Louis Barthou

Louis Barthou
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
9 February 1934 – 9 October 1934
Preceded byÉdouard Daladier
Succeeded byPierre Laval
In office
23 October 1917 – 16 November 1917
Preceded byAlexandre Ribot
Succeeded byStephen Pichon
Prime Minister of France
In office
22 March 1913 – 9 December 1913
Preceded byAristide Briand
Succeeded byGaston Doumergue
Personal details
Born
Jean Louis Barthou

25 August 1862
Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France
Died9 October 1934(1934-10-09) (aged 72)
Marseille, France
Cause of deathGunshot wound
Political partyDemocratic Republican Alliance
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Jean Louis Barthou (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lwi baʁtu]; 25 August 1862 – 9 October 1934) was a French politician of the Third Republic who served as Prime Minister of France for eight months in 1913. In social policy, his time as prime minister saw the introduction (in July 1913) of allowances to families with children.[1]

In 1917 and in 1934, Barthou also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

  1. ^ "Land Policy Review". 1938.