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Jules Méline | |
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 Méline in 1915 | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 29 April 1896 – 28 June 1898 | |
| President | Félix Faure |
| Preceded by | Léon Bourgeois |
| Succeeded by | Henri Brisson |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 4 April 1888 – 11 November 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Floquet |
| Succeeded by | Charles Floquet |
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| Born | 20 May 1838 |
| Died | 21 December 1925(1925-12-21) (aged 87) |
| Political party | Progressive Republican(1870–1903) Republican Federation(1903–1910s) |
Félix Jules Méline (French:[ʒylmelin]; 20 May 1838 – 21 December 1925) was a French statesman,Prime Minister of France from 1896 to 1898.
Méline was born atRemiremont. Having taken up law as his profession, he was chosen a deputy in 1872, and in 1879 he was for a short time Under-Secretary to the Minister of the Interior. In 1880 he came to the fore as the leading spokesman of the party which favoured the protection of French industries, and he had a considerable share in fashioning the protectionist legislation of the years 1890–1902. From 1883 to 1885, Méline was Minister for Agriculture, and in 1888–1889 he wasPresident of the Chamber of Deputies. In 1896 he becamePremier (Président du Conseil) and Minister for Agriculture.[1] His tenure in these roles ended in 1898, after losing the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies following the1898 French legislative election, being succeeded as Premier byHenri Brisson.[2][3]
At one time he editedLa République francaise, and after his retirement from public life he wroteLe Retour de la terre et Ia surproduction industrielle, tout en faveur de l'agriculture (1905).[1]
The French protectionist measure of 1892, theMéline tariff, is named after him.[4]
Méline's Ministry, 29 April 1896 – 28 June 1898:[citation needed]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Méline, Félix Jules".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 94.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture 1883–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Chamber of Deputies 1888–1889 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of France 1896–1898 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture 1896–1898 | Succeeded by |
