Georges Leig ( fr. Georges Leygues ; October 26, 1857 , Villeneuve-sur-Lo , department of Law and Garonne , France - September 2, 1933 , Paris , France ) - French politician of the Third Republic .
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| The president | Alexander Millerand | |||
| Predecessor | Alexander Millerand | |||
| Successor | Aristide Briand | |||
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| Awards | Montion Prize | |||
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Biography
Georges Leig was born in Villeneuve-sur-Lo ( Aquitaine , France ).
Minister of Social Development and Arts of France from May 30, 1894 to January 26, 1895 and from November 1, 1898 to June 7, 1902 .
French Minister of the Interior from January 26 to November 1, 1895 and from December 13, 1930 to January 27, 1931 .
Minister of the Colonies of France from March 14 to October 25, 1906 .
French Minister of Marine from November 16, 1917 to January 20, 1920 , from November 28, 1925 to July 19, 1926 , from July 23, 1926 to February 21, 1930, and from June 3, 1932 to September 2, 1933 .
During his tenure as naval minister, he worked with Admiral Henri Salon, chief of staff of the French Navy, in unsuccessful attempts to obtain a naval rearmament priority for government funding for army rearmament of the Maginot line .
French Prime Minister and French Foreign Minister from September 24, 1920 to January 16, 1921 .
Leig Cabinet of Ministers ( September 24, 1920 - January 16, 1921 )
- Georges Leig - Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs ;
- Andre Lefebvre - Minister of War
- Theodor Steg - Minister of the Interior ;
- Frederic Francois-Marsalle - Minister of Finance ;
- Paul Jourdain - Minister of Labor;
- Gustave L'Opitot - Minister of Justice ;
- Adolf Landry - Minister of the Sea ;
- Andre Onnora - Minister of Public Development and the Arts;
- Andre Maginot - Minister of War Pensions, Provision and Benefits;
- Joseph Ricard - Minister of Agriculture;
- Alber Sarro - Minister of the Colonies;
- Yves Le Trocker - Minister of Public Works;
- Auguste Isaac - Minister of Trade and Industry;
- Emil Augier - Minister of Liberated Regions.
Changes
- December 16, 1920 - Flaminius Reberti inherits Lefebvre as Minister of War.
Memory
Two French warships were named after Georges Leig:
- light cruiser Georges Leig , who participated in the Second World War ;
- F70-type frigate Georges Leig in the current service.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Committee of Historical and Scientific Works - 1834.
- ↑ Sycomore / Assemblée nationale
Links
- Leig, Jean-Claude-Georges // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.