Marius Moutet

Marius Moutet
Moutet in 1933
Minister of the Colonies
In office
1936–1938
Prime Minister
Member of the National Assembly of France Parliament
for Lyon-Vaise district
In office
July 1914 – 1928
Succeeded byRepublican-Socialist Party candidate
Member of Parliament
for Drome department
In office
13 January 1929 – ?
Preceded byJules Nadi
Succeeded by?
Personal details
Born(1876-04-19)19 April 1876
Nîmes, Gard, France
Died29 October 1968(1968-10-29) (aged 92)
Paris, France
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer

Marius Moutet (19 April 1876 – 29 October 1968) was a French Socialist diplomat and colonial adviser. An expert in colonial issues,[1] he served as Minister of the Colonies for four terms in the 1930s and 1940s and was president of the General council of the Drôme department after the war until 1951. He was sympathetic to Ho Chi Minh and advocated the independence of Vietnam. At the age of 92, Moutet was the oldest member of the Senate of France and the French Assembly.

  1. ^ Beckles, Hilary; Shepherd, Verene (1993). Caribbean freedom: society and economy from emancipation to the present. M. Wiener Publishers. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-85255-711-2. Retrieved 24 April 2012.