Maurice Rouvier

Maurice Rouvier
Prime Minister of France
In office
24 January 1905 – 12 March 1906
PresidentÉmile Loubet
Armand Fallières
Preceded byÉmile Combes
Succeeded byFerdinand Sarrien
In office
30 May 1887 – 12 December 1887
PresidentJules Grévy
Sadi Carnot
Preceded byRené Goblet
Succeeded byPierre Tirard
Personal details
Born17 April 1842
Aix-en-Provence
Died7 June 1911 (aged 69)[1]
Neuilly-sur-Seine
SpouseMarie-Noémi Cadiot

Maurice Rouvier (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis ʁuvje, moʁ-]; 17 April 1842 – 7 June 1911) was a French statesman of the "Opportunist" faction, who served as the Prime Minister of France. He is best known for his financial policies and his unpopular policies designed to avoid a rupture with Germany.

  1. ^ "Nécrologie | Le Général de Division de Grimaudet, Comte de Rochebouët". Revue d'artillerie (in French). Vol. 53, no. 6. Paris: Berger-Levrault & Co. March 1899. pp. 582–584. Retrieved 3 October 2021 – via Google Books.