Paul Baudouin[1] (French pronunciation:[pɔlbodwɛ̃]; 19 December 1894 – 10 February 1964)[2] was a French banker[3] who became a politician and Foreign Minister of France for the last six months of 1940. He was instrumental in arranging a cessation of hostilities between France and Germany in June that year, resulting in an Armistice.