François Piétri | |
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| Vichy France Ambassador toFrancoist Spain | |
| In office 1940–1944 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of theNational Assembly fromCorsica | |
| In office 6 November 1924 – 26 March 1942 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1882-08-10)10 August 1882 |
| Died | 17 August 1966(1966-08-17) (aged 84) |
| Party | Radical |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Republican Alliance |
| Education | Collège Stanislas de Paris Paris Institute of Political Studies |
François Piétri (French:[fʁɑ̃swapjetʁi]; 8 August 1882 – 17 August 1966) was a French politician and writer who served as a minister in several governments in the later years of theFrench Third Republic and was French ambassador toSpain from 1940 to 1944 under theVichy regime.
Born inBastia,Corsica to Antoine-Jourdan Piétri, a lawyer andpréfecture councilman, and Clorinde Gavini, the daughter of aFrench National Assembly member.[1] In addition, two of his uncles were Senators in theSecond Empire.[2] Piétri graduated fromCollège Stanislas in 1899 and moved on to theÉcole libre des sciences politiques for his university education. He was selected for theFrench Civil Service in 1906 as an auditor (Inspecteur des finances) and progressed through the ranks to the post ofDirecteur général des finances du Maroc - Director of Finances forMorocco - a role he filled from 1917 to 1924.
Piétri was a member of theRadical Party.[2][3]
In 1924, Piétri was elected to theNational Assembly and remained in office there until 1942. During that time, he occupied a number of responsibilities, including:
He remained involved in French politics during the Nazi occupation of France, becoming theVichy ambassador to Spain from 1940 to 1944. He received theOrder of the Francisque.
After the war, he was condemnedin absentia to five years'indignité nationale by the High Court. Avoiding politics after returning to France, he received theAcadémie Française'sGrand prix Gobert in 1956 for his historical works.
Piétri died in 1966 inAjaccio.[2]
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