born March 28, 1862, Nantes, France
died March 7, 1932, Paris
French statesman.
He became secretary-general of the French Socialist Party in 1901 and served in the Chamber of Deputies (190232). Between 1909 and 1929 he served 11 times as premier of France, and he held 26 ministerial posts between 1906 and 1932. His achievements included the Pact of Locarno and the Kellogg-Briand Pact . For his efforts for international cooperation, the League of Nations , and world peace, he shared the 1926 Nobel Prize for Peace with Gustav Stresemann .