- Joseph Paul-Boncour
Infobox Prime Minister
name=Joseph Paul-Boncour
order=104thPrime Minister of France
term_start =18 December 1932
term_end =31 January 1933
predecessor =Édouard Herriot
successor =Édouard Daladier
birth_date =4 August 1873
death_date =death date and age|1972|3|28|1873|8|4|
party=ARDAugustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour (4 August 1873 - 28 March 1972) was a French politician of the Third Republic.
Career
Born in Saint-Aignan,
Loir-et-Cher , Paul-Boncour received a law degree from theUniversity of Paris and became active in thelabor movement , organizing the legal council of the "Bourses du Travail " (workers' associations). He was private secretary to PremierPierre Waldeck-Rousseau from 1898 to 1902. Elected to theChamber of Deputies as a Radical in 1909, he held his seat until 1914, briefly serving as Minister of Labour in 1911. After serving in the military duringWorld War I , he returned to theFrench National Assembly .Turning to
Socialism , he joined the SFIO in 1916, but resigned in 1931 to found the independent group "Union Socialiste Républicaine", which soon merged with the "Parti Démocratique Républicain" to form the Parti Démocratique Républicain et Social (PDRS). Also in 1931, Paul-Boncour was elected to the Senate, and served in that capacity until the establishment of the Vichy régime in 1940 (duringWorld War II ).During his time as a Senator, Paul-Boncour served in a variety of cabinent and diplomatic posts. He was the Permanent Delegate to the
League of Nations from 1932 to 1936, Minister of War in 1932, Premier from December 1932 to January 1933, and Foreign Minister on three separate occasions (December 1932 to January 1934, January to June 1936, and March 1938).Paul-Boncour was opposed to the formation of the Vichy government, and recommended continuing the fight against
Nazi Germany after thefall of France , fromAlgiers . As a member of the Consultative Assembly from 1944, he led the French delegation to the United Nations conference inSan Francisco and signed the "United Nations Charter " on behalf of France. He once again served as a senator from 1946 to 1948.He died in
Paris .Paul-Boncour's Ministry, 18 December 1932 - 31 January 1933
*Joseph Paul-Boncour - President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs
*Édouard Daladier - Minister of War
*Camille Chautemps - Minister of the Interior
*Henri Chéron - Minister of Finance
*Albert Dalimier - Minister of Labour and Social Security Provisions
*Abel Gardey - Minister of Justice
*Georges Leygues - Minister of Marine
*Léon Meyer - Minister of Merchant Marine
*Paul Painlevé - Minister of Air
*Anatole de Monzie - Minister of National Education
*Edmond Miellet - Minister of Pensions
*Henri Queuille - Minister of Agriculture
*Albert Sarraut - Minister of Colonies
*Georges Bonnet - Minister of Public Works
*Charles Daniélou - Minister of Public Health
*Laurent Eynac - Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
*Julien Durand - Minister of Commerce and Industry
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