Jean Zay

Jean Zay
Minister of National Education
In office 4 June 1936 – 10 September 1939
Prime Minister	Léon Blum Camille Chautemps Édouard Daladier
Preceded by	Henri Guernut
Succeeded by	Yvon Delbos
Personal details
Born	Jean Élie Paul Zay (1904-08-06)6 August 1904 Orléans, France
Died	20 June 1944(1944-06-20) (aged 39) Molles, France
Cause of death	Murder
Resting place	Panthéon, Paris
Political party	Radical Party
Education	Lycée Pothier

Jean Élie Paul Zay (6 August 1904 – 20 June 1944) was a French politician. He served as Minister of National Education and Fine Arts from 1936 until 1939. He was imprisoned by the Vichy government from August 1940 until he was murdered in 1944.