Pierre-Étienne Flandin

Pierre-Étienne Flandin
110th Prime Minister of France
In office 8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935
Preceded by	Gaston Doumergue
Succeeded by	Fernand Bouisson
122nd Prime Minister of France (as President of the Council) Head of State and nominal Head of Government : Philippe Pétain
In office 13 December 1940 – 9 February 1941
Preceded by	Pierre Laval
Succeeded by	François Darlan
Personal details
Born	12 April 1889 Paris, France
Died	13 June 1958 (aged 69) Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Political party	Democratic Republican Alliance

Pierre Étienne Flandin (French pronunciation: ​[pjɛʁ etjɛn flɑ̃dɛ̃]; 12 April 1889 – 13 June 1958) was a French conservative politician of the Third Republic, leader of the Democratic Republican Alliance (ARD), and Prime Minister of France from 8 November 1934 to 31 May 1935.^[1][2]

He held a number of cabinet posts during the inter-war years. Under the premiership of Frédéric François-Marsal, he was, for just five days in 1924, Minister of Commerce. During the premierships of André Tardieu, he was Minister of Commerce and Industry during 1931 and 1932. Between these posts he served under Pierre Laval as Finance Minister. In the cabinet of Gaston Doumergue in 1934, he was Minister of Public Works; in November of the same year, he became Prime Minister – a position that lasted only until June 1935. However, during his term as Premier a number of important pacts were negotiated – the Franco–Italian Agreement, the Stresa Front and the Franco-soviet pact.^[1]

He was the French Foreign Minister when Adolf Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland in 1936.^[3]

In December 1940, Vichy Chief of State Philippe Pétain appointed him Foreign Minister and Prime Minister on 13 December 1940 in replacement of Pierre Laval. He occupied this position for only two months.^[4] He was ousted by François Darlan in January 1941.^[5]

Flandin's Ministry, 8 November 1934 – 1 June 1935

• Pierre Étienne Flandin – President of the Council
• Georges Pernot – Vice President of the Council and Minister of Justice
• Pierre Laval – Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Louis Maurin – Minister of War
• Marcel Régnier – Minister of the Interior
• Louis Germain-Martin – Minister of Finance
• Paul Jacquier – Minister of Labour
• François Piétri – Minister of Military Marine
• William Bertrand – Minister of Merchant Marine
• Victor Denain – Minister of Air
• André Mallarmé – Minister of National Education
• Georges Rivollet – Minister of Pensions
• Émile Casset – Minister of Agriculture
• Louis Rollin – Minister of Colonies
• Henri Roy – Minister of Public Works
• Henri Queuille – Minister of Public Health and Physical Education
• Georges Mandel – Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
• Paul Marchandeau – Minister of Commerce and Industry
• Édouard Herriot – Minister of State
• Louis Marin – Minister of State

Notes and sources

1. "M. Pierre Flandin – A Former Premier of France". The Times. 14 June 1958.
2. "Alliance républicaine démocratique (ARD)". Quid.fr. 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
3. "Berlin Talks on Reconciliation – Mr Flandin's Statement". The Times. 7 March 1936.
4. "Histoire des Chefs de Gouvernement". République Française – Portail du Gouvernement. 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
5. Dank, Milton (1974). The French against the French. London: Cassell. pp. 365 p. 338. ISBN 0-304-30037-3.