Jean-Baptiste Lebas | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 16 November 1919 - 31 May 1924 11 May 1924 - 31 May 1928 1 May 1932 - 31 May 1936 3 May 1936 - 31 May 1942 [1] | |
Deputy | Nord |
Minister of Labour | |
In office 4 June 1936 – 21 June 1937 | |
Preceded by | Ludovic-Oscar Frossard |
Succeeded by | André Février |
Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones | |
In office 29 June 1937 - 18 January 1938 13 March 1938 - 10 April 1938 | |
Preceded by | Robert Jardillier Fernand Gentin |
Succeeded by | Fernand Gentin Alfred Jules-Julien |
Mayor of Roubaix | |
In office 19 May 1912 - 7 March 1915 21 October 1918 - June 1940 | |
Preceded by | Eugène Motte Henri Thérin |
Succeeded by | Henri Thérin Fleuris Vanherpe |
Personal details | |
Born | Jean-Baptiste Lebas 24 October 1878 Roubaix, France |
Died | March 10, 1944[1] Sonnenburg, Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia | (aged 65)
Resting place | Cemetery of Roubaix |
Political party | Socialist (SFIO) |
Spouse | Angèle Hennion [2] |
Profession | Accountant |
Nickname | Jean Lebas |
Jean-Baptiste Lebas (French: [ʒɑ̃ batist ləba]; 24 October 1878 – 10 March 1944[1]) was a French Socialist politician, deputy to the National Assembly of France during the Third Republic, who served twice as minister under Léon Blum’s governments. He was mayor of Roubaix and member of the Resistance during World War II.