954, and he died near Lyon in 1957.
Activities and affiliations
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1912–1957
Legislature and state representation
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1919–1957
Political and party leadership
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1924–1935
France state institutionsHeads of state and government of France
Government and administration
Career Timeline
- 1905.11.30–1940.09.20Mayor of Lyon
- 1912.11.07–1919.12.23Senator for the Rhône
- 1919–1926President of the Radical Party
- 1924.06.14–1925.04.10President of the Council of Ministers
- 1925.04.22–1926.07.20President of the Chamber of Deputies
- 1926.07.19–21President of the Council of Ministers
- 1932.06.03–12.14President of the Council of Ministers
- 1936.06.04–1940.07.10President of the Chamber of Deputies
- 1945.05.18–1957.03.26Mayor of Lyon
- 1947.01.21–1954.01.11President of the National Assembly