Louis Barthou

Louis Barthou
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(1934-10-09) (aged 72) Marseille, France
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.