- Georges Leygues
Infobox Prime Minister
name=Georges Leygues
order=87thPrime Minister of France
term_start =24 September 1920
term_end =16 January 1921
predecessor =Alexandre Millerand
successor =Aristide Briand
birth_date =26 October 1857
death_date =death date and age|1933|9|2|1857|10|26|
party=NoneGeorges Leygues (26 October 1857 - 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the
Maginot Line .He was born in
Villeneuve-sur-Lot ,Lot-et-Garonne ,Aquitaine ,France .Leygues's Ministry, 24 September 1920 - 16 January 1921
*Georges Leygues -
President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs
*André Lefèvre - Minister of War
*Théodore Steeg - Minister of the Interior
*Frédéric François-Marsal - Minister of Finance
*Paul Jourdain - Minister of Labour
*Gustave L'Hopiteau - Minister of Justice
*Adolphe Landry - Minister of Marine
*André Honnorat - Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
*André Maginot - Minister of War Pensions, Grants, and Allowances
*Joseph Ricard - Minister of Agriculture
*Albert Sarraut - Minister of Colonies
*Yves Le Trocquer - Minister of Public Works
*Auguste Isaac - Minister of Commerce and Industry
*Émile Ogier - Minister of Liberated RegionsChanges
*16 December 1920 -Flaminius Raiberti succeeds Lefèvre as Minister of War.Memory
Two French warships have been named for Georges Leygues:
* a light cruiser "Georges Leygues" that served in World War II
* an F70-type frigate "Georges Leygues" in current service
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