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Étienne-Alexandre Millerand
b. 10 Feb 1859, Paris
d. 7 Apr 1943, Versailles |
| Title: |
Président de la République française (President of the French Republic) |
| Term: |
23 Sep 1920 - 11 Jun 1924 |
| Chronology: |
23 Sep 1920,
elected, session of the Assemblée nationale (National Assembly), salle des séances de la Chambre des députés, Palais de Versailles, Versailles [1] |
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23 Sep 1920,
assumed the functions of office, public ceremony, Palais de Versailles, Versailles [2] |
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11 Jun 1924, letter of resignation (dated 11 Jun 1924, Paris) communicated to the Chamber of Deputies and to the Senate, acknowledged [3] |
| Biography: |
| Studied at Lycée Henri IV and Lycée Michelet; educated as a lawyer at the University of Paris; admitted to the bar in 1881; worked as journalist for La Justice; joined the Socialist Party; elected to Chambre des députés (1885-1919); edited La Petite République, organ of the Socialists, and La Lanterne (1898); minister of commerce, industry, posts and telegraphs (22 Jun 1899 - 7 Jun 1902); split with the Socialist Party (1904); served as minister of public works, posts and telegraphs (24 Jul 1909 - 3 Nov 1910); minister of war (14 Jan 1912 - 12 Jan 1913, 26 Aug 1914 - 29 Oct 1915); supervised the return of the Alsace region to French administration at the end of World War I as commissioner general (1919-1920); President of the Council of Ministers (20 Jan 1920 - 24 Sep 1920); emerged as leader of the Bloc national, a right-center moderate coalition; favored a concept of stronger presidency (speech at Evreux, 14 Oct 1923); was opposed by the Cartel des Gauches, radical and socialist majority; victory of the Cartel in the elections of May 1924 resulted in increasing critical attacks; unable to form an acceptable Cabinet, resigned the presidency under pressure from the left-wing coalition; elected to the Sénat and served 1925-1940. |
| Biographical sources: Dansette (1953) |
| Elections: |
| Candidate |
Vote (23 Sep 1920) |
| votes cast |
892 |
| blank/invalid |
106 |
| valid votes |
786 |
| absolute majority |
394 |
| Étienne-Alexandre Millerand |
695 |
| Gustave-Émile Delory |
69 |
| scattered |
22 |
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| Source of electoral results: Débats parlementaires, Assemblée nationale (supplement to JORF, No. 261, 24 Sep 1920), pp. 1-4. |
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| [1] |
Débats parlementaires, Assemblée nationale (supplement to JORF, No. 261, 24 Sep 1920), pp. 1-4. |
| [2] |
JORF, No. 261, 24 Sep 1920, pp. 14050-14051. |
| [3] |
JORF - Débats parlementaires, No. 77, 12 Jun 1924, Sénat, pp. 909-910; JORF - Débats parlementaires, No. 77, 12 Jun 1924, Chambre des députés, pp. 2301-2302. |
