Fernand Gentin | |
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 Gentin in 1935, from a calling card | |
| Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones | |
| In office 18 January 1938 – 13 March 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste Lebas |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste Lebas |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 13 March 1938 – 10 April 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Rucart |
| Succeeded by | Marc Rucart |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 10 April 1938 – 20 March 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Cot |
| Succeeded by | Louis Rollin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1876 Reims, Marne, France |
| Died | 24 April 1946 (aged 69) Paris, France |
Fernand Gentin (27 September 1876 – 24 April 1946) was a French printer and Radical politician who was a deputy from 1932 to 1942. He was Minister of PTT and then Minister of Health in 1938, and Minister of Commerce from 1938 to 1940. In the period before World War II (1939–45) began he first opposed and then supported letting refugees from Nazi Germany work freely in France. In the early part of the war he promoted continued production of luxury goods to earn money for import of armaments. After the defeat of France, he collaborated with the German occupiers as administrator and political director of a newspaper. He was banned from public office after the Liberation of France.