Joseph Caillaux

Joseph Caillaux
Caillaux in 1925
Prime Minister of France
In office
27 June 1911 – 11 January 1912
PresidentArmand Fallières
Preceded byErnest Monis
Succeeded byRaymond Poincaré
Personal details
Born
Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux

(1863-03-30)30 March 1863
Le Mans, France
Died22 November 1944(1944-11-22) (aged 81)
Mamers, France
Political partyRadical Party

Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux (French: [ʒozɛf maʁi oɡyst kajo]; 30 March 1863 – 22 November 1944) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He was a leader of the French Radical Party and Minister of Finance, but his progressive views in opposition to the military alienated him from conservative elements. He was accused of corruption, but was cleared by a parliamentary commission. This political weakness strengthened the right wing elements in the Radical Party.[1]

  1. ^ Rudolph Binion, Defeated leaders; the Political Fate of Caillaux, Jouvenel, and Tardieu (1960).