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Léon Blum Léon Blum France's first Socialist prime minister, who left behind paid holidays and the 40-hour week Political and party leadership · French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) 1872–1950
Léon Jouhaux Léon Jouhaux The syndicalist who led the CGT for 31 years, signed the Matignon Agreements and won the Nobel Peace Prize Social movements and organizing · General Confederation of Labour (CGT, France) 1879–1954
Ludovic-Oscar Frossard Ludovic-Oscar Frossard SFIO general secretary who led the Tours vote to join the Comintern, became the first PCF general secretary and left in 1923 Political and party leadership · French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) 1889–1946
Roger Salengro Roger Salengro The Popular Front's interior minister, hounded to death by the far-right press Government and administration · France state institutions 1890–1936
Marceau Pivert Marceau Pivert The Socialist left's tribune who wrote 'Everything is possible', the Popular Front's left frontier Political and party leadership · French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) 1895–1958
Léo Lagrange Léo Lagrange The undersecretary for leisure and sport who designed the workers' first holidays Government and administration · France state institutions 1900–1940