Georges Monnet

Georges Monnet
Monnet in 1932
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1936–1938
Preceded byPaul Thellier
Succeeded byHenri Queuille
Minister of Blockade
In office
1939–1940
Personal details
Born12 August 1898
Aurillac, France
Died9 December 1980(1980-12-09) (aged 82)
Val-de-Marne, France
Political partySocialist
Military service
Allegiance France
Branch/serviceFrench Army
Years of service1917–1918

Georges Monnet (12 August 1898, Aurillac, Cantal – 9 December 1980) was a prominent socialist politician in 1930s France and a member of Paul Reynaud's war cabinet as Minister of Blockade. Preceding that, he was Minister of Agriculture in Léon Blum's government. He was decorated for his service in the First World War, receiving the Croix de Guerre.