Auguste Alain Georges Pernot | |
|---|---|
 Pernot in 1930 | |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 3 November 1929 – 13 December 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Forgeot |
| Succeeded by | Édouard Daladier |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 8 November 1934 – 7 June 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Lémery |
| Succeeded by | Léon Bérard |
| Minister of Blockade | |
| In office 13 September 1939 – 21 March 1940 | |
| Succeeded by | Georges Monnet |
| Minister of the French Family and Public Health | |
| In office 6 June 1940 – 16 June 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Marcel Héraud |
| Succeeded by | Jean Ybarnégaray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1879 Besançon, Doubs, France |
| Died | 14 September 1962 (aged 82) Besançon, Doubs, France |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Auguste Alain Georges Pernot (French pronunciation: [oɡyst alɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ pɛʁno]; 6 November 1879 – 14 September 1962) was a conservative French lawyer and politician. He was a deputy and then a senator before and during World War II (1939–45). He was Minister of Public Works in 1929–30, Minister of Justice in 1934–35, Minister of Blockade in 1939–40 and briefly Minister of the French Family and Public Health in June 1940. After World War II (1939–45) he was again a senator from 1946 to 1959. Throughout his career Pernot was a vocal pronatalist, pushing for government policies that would support the family and encourage higher birth rates to counter the demographic crisis in France. He believed that women should be encouraged to remain at home to raise children.