Ambroise Croizat | |
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 Pictured at his Ministry of Labour office | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 6 Novembrer 1945 – 11 February 1951 | |
| Parliamentary group | COM |
| Constituency | Seine (1945-1946) Seine's 1st (1946-1951) |
| In office 1 June 1936 – 9 July 1940 | |
| Parliamentary group | COM |
| Constituency | Seine |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 6 November 1945 – 26 January 1946 | |
| President | Charles de Gaulle (head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic) |
| Preceded by | Alexandre Parodi |
| Minister of Labour and Social security | |
| In office 26 January 1946 – 16 December 1946 | |
| President | Félix Gouin (head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic) Georges Bidault (head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic) |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Mayer |
| In office 22 January 1947 – 4 May 1947 | |
| President | Vincent Auriol |
| Prime Minister | Paul Ramadier |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lacoste (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1901 Notre-Dame-de-Briançon, Savoie, France |
| Died | 11 February 1951 (aged 50) Suresnes, France |
| Political party | PCF |
| Profession | Adjuster and toolmaker |
Ambroise Croizat (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bʁwaz kʁwaza]; 28 January 1901 – 11 February 1951) was a French syndicalist and communist politician. As the minister of Labour and of Social security, he founded the French Social security system (or social safety net) and the retirement system, between 1945 and 1947. He was also the general secretary of the Fédération des travailleurs de la métallurgie CGT.