Joseph Caillaux

Joseph Caillaux
Caillaux in 1925
Prime Minister of France
In office 27 June 1911 – 11 January 1912
President	Armand Fallières
Preceded by	Ernest Monis
Succeeded by	Raymond Poincaré
Personal details
Born	Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux (1863-03-30)30 March 1863 Le Mans, France
Died	22 November 1944(1944-11-22) (aged 81) Mamers, France
Political party	Radical Party

Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf maʁi oɡyst kajo]; 30 March 1863 – 22 November 1944) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He was a leader of the French Radical Party and Minister of Finance, but his progressive views in opposition to the military alienated him from conservative elements. He was accused of corruption, but was cleared by a parliamentary commission. This political weakness strengthened the right wing elements in the Radical Party.^[1]