Gaston Doumergue

Gaston Doumergue
Doumergue in 1924
13th President of France
In office 13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931
Prime Minister	Frédéric François-Marsal Édouard Herriot Paul Painlevé Aristide Briand Raymond Poincaré André Tardieu Camille Chautemps Théodore Steeg Pierre Laval
Preceded by	Alexandre Millerand
Succeeded by	Paul Doumer
Prime Minister of France
In office 9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934
President	Albert Lebrun
Preceded by	Édouard Daladier
Succeeded by	Pierre-Étienne Flandin
In office 9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914
President	Raymond Poincaré
Preceded by	Louis Barthou
Succeeded by	Alexandre Ribot
Personal details
Born	Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue (1863-08-01)1 August 1863 Aigues-Vives, France
Died	18 June 1937(1937-06-18) (aged 73) Aigues-Vives, France
Political party	Radical
Alma mater	University of Paris
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Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue (French pronunciation: [ɡastɔ̃ dumɛʁɡ]; 1 August 1863 in Aigues-Vives, Gard – 18 June 1937 in Aigues-Vives) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He served as President of France from 1924 to 1931, succeeding Alexandre Millerand, who had resigned.

Tasked with important ministerial portfolios, he was first appointed President of the Council of Ministers in 1913, but was forced to leave power a few months after his appointment. He was elected as President of the Senate in 1923.

At the end of his mandate as President of France, refusing to compete against his eventual successor, Doumergue retired, but chaired a government of national unity during the crisis created by the riots of 6 February 1934.