Louis-Jean Malvy (1 December 1875 – 10 June 1949) was the Interior Minister of France in 1914.

Biography

Louis-Jean Malvy was born on 1 December 1875 in

Figeac Figeac (; oc, Fijac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Figeac is on the via Podiensis, a major hiking medieval pilgrimage trail which is part of the Way of S ...

Career

Malvy was a member of the Radical Party and served in the

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as representative of Lot from 1906 to 1919 and from 1924 to 1942. He was sub-secretary of state for Justice from 2–23 June 1911 and sub-secretary of state for the Interior and Religion from 27 June 1911 to 14 January 1912. Malvy was Minister of Commerce, Industry, Posts and Telegraphs from 9 December 1913 to 16 March 1914,

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from 17 March 1914 to 31 August 1917 and from 9 March to 15 June 1926. He was charged with Joseph Caillaux for treason in 1918 and was exiled for five years.

Death

Malvy died on 10 June 1949 of a

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References

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