Albert Decrais | |
|---|---|
 Decrais by Paul Boyer | |
| Minister of the Colonies | |
| In office 22 June 1899 – 3 June 1902 | |
| Preceded by | Florent Guillain |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Doumergue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1838 Bordeaux, Gironde, France |
| Died | 27 February 1915 (aged 76) Mérignac, Gironde, France |
Pierre Louis Albert Decrais (18 December 1838 – 27 February 1915) was a French lawyer, administrator, diplomat and politician who was a deputy from 1897 to 1903, then a senator from 1903 to 1915. He was Minister of the Colonies from 1899 to 1902. He supported the exploitation of the colonies by concessionary companies, and opposed the slave trade. During his term in office a volcanic eruption destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre, Martinique.