Édouard Herriot | |
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 Herriot in 1946 | |
| Prime Minister of France[a] | |
| In office 3 June 1932 – 18 December 1932 | |
| President | Albert Lebrun |
| Preceded by | André Tardieu |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Paul-Boncour |
| In office 20 July 1926 – 23 July 1926 | |
| President | Gaston Doumergue |
| Preceded by | Aristide Briand |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Poincaré |
| In office 15 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 | |
| President | Gaston Doumergue |
| Preceded by | Frédéric François-Marsal |
| Succeeded by | Paul Painlevé |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 1947 – 11 January 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Auriol |
| Succeeded by | André Le Troquer |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 4 June 1936 – 10 July 1940[b] | |
| Preceded by | Fernand Bouisson |
| Succeeded by | Félix Gouin (as President of the Provisional Consultative Assembly, 1943) |
| In office 22 April 1925 – 20 July 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Painlevé |
| Succeeded by | Raoul Péret |
| Minister of Public Instructionand Beaux-Arts | |
| In office 23 July 1926 – 1 November 1928 | |
| President | Gaston Doumergue |
| Prime Minister | Raymond Poincaré |
| Preceded by | Édouard Daladier |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Marraud |
| Mayor ofLyon | |
| In office 18 May 1945 – 26 March 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Justin Godart |
| Succeeded by | Louis Pradel |
| In office 3 November 1905 – 20 September 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Augagneur |
| Succeeded by | Georges Cohendy |
| Member of theNational Assembly forRhône | |
| In office 6 November 1945 – 26 March 1957 | |
| Member of theChamber of Deputies forRhône | |
| In office 20 November 1919 – 31 May 1942 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 June 1932 – 14 December 1932 | |
| President | Albert Lebrun |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | André Tardieu |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Paul-Boncour |
| In office 19 July 1926 – 21 July 1926 | |
| President | Gaston Doumergue |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Aristide Briand |
| Succeeded by | Aristide Briand |
| In office 14 June 1924 – 10 April 1925 | |
| President | Gaston Doumergue |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Edmond Lefebvre du Prey |
| Succeeded by | Aristide Briand |
| Member of theSenate | |
| In office 7 November 1912 – 23 December 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Édouard Millaud |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Ruffier |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 12 December 1916 – 17 March 1917 | |
| President | Raymond Poincaré |
| Prime Minister | Aristide Briand |
| Preceded by | Marcel Sembat |
| Succeeded by | Georges Desplas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Édouard Marie Herriot (1872-07-05)5 July 1872 Troyes, France |
| Died | 26 March 1957(1957-03-26) (aged 84) Saint-Genis-Laval, France |
| Resting place | Loyasse Cemetery, Lyon |
| Political party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Blanche Rebatel |
| Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure |
| Occupation | Historian |
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Édouard Marie Herriot (French:[edwaʁma.ʁiɛʁjo]; 5 July 1872 – 26 March 1957) was a FrenchRadical politician of theThird Republic who served three times asPrime Minister (1924–1925; 1926; 1932) and twice as President of theChamber of Deputies.[1] He led the firstCartel des Gauches. Under theFourth Republic, he served as President of theNational Assembly until 1954. A historian by occupation, Herriot was elected to theAcadémie Française'seighth seat in 1946.[2] He served asMayor ofLyon for more than 45 years, from 1905 until his death, except for a brief period from 1940 to 1945, when he saw his movements variously restricted for opposingthe Vichy regime.
Herriot was born atTroyes, France on 5 July 1872. AsMayor ofLyon, Herriot improved relations between municipal government and local unions, increased public assistance funds, and began an urban renewal programme,[3] amongst other measures. He died inLyon on 26 March 1957.[1] He went through aDeathbed conversion toCatholicism with CardinalPierre-Marie Gerlier, and was buried at theLoyasse Cemetery "with church ritual".[4]
Changes
Herriot's denial of theUkrainian Famine of 1932-33 came after a visit to Ukraine between 26 August and 9 September 1933, shortly after leaving the French Prime Ministership. Herriot denied accounts of the famine and said that Soviet Ukraine was "like a garden in full bloom".[5]
Furthermore, he announced to the press that there was no famine in Ukraine, that he did not see any trace of hunger, and that the allegations of starving millions were being spread by adversaries of the Soviet Union. "When one believes that the Ukraine is devastated by famine, allow me to shrug my shoulders", he declared. The 13 September 1933 issue ofPravda was able to write that Herriot "categorically contradicted the lies of the bourgeoisie press in connection with a famine in the USSR."[6]
Governmental functions
Président of the Council of Ministers : 1924–1925 / 19–21 July 1926 / June–December 1932.
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Supply : 1916–1917.
Minister of Education and Fine Arts : 1926–1928.
Minister of Foreign Affairs : 1924–1925 / 19–21 July 1926 / June–December 1932.
Minister of State : 1934–1936.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
President of the National Assembly of France : 1947–1954.
Member of theNational Assembly of France forRhône : 1946–1957 (He died in 1957). Elected in 1946, reelected in 1951, 1956.
Constitutional Assembly
Member of the Constitutional Assembly forRhône : 1945–1946. Elected in 1945, reelected in June 1946.
Chamber of Deputies of France
President of the Chamber of Deputies of France : 1925–1926 / 1936–1940.
Member of theChamber of Deputies of France forRhône : 1919–1942 (Dissolution of Parliament byPhilippe Pétain in 1942). Elected in 1919, reelected in 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936.
Senate of France
Senator ofRhône : 1912–1919. Elected in 1911.
General council
General councillor ofRhône : 1945–1951.
Mayor ofLyon : 1905–1940 (Deposition byVichy regime in 1940) / 1945–1957 (He died in 1957). Reelected in 1908, 1912, 1919, 1925, 1929, 1935, 1945, 1947, 1953.
Municipal councillor ofLyon : 1904–1940 (Deposition by the Vichy regime in 1940) / 1945–1957 (He died in 1957). Reelected in 1908, 1912, 1919, 1925, 1929, 1935, 1945, 1947, 1953.
Political functions
President of theRadical Party : 1919–1926 / 1931–1936 / 1948–1953 / 1955–1957.
Herriot was declared an honorary citizen of the city ofVeliki Bečkerek (todayZrenjanin) in 1933. There is also a street with his name in Zrenjanin.
His visit to a church inKyiv, where a fake religious service was organized for the occasion, is described in "The Mechanical Lions", one of the stories inA Tomb for Boris Davidovich byDanilo Kiš.
Three-Time Premier, Radical Party Power, Was Scholar and Member of Academy. Hoped to Defeat E.D.C. Plan '54. Long Urged Nation Pay War Debts to U.S. Tributes From Leaders National Funeral Urged Widely Known in U.S. Became Premier in 1924. Abstained From Vote. Edouard Herriot, French statesman, party leader, scholar and author who had become a symbol of the premier Third Republic, died today at the age of 84. ...
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Public Works and Transport 1916–1917 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by — | Minister of Supply 1916–1917 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of France 1924–1925 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1924–1925 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Chamber of Deputies 1925–1926 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of France 1926 | Succeeded by |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs 1926 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Minister of Public Instruction 1926–1928 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of France 1932 | Succeeded by |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs 1932 | ||
| Preceded by — | Minister of State 1934–1936 | Succeeded by — |
| Preceded by | President of the Chamber of Deputies 1936–1940 | Succeeded by — |
| Preceded by | President of the National Assembly 1947–1954 | Succeeded by |
| New office | President of theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 1949 | Succeeded by |
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