Joseph Paul-Boncour

Joseph Paul-Boncour
Prime Minister of France
In office
18 December 1932 – 31 January 1933
PresidentAlbert Lebrun
Preceded byÉdouard Herriot
Succeeded byÉdouard Daladier
Personal details
Born(1873-08-04)4 August 1873
Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher, France
Died28 March 1972(1972-03-28) (aged 98)
Paris, France
Political partyPRS
OccupationLawyer

Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf pɔl bɔ̃kuʁ]; 4 August 1873 – 28 March 1972)[1] was a French politician and diplomat of the Third Republic. He was a member of the Republican-Socialist Party (PRS) and served as Prime Minister of France from December 1932 to January 1933. He also served in a number of other government positions during the 1930s and as a Permanent Delegate to the League of Nations in 1936 during his tenure as Minister of State.

  1. ^ "Current Biography Yearbook". H. W. Wilson Co. 11 February 1971.