René Mayer

René Mayer (French pronunciation: [ʁəne majɛʁ]; 4 May 1895  13 December 1972)[1] was a French Radical politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953. He was born and died in Paris. He led the Mayer Authority from 1955 to 1958. He was France's second Prime Minister of Jewish descent (after Léon Blum).[2]

René Mayer
Prime Minister of France
In office
8 January 1953  28 June 1953
Preceded byAntoine Pinay
Succeeded byJoseph Laniel
President of the High Authority of the ECSC
In office
3 June 1955  13 January 1958
Preceded byJean Monnet
Succeeded byPaul Finet
Personal details
Born(1895-05-04)4 May 1895
Died13 December 1972(1972-12-13) (aged 77)
Political partyRadical

Mayer's Ministry, 8 January – 28 June 1953

Changes

  • 11 February 1953 – Guy Petit succeeds Ribeyre as Minister of Commerce.
Political offices
New office Minister of Public Works and Transport
1944–1945
Succeeded by
Jules Moch
Preceded by
Robert Schuman
Minister of Finance
1947–1948
Succeeded by
Paul Reynaud
Preceded by
Jules Moch
Minister of Economic Affairs
1947–1948
Preceded by
Pierre-Henri Teitgen
Minister of National Defence
1948
Succeeded by
Paul Ramadier
Preceded by
Robert Lecourt
Minister of Justice
1949–1951
Succeeded by
Edgar Faure
Preceded by
Guy Mollet and René Pleven
Deputy Prime Minister of France
1951–1952
Succeeded by
Henri Queuille
Preceded by
Maurice Petsche
Minister of Finance
1951–1952
Succeeded by
Edgar Faure
Minister of Economic Affairs
1951–1952
Succeeded by
Robert Buron
Preceded by
Antoine Pinay
Prime Minister of France
1953
Succeeded by
Joseph Laniel

References

  1. Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson Company. 1974. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-8242-0543-0.
  2. Raul Hilberg, La Destruction des Juifs d'Europe, Gallimard, Folio, 2006, p. 1162-1163 & p. 2060


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