Louis Barthou | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 9 February 1934 – 9 October 1934 | |
Preceded by | Édouard Daladier |
Succeeded by | Pierre Laval |
In office 23 October 1917 – 16 November 1917 | |
Preceded by | Alexandre Ribot |
Succeeded by | Stephen Pichon |
Prime Minister of France | |
In office 22 March 1913 – 9 December 1913 | |
Preceded by | Aristide Briand |
Succeeded by | Gaston Doumergue |
Personal details | |
Born | Jean Louis Barthou 25 August 1862 Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France |
Died | 9 October 1934 Marseille, France | (aged 72)
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Political party | Democratic Republican Alliance |
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Jean Louis Barthou (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lwi baʁtu]; 25 August 1862 – 9 October 1934) was a French politician of the Third Republic who served as Prime Minister of France for eight months in 1913. In social policy, his time as prime minister saw the introduction (in July 1913) of allowances to families with children.[1]
In 1917 and in 1934, Barthou also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.