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Vicomte de Barras Paul François Jean Nicolas | |
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 Colored engraving by Pierre Alexandre Tardieu after a drawing by Hilaire Ledru, 1798 | |
| President of the Directory | |
| In office 26 November 1798 – 26 May 1799 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-François Reubell |
| Succeeded by | Philippe-Antoine Merlin |
| In office 4 December 1797 – 25 February 1798 | |
| Preceded by | Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux |
| Succeeded by | Philippe-Antoine Merlin |
| Member of the Directory | |
| In office 2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799 | |
| Preceded by | Office created (preceded by the President of the Committee of Public Safety De Cambacérès) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished (succeeded by the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte) |
| President of the National Convention | |
| In office 4 February 1795 – 19 February 1795 | |
| Preceded by | Stanislas Joseph François Xavier Rovère |
| Succeeded by | François Louis Bourdon |
| Member of the National Convention | |
| In office 20 September 1792 – 10 November 1795 | |
| Constituency | Var |
| Director of the Directory | |
| In office 2 November 1795 – 9 November 1799 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul François Jean Nicolas 30 June 1755 Fox-Amphoux, France |
| Died | 29 January 1829 (aged 73) Chaillot (present-day Paris), France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Political party | The Mountain (1792–1794) Thermidorian (1794–1799) |
| Spouse | Unknown wife (left) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Sophie Arnould, Thérésa Tallien, Joséphine de Beauharnais |
| Profession | Military officer |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France |
| Branch/service |  Royal Army |
| Years of service | 1771–1783 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Régiment Royal Roussillon |
| Battles/wars | |
Paul François Jean Nicolas, Vicomte de Barras (French: [bara:s]; 30 June 1755 – 29 January 1829), commonly known as Paul Barras, was a French politician of the French Revolution, and the main executive leader of the Directory regime of 1795–1799.