Alexandre Millerand

Alexandre Millerand
Millerand in 1920
12th President of France
In office 23 September 1920 – 11 June 1924
Prime Minister	Georges Leygues Aristide Briand Raymond Poincaré Frédéric François-Marsal
Preceded by	Paul Deschanel
Succeeded by	Gaston Doumergue
Prime Minister of France
In office 20 January 1920 – 23 September 1920
President	Raymond Poincaré Paul Deschanel
Preceded by	Georges Clemenceau
Succeeded by	Georges Leygues
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 20 January 1920 – 23 September 1920
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Georges Clemenceau
Succeeded by	Georges Leygues
Minister of War
In office 26 August 1914 – 29 October 1915
Prime Minister	René Viviani
Preceded by	Adolphe Messimy
Succeeded by	Joseph Gallieni
In office 14 January 1912 – 12 January 1913
Prime Minister	Raymond Poincaré
Preceded by	Adolphe Messimy
Succeeded by	Albert Lebrun
Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs
In office 24 July 1909 – 3 November 1910
Prime Minister	Aristide Briand
Preceded by	Louis Barthou
Succeeded by	Louis Puech
Minister of Commerce, Industry, Posts and Telegraphs
In office 22 June 1899 – 7 June 1902
Prime Minister	Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
Preceded by	Paul Delombre
Succeeded by	Georges Trouillot
Personal details
Born	(1859-02-10)10 February 1859 Paris, France
Died	6 April 1943(1943-04-06) (aged 84) Versailles, Occupied France
Political party	French Socialist Party (1902–1904) Republican-Socialist Party (1911–1912) Independent (1912–1940)
Spouse	Jeanne Millerand ​ ​ (m. 1898⁠–⁠1943)​
Children	Jean (1899–1972) Alice (1902–80) Jacques (1904–79) Marthe (1909–75)
Alma mater	University of Paris
Profession	Lawyer, journalist
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Alexandre Millerand (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ milʁɑ̃]; (1859-02-10)10 February 1859 – (1943-04-06)6 April 1943) was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 20 January to 23 September 1920 and President of France from 23 September 1920 to 11 June 1924. His participation in Waldeck-Rousseau's cabinet at the start of the 20th century, alongside the Marquis de Galliffet, who had directed the repression of the 1871 Paris Commune, sparked a debate in the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and in the Second International about the participation of socialists in bourgeois governments.

In 1912 Millerand was appointed as war minister in Poincaré’s cabinet. He returned to the same post during the first year of World War I, helping set French war strategy. After Clemenceau’s defeat in 1920, Millerand formed a cabinet and held both the premiership and the ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1920-1924 he served as president of France. He faced criticism for openly supporting conservative candidates in the 1924 elections and the left majority forced his resignation. Thereafter he played only a minor role in politics. ^[1]