born July 23, 1889, Bassillac, France
died June 18, 1973, Paris
French politician.
Elected to the Chamber of Deputies (1924–40), he became a leader of the Radical-Socialist Party . He served as finance minister (1937–38) and foreign minister (1938–39) and was a prominent supporter of appeasement of Nazi Germany. He also supported the Vichy regime. After the liberation, proceedings against him were started but dropped. He was expelled from the Radical Party in 1944, readmitted in 1952, and again expelled in 1955. He later served in the Chamber of Deputies (1956–68).